# The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors

**Author:** Drew Daywalt
**Grade range:** Grades 2–8
**Age range:** 7–13
**First published:** 2017
**Page count:** 48
**Genre:** Humor
**ISBN-13:** `9781338346183`
**ISBN-10:** `0062438891`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-legend-of-rock-paper-scissors
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Themes

- humor
- adventure
- rock-paper-scissors (game)
- humorous stories

## Where this book is assigned

### California Young Reader Medal

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2020 winner (Primary)](https://californiayoungreadermedal.org/s/CYRM-Winners-Complete-List-yhxf.pdf)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2020 winner (Primary)](https://californiayoungreadermedal.org/s/CYRM-Winners-Complete-List-yhxf.pdf)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2020 winner (Primary)](https://californiayoungreadermedal.org/s/CYRM-Winners-Complete-List-yhxf.pdf)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2020 winner (Primary)](https://californiayoungreadermedal.org/s/CYRM-Winners-Complete-List-yhxf.pdf)

### Great Lakes Great Books Award

- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Michigan — [source: Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) — Michigan's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 2-82-34-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://michiganreading.org/Great-Lakes-Great-Books)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Michigan — [source: Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) — Michigan's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 2-82-34-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://michiganreading.org/Great-Lakes-Great-Books)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Michigan — [source: Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) — Michigan's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 2-82-34-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://michiganreading.org/Great-Lakes-Great-Books)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Michigan — [source: Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) — Michigan's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 2-82-34-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://michiganreading.org/Great-Lakes-Great-Books)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Michigan — [source: Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) — Michigan's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 2-82-34-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://michiganreading.org/Great-Lakes-Great-Books)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · Michigan — [source: Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) — Michigan's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 2-82-34-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://michiganreading.org/Great-Lakes-Great-Books)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · Michigan — [source: Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) — Michigan's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 2-82-34-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://michiganreading.org/Great-Lakes-Great-Books)

### Land of Enchantment Book Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · New Mexico — [source: Land of Enchantment Book Award committee (NM Library Association) — official list of past winners 1981-2021 and 2026 winners — 2019 Roadrunner winner](https://sites.google.com/view/loe-book-award/resources)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · New Mexico — [source: Land of Enchantment Book Award committee (NM Library Association) — official list of past winners 1981-2021 and 2026 winners — 2019 Roadrunner winner](https://sites.google.com/view/loe-book-award/resources)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · New Mexico — [source: Land of Enchantment Book Award committee (NM Library Association) — official list of past winners 1981-2021 and 2026 winners — 2019 Roadrunner winner](https://sites.google.com/view/loe-book-award/resources)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · New Mexico — [source: Land of Enchantment Book Award committee (NM Library Association) — official list of past winners 1981-2021 and 2026 winners — 2019 Roadrunner winner](https://sites.google.com/view/loe-book-award/resources)

### Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · Maryland — [source: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2019 winner (Picture Book)](https://www.maslmd.org/past-winners)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · Maryland — [source: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2019 winner (Picture Book)](https://www.maslmd.org/past-winners)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Maryland — [source: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2019 winner (Picture Book)](https://www.maslmd.org/past-winners)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Maryland — [source: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2019 winner (Picture Book)](https://www.maslmd.org/past-winners)

### Virginia Readers' Choice

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2018-2019 winner (Primary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2018-2019 winner (Primary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2018-2019 winner (Primary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2018-2019 winner (Primary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)

### Young Hoosier Book Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · Indiana — [source: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 2020 winner (Picture Book)](https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilfonline.org/resource/resmgr/yhba/yhba_pastwinners.pdf)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · Indiana — [source: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 2020 winner (Picture Book)](https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilfonline.org/resource/resmgr/yhba/yhba_pastwinners.pdf)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Indiana — [source: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 2020 winner (Picture Book)](https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilfonline.org/resource/resmgr/yhba/yhba_pastwinners.pdf)

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