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ABOUT THE BOOK
NO SPOILERSA princess is locked in a tower, and she has the longest nose, one that grows longer every time she tells a fib. When a prince rides up, hears her cry for help, and vows to save her, this classic opening quickly turns into something new, mixing up old, familiar stories until nothing happens quite the way you expect. Page after page holds a surprise, and the fun is in seeing which one comes next.
Free Battle of the Books questions for All at Once Upon a Time
SPOILERSEvery one of these has the same answer, and that is the point. In a real battle the question is read aloud with a dozen other books in play, and students have a few seconds to place it. Here is what a battle might ask about All at Once Upon a Time. Use them as a quiz, a trivia round, or BOTB practice.
Where in the book they come from
- Early in the book
In what book does a princess's nose grow longer whenever she tells a fib?
✓ Answer
All at Once Upon a Time by Mara Rockliff
Right after the big NOSE surprise, the book says "Her nose grew longer every time she told a fib." A fib is a small lie, so her nose tells on her.
- First half
In what book does a giant bellow "Fee, fi, fo" and then say "YUM!"?
✓ Answer
All at Once Upon a Time by Mara Rockliff
Right after the prince gobbles the pudding, a great big voice bellows "FEE . . . FI . . . FO . . ." Then the page turns, and "YUM!" said the giant.
- First half
In what book does a prince fall into a deep, deep well?
✓ Answer
All at Once Upon a Time by Mara Rockliff
The prince bites the giant's red and shiny apple, and "Instantly, he fell into a deep, deep . . ." WELL. You turn the book sideways to watch him tumble all the way down.
- Second half
In what book does a girl in a red hood say her grandmother is a witch?
✓ Answer
All at Once Upon a Time by Mara Rockliff
The little girl tells the giant, "These are for my grandmother," about her basket of frogs. Then she adds, "She is a witch."
- Second half
In what book does a wolf admire a grandmother's spinning wheel and soft wool?
✓ Answer
All at Once Upon a Time by Mara Rockliff
Inside the gingerbread house, the wolf admires the spinning wheel and says, "And what soft wool! Do you keep . . . sheep?" That little pause before "sheep" makes it extra funny coming from a wolf.
- Near the end
In what book does a princess in a lovely ball gown lose her temper?
✓ Answer
All at Once Upon a Time by Mara Rockliff
On his way home, the wolf meets another princess in a lovely ball gown, but she has lost her . . . TEMPER! In the picture, angry puffs of steam blow out of her ears.
