This twist on a fairytale tells of a forlorn princess, a muscle dude and their battle with an ugly giant. It's told as a book report from two elementary school kids.
O'Malley, K. (2005). Once upon a cool motorcycle dude. Walker & Company, New York. ISBN: 0-8027-8947-1
Impressions:
I enjoyed this book. It moved quickly, the illustrations were bright and fun.
Review:
Brenda Dale (Library Media Connection, August/September 2005)
A girl and boy create a fantasy for their library report. The girl's character is a damsel-in-distress and the boy's character is a motorcycle-riding "cool muscle dude." When the boy narrates, the "mucle Dude" is rewarded with gold thread that the damsel spins, then the girl transforms her damsel into "Princess Warrior" who tells the muscle dude to make his own thread. While there is some attempt to dispel stereotypes, the message is confusing as only the Princess changes. The value of this story might be in discussion of plot development and choices writers make at various junctions in a narrative. Additional Selection. 2005, Walker & Comany, 32 pp., $16.25 hc
(Taken from the UNT Electronic Library, Children's Literature Comprehensive Database, http://libproxy.library.unt.edu:2378/cgi-bin/member/search/f?./temp/~q2aRxx:1
Suggestion for library use:
This book would be a great catalyst from more traditional fairytales to modern ones. Children could read this book, then practice writing their own fairytale. They could also work in pairs or in groups, like the girl and boy in the book.
O'Malley, K. (2005). Once upon a cool motorcycle dude. Walker & Company, New York. ISBN: 0-8027-8947-1
Impressions:
I enjoyed this book. It moved quickly, the illustrations were bright and fun.
Review:
Brenda Dale (Library Media Connection, August/September 2005)
A girl and boy create a fantasy for their library report. The girl's character is a damsel-in-distress and the boy's character is a motorcycle-riding "cool muscle dude." When the boy narrates, the "mucle Dude" is rewarded with gold thread that the damsel spins, then the girl transforms her damsel into "Princess Warrior" who tells the muscle dude to make his own thread. While there is some attempt to dispel stereotypes, the message is confusing as only the Princess changes. The value of this story might be in discussion of plot development and choices writers make at various junctions in a narrative. Additional Selection. 2005, Walker & Comany, 32 pp., $16.25 hc
(Taken from the UNT Electronic Library, Children's Literature Comprehensive Database, http://libproxy.library.unt.edu:2378/cgi-bin/member/search/f?./temp/~q2aRxx:1
Suggestion for library use:
This book would be a great catalyst from more traditional fairytales to modern ones. Children could read this book, then practice writing their own fairytale. They could also work in pairs or in groups, like the girl and boy in the book.
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