But the epic battles depicted by children’s book powerhouses Drew Daywalt and Adam Rex are sure to have us in stitches.

’The title and cover image are enough to get you giggling all on their own. This is the sort of story that makes children love to read.” - School Library Journal (starred review) Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. ★ “Laugh-out-loud funny and outrageous at times, this read-aloud will have listeners jumping out of their seats. The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors - Kindle edition by Daywalt, Drew, Rex, Adam. ★ “While kids will snicker reading this on their own, it’s perfect for a guffawing share with younger sibs or buddy read, followed, of course, by a rousing game of Rock Paper Scissors.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) Forget reading aloud-this story demands bombastic, full-volume performances.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) ★ “Daywalt’s text, set in a range of expressive fonts, combines the heightened verbosity of vintage action comics with the swagger of backyard scuffles, and Rex composes wildly dramatic battle scenes against backdrops of thunderstorms, erupting volcanoes, and missile launches. ★ “The earnest gravity of the fighters’ quests paired with the mundane setting and melodramatic tone are perfectly balanced to produce a brand of purely absurd, sidesplitting humor that kids will gobble up.” - Booklist (starred review) Everyone wins!” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A closer-to-perfect pairing couldn’t be imagined. You could have your older grandkids read it to YOU! They’ll have fun doing it.★ “Cheeky humor and prideful asides will have listeners in stitches. Im a very hyper aware reader in these types of books-trying to look at all angles and suspecting every person ever mentioned. Your grandkids will love having you read it to them. 4/5: I was planning on a 3.5 star review through the whole thing-mostly because the writing isnt super fantastic with a bit chunky flow-but then the twist did get me. I think that you’ll be glad to add this book to your library.

I quickly snatched it up and dashed to the register to buy it. I’ll get it the next time I come in, I said to myself. And, I didn’t have time to stand in the long lines to buy the book. He was so excited about it that he interrupted our conversation to read a part of it to his grandmother. (In fact, even adults - mostly men - still play!)īack in April, I saw my friend in Costco.

They were deliriously happy to find each other - so much so that they battled round, and round, and round.Īnd today, children around the world carry on the battle between these three warriors, playing rock, paper, scissors, over, and over, and over. Needless to say, none of these warriors found a challenger who was their equal. Scissors was also looking for a worthy opponent.

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