'Once Upon a Royal Superbaby' is a comical tale about a couple, presumably husband and wife, who disagree on how to write the story of a king, queen, and their baby. The illustrations in the book are very stimulating and would make for a great discussion with a younger class. In the end, the 'king and queen' must compromise to tell the story after going through each of their accounts and the disproportionate strategies in telling their tale.
This could be a useful tool in teaching compromise, working on group projects, and brainstorming ideas to name a few. ( )

This was a really dumb book. That is all I have to say.

This is a continuation of the narrative framework that Kevin O'Malley set up in Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude. Two competing narrators take turns telling the adventures of a royal family. The male narrator is very into comic book variety machismo, while the female narrator is very into Disneyesque happy fairy tale storytelling. The two styles clash again and again and somehow meld into a coherent story that acts as a strange marriage of two seemingly opposite narrators’ visions. It all works out in the end. Somehow, they both end up being happy with the result through reluctant compromise. ( )

An interesting book that would probable appeal to young readers, and gives an example of a different kind of writing style.

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