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A laugh-out-loud funny new children's book from the author of The Day the Crayons Quit. The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors reveals the epic tale behind everyone's favourite playground game!

You've played the game...now read the book.

Long ago in the Kingdom of Backgarden lived a fearsome warrior named ROCK.…

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1 author picked The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is the epic tale of how rock, paper, scissors came to be such a famous trio, and it is the book to read if you want to laugh out loud with your kids.

I don’t want to give away the funniest moment, but let me just say that my kids and I busted up laughing when we got to page 7. Even now, after countless times reading it, they can’t contain their giggles as we approach their favorite line.

It is a fun book to read melodramatically (“Are you not entertained?!” on page 11) and you won’t be able…

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