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Kilroy Was Here

by B. G. Hopkins

18 pages; black coil; catalogue #01-0431; ISBN 1-55369-029-X; US$9.99, C$14.95, EUR9.80, £6.80

All children love stories about monsters. Basically, that is what this book is about: a for-fun story about a boy and his monster.

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About the Book What makes this monster unique? He collects "Kilroy Was Here" rocks. He even goes to Monster markets to find them. However, there was another reason for writing this book. In the youth-time of our grandfathers and great-grandfathers these young men, finishing a most terrible war, met up with an elusive character named Kilroy. On buildings, on monuments, on rocks, in the most unlikely places he scrawled his name, providing a light moment at such a terible time: "Kilroy Was Here". Before their stories, their oral history, vanishes with these men, my book, I hope, will give them a chance to share this time with their grandchildren. Maybe it will not only provide a sharing time, maybe one of them will know who was Kilroy.

About the Author B. G. Hopkins has taught elementary grades and is the grandmother of nine, so she knows that children like stories about monsters, with a little mystery added. She lives in Northern california, in a part of the Sacramento Valley.

Sample Excerpt

   "It's your dream," Mike said again. "Can't you do something?" Then a great idea came. "Z's! Don't you see! The Z's can help you push those rocks!"
   Splash, splash!
   "The Z's," Mike insisted. "Big, strong Z's- they could do it. They could push all the rocks in place."
   Splash, splash! The tears still came.
   "Come on!" Mike cried. "Get busy. It's your dream so you'll have to make them. Now!
   Hurry, make some Z's."
   "I'll help you catch them," Fuzzy-Pink offered, "but you'd better hurry. I think those Kids are back!"
   They weren't sure the Monster heard until a big Z came bouncing through the cave. ‹ And another Z. And another Z. Mike caught them and staggering across the cave (Z's can be heavy) he began to help push the rocks into place. They huffed and puffed and the rocks screeched and groaned across the cave's floor until, one by one, they closed the opening of the cave.
   Now all you could see in the cave was "KILROY WAS HERE" on dozens and dozens of rocks like a solid wall.
   "Looks good," Mike said, standing back and looking with pride. "We did it, and no one will ever know they can get in this cave."
   Fuzzy-Pink retrieved its eye from the floor and put it back into place. "I took the sign down. I told you not to put it up in the first place. You know how Kids always ignore what signs say. And I left a little space right here. Know why? Well, think about it, Kid. We don't want you hanging around here forever!"
   "That's right!" Mike said. "I really want to go home. But how?"

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