Best in Show For Rotten Ralph, Jack Gantos
Best in Show For Rotten Ralph, Jack Gantos
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Best in Show For Rotten Ralph

Author: Jack Gantos

Narrator: Jack Gantos

Unabridged: 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Live Oak Media

Published: 07/31/2008


Synopsis

Rotten Ralph has his eyes on the prize for Best in Show at the cat show, but he's up against Perfect Percy, his overachieving cousin, so he lets Sarah help him get in shape. Lots of laughs, an interesting story line and endearing characters all add up to another Best in a Beginning Reader featuring Rotten Ralph!

About Jack Gantos

Jack Gantos has written books for people of all ages, from picture books and middle-grade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. His works include Hole in My Life, a memoir that won the Michael L. Printz and Robert F. Sibert Honors, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, a National Book Award Finalist, and Joey Pigza Loses Control, a Newbery Honor book. Jack was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, and when he was seven, his family moved to Barbados. He attended British schools, where there was much emphasis on reading and writing, and teachers made learning a lot of fun. When the family moved to south Florida, he found his new classmates uninterested in their studies, and his teachers spent most of their time disciplining students. Jack retreated to an abandoned bookmobile (three flat tires and empty of books) parked out behind the sandy ball field, and read for most of the day. The seeds for Jack’s writing career were planted in sixth grade, when he read his sister’s diary and decided he could write better than she could. He begged his mother for a diary and began to collect anecdotes he overheard at school, mostly from standing outside the teachers’ lounge and listening to their lunchtime conversations. Later, he incorporated many of these anecdotes into stories.  While in college, he and an illustrator friend, Nicole Rubel, began working on picture books. After a series of well-deserved rejections, they published their first book, Rotten Ralph, in 1976. It was a success and the beginning of Jack’s career as a professional writer. Jack continued to write children’s books and began to teach courses in children’s book writing and children’s literature. He developed the master’s degree program in children’s book writing at Emerson College and the Vermont College M.F.A. program for children’s book writers. He now devotes his time to writing books and educational speaking. He lives with his family in Boston, Massachusetts.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Erin on January 17, 2015

I love that Rotten Ralph is such an unapologetic dick.......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on September 25, 2023

More adventures of Ralph and how he wrecks the lives of people around him. A great read for kids to learn about consequences for actions.......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on August 29, 2013

Sarah’s first day of school is today and her cat, Rotten Ralph, is trying to ruin her day. When Rotten ralph found out it was Sarah’s first day of school he didn’t want her to leave because he feels that she will make new friends and forget all about him. Rotten Ralph does so many different things t......more

Goodreads review by Robin on April 03, 2013

My kid loves the Rotten Ralph series, and this was an excellent addition which I think we'll be reading at bedtime again and again. When Ralph puts fish heads in Sarah's lunch box - hilarious! Stories with a very naughty yet beloved protagonist are a big hit in our house, and this was just the thing......more

Goodreads review by Garrett on September 08, 2014

A great first day of school book for younger students. It may help ease the nervousness of young students who's days are just not going as planned. It helps let them know that everything will be ok in the end!......more