Rock journeys to the 'mystical Tower of Grandma's Favorite Apricot Tree' where he trades barbs with an aggressive apricot. It's a pretty amazing experience to be part of.ĭaywalt begins his story, 'Long ago, in an ancient and distant realm called the Kingdom of Backyard, there lived a warrior named Rock.' Rock, the strongest warrior in the land, is sad because he cannot find a worthy challenger to prove his strength. And, after finishing the book, they all burst into spontaneous games of RPS, every single time. At a recent den meeting, we had a school-wide Rock, Paper Scissors competition that ended with a 5th grader playing a kindergartner, the kindergartner winning!) repeatedly this week to classes of all grades, in my WWE announcer voice, despite a cold and depleted voice, and every single audience was RAPT. I read The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors (and, as a long aside, I must add that the public school I am the librarian at is in the process of becoming an EL Education school, which I could go on about for hours, but part of our curriculum involves monthly meetings where staff lead groups, we call them dens, made up of students from all grades, pre-K through 5, to create a sense of school wide community and connection across all grades. It's just not the same if your don't read with the voice of a WWE announcer (and also be able to do a passable Scottish brogue at one brief point in this epic story). If you are shy and do not go in for dramatics, let someone else read this book out loud. So paper fights his own battles with other unworthy opponents, including the printer and a half-eaten package of trail mix in the garbage can. Novak, this is a picture book that MUST be read out loud, and you MUST give yourself over to it, letting go of all inhibitions. in the Empire of Mom’s Home Office, on lonely and windswept Desk Mountain, a second great warrior sought the glory of battle. Before reading The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors, you must understand that, like The Book with No Pictures by B.J. With The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors, Daywalt is once again paired with the perfect illustrator, this time the marvelous Adam Rex, to tell the origin story of this ancient game.

The legend of rock paper