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Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude
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Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude Hardback - 2005

by Carol Heyer (Illustrator); Scott Goto (Illustrator); Kevin O'Malley

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Once upon a time there was a boy and girl who had to tell a fairy tale in class, but they couldn't agree on the story. Will they all live happily ever after? Full color.

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When their teacher gives a joint storytelling assignment, a boy and a girl have different ideas of how their fairy tale should evolve. Can they agree on who will live happily ever after? With a cool motorcycle dude and a beautiful princess the possibilities are endless!

"Hilarious book, perfect for reading aloud." -Barnes & Noble

Once upon a time there was ... a princess who loved all her beautiful ponies, a cool muscle dude who rode an awesome motorcycle. But a giant came and started stealing them! The dude came to fight the ugly, smelly giant with his mighty sword. She turned gold into thread while she cried for Buttercup, her favorite pony. And he took the princess's gold thread for payment The end!

Wait a minute! That's not how it ends!

Oh no?

Once upon a time there was a boy and a girl who had to tell a fairy tale to the class, but they couldn't agree on the story. Will everyone live happily ever after?

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Once upon a time there was ... a princess who loved all her beautiful ponies, a cool muscle dude who rode an awesome motorcycle. But a giant came and started stealing them! The dude came to fight the ugly, smelly giant with his mighty sword. She turned gold into thread while she cried for Buttercup, her favorite pony. And he took the princess's gold thread for payment The end!

Wait a minute! That's not how it ends!

Oh no?

Once upon a time there was a boy and a girl who had to tell a fairy tale to the class, but they couldn't agree on the story. Will everyone live happily ever after?

During the first ten years of Kevin O'Malley's life, he didn't care about the difference between girls and boys. Over the next ten, he found out that there was a big difference. After ten more years (and marriage), Kevin discovered that the difference is really, really huge. Another ten years and two children later, Kevin wrote Once Upon A Cool Motorcycle Dude. He still has no clue about girls.

Carol Heyer used to argue with the boys in her class about important things like princesses and giants, so she enjoyed collaborating on this dueling boy and girl story. Now Carol is a full-time writer and illustrator whose books have sold over a million copies.

Scott Goto thinks illustrating a story about a dude who battles giants with a bike and a big sword is the perfect way to start the day. However, the only bike he has is pedal powered, and he fought a giant once in school and got squashed. But he does own a big sword.

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  • Title Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude
  • Author Carol Heyer (Illustrator); Scott Goto (Illustrator); Kevin O'Malley
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2005-04-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780802789471 / 0802789471
  • Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.42 x 8.74 x 0.39 in (29.01 x 22.20 x 0.99 cm)
  • Age range 06 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 5
  • Reading level 550
  • Themes
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Authorship, Humorous stories
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004053613
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 03/15/2005, Page 1294
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 05/01/2005, Page 398
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2005, Page 284
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 03/15/2005, Page 356
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/21/2005, Page 175

About the author

KEVIN O'MALLEY is the co-author and illustrator of the popular Miss Malarkey series as well as the award-winning Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude and the national bestseller Gimme Cracked Corn and I Will Share. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
www.booksbyomalley.com

Carol Heyer used to argue with the boys in her class about important things like princesses and giants, so she enjoyed collaborating on this dueling boy and girl story. Now Carol is a full-time writer and illustrator whose books have sold over a million copies.

Scott Goto thinks illustrating a story about a dude who battles giants with a bike and a big sword is the perfect way to start the day. However, the only bike he has is pedal powered, and he fought a giant once in school and got squashed. But he does own a big sword.

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