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A father reads his children a bedtime story about two villains whose plot to steal money and cover everything in slime is unsuccessfully countered by every superhero until Extremely Boring Man comes along with the power to put everyone to sleep.

Main Author: Rosen, Michael, 1946- (Author)
Other Authors: McEwen, Katharine (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language: English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2014.
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Bedtime > Juvenile fiction.
Superheroes > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: A father reads his children a bedtime story about two villains whose plot to steal money and cover everything in slime is unsuccessfully countered by every superhero until Extremely Boring Man comes along with the power to put everyone to sleep.
Item Description: Some pages drawn as comic panels.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience: Elementary Grade
ISBN: 9780763664381 (lib. bdg.)
0763664383 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes: Michael Rosen is an eminent writer, broadcaster, poet, and performer who has received many prestigious awards. His books include We're Going on a Bear Hunt, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury; Bananas in My Ears and Michael Rosen's Sad Book, both illustrated by Quentin Blake; This Is Our House and I'm Number One, both illustrated by Bob Graham; Red Ted and the Lost Things, illustrated by Joel Stewart; Tiny Little Fly, illustrated by Kevin Waldron; and Totally Wonderful Miss Plumberry, illustrated by Chinlun Lee. A former British Children's Laureate, Michael Rosen lives in London.

Katharine McEwen has illustrated numerous children's books, including two books about Silver Street Farm by Nicola Davies, The Children Who Smelled a Rat by Allan Ahlberg, and Phyllis Root's Here Comes Tabby Cat and Hey, Tabby Cat! Katharine McEwen lives in England.

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