Send for a Superhero!
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Picture Book · Graphic novel · Ages 3–7 · 2013

Send for a Superhero!

By Michael Rosen, Katharine McEwen (Illustrator)

Can Extremely Boring Man stop villains with his sleepy superpower?

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In a bedtime tale, two villains plot to drain banks and spread slime. Traditional heroes fail, leaving young Brad Forty to transform into Extremely Boring Man. Can his sleepy superpower save the day and captivate the kids listening?

From the publisher

Comic-book action meets picture-book adventure in this exciting and funny outing from beloved author Michael Rosen and illustrator Katharine McEwen.

Tune in as a father reads his children a bedtime story about the exploits of two villains, Filth and Vacuum, and their wicked plan to suck all the money out of the banks and cover everything with muck and slime. Who is strong enough to save the world? Not Steel Man, nor Flying Through the Air Very Fast Man, nor even Incredible Big Strong Green Man. It may just be a job for clever young Brad Forty, who transforms himself into . . . Extremely Boring Man! His superpower is making people fall asleep — but will it work on the children listening to this story?

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about bedtime and dreamsBooks about superheroes
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Publication
Published
May 27, 2014
First published
November 1, 2013
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9780763664381

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