The Grateful Fred
By Rhode Montijo (Illustrator); Greg Trine
(Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks, Paperback, 9780805079227, 144pp.)
Publication Date: October 31, 2006
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover
Categories: Action & Adventure - General, Humorous Stories
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Bad guys tremble at the sound of his name! From: grateful@fred.com
To: melvin@beederman.com
Dear Melvin,
We need your help. Someone has been sending us threatening letters. We don't know who it is. Please come to our concert tonight, just in case.
Sincerely,
Fred of The Grateful Fred Someone is out to get the Grateful Fred, Melvin Beederman's all-time favorite rock-and-roll band. Can he and his partner-in-uncrime, Candace, find out who it is before it's too late? Or will Joe the Okay Guy turn into Joe the Bad Guy and put an end to the Grateful Fred once and for all?
In this third installment of the Melvin Beederman series, only the narrator knows for sure!
Greg Trine is a superhero who lives in his hideout in California with his family. He spends his days saving the world, eating pretzels, and watching cartoons. His weakness: Rocky Road ice cream.
Rhode Montijo is superhero Greg's sidekick. He enjoys creating art from his top-secret headquarters in California. He believes that creating children's books is super! His weakness: red licorice.
Praise for Melvin Beederman: "A fun, flighty caper. Slyly sprinkled with borrowings from superhero tales and packed with kid-pleasing yucks, this copiously and comically illustrated tale is sufficiently full of baloney to fly."
--Publishers Weekly "Trine's fast-paced, humorous new series will capture the hearts of bright new readers."--Jody Fickes Shapiro, Adventures for Kids, Ventura, CA(from summer 2006 Booksense Children's Picks) "Trine and Montijo have given readers an appealing superhero and his trusty assistant. These delightfully entertaining adventure stories are a must-have for most libraries."--School Library Journal
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