Cyclops Doesn't Roller-Skate

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #22

by Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the doctor who has come to check everyone's eyes be a Cyclops, a giant with just one eye in the middle of his forehead?

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Fiction, Contemporary, Chapter Books, Juvenile

80 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

Debbie Dadey is the author and co-author of 162 books for children, including the Mermaid Tales series from Simon and Schuster and the beloved Adventures of The Bailey School Kids from Scholastic. Ms. Dadey is a former teacher and librarian. Please like her at Facebook.com/debbiedadey.

Reviews

[Samantha Osborne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the book

[paige turner ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's silly to think that Dr. Polly would be a cyclops, but he sure was acting strange.

I don't think he would be a cannibal either, he was probably harmless...but nothing at all explained his weirdo behavior.

Most of the story was Howie saying that he was going to prove that Dr. Polly was that legendary cyclops from that movie, but every single time one of them says, "I'll prove it!" It never happens. Ever.

But it's not like Scooby-Doo I guess. I suppose it's supposed to make you really wonder if these "people" are really monsters or some sort of creature or not. Which is fine...but sometimes, it would be cool to find out for sure.

[Abby Warner · Rating 5 out of 5]

J (5 stars) - I liked how when they changed the light bulb it made him not see well and how in the picture he's like "hello!" also I like how his room is dark as a cave and I like how we got to see one part of the movie with the cyclops.

S (5 stars) - I think he's a cyclops! I like the book. In the book I like that he says, "hello my little lambs." I love the book.

[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh.

[Josh Epp · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another fun one! Enjoyed this a lot, I was so invested haha

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Adventures of The Bailey School Kids; Cyclops Doesn't Roller-Skate, written by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones and illustrated by John Steven Gurney is one of many in the Bailey School Kids series each about a different mythical creature that rolls into Bailey Elementary School and causes the imaginations of four friends, Liza, Eddie, Howie, and Melody to run wild-or is it real? On this adventure Howie accuses the eye doctor who has come to the school to check all of the student's eyes as being Cyclops. The mythical, Grecian monster who attempts to eats Odysseus on his journey home is almost a giant and enjoys eating sheep, goats, and especially men, has only one, large eye in the middle of its forehead. Dr. Polly, the eye doctor always wears a light right in the middle of his forehead, just above his dark sunglasses, which he wears even inside. The four friends come up with a plan to expose the cyclops by stealing the light bulbs he uses for his light, this however proves nothing and they students never know for sure if he is just a strange Grecian doctor or a Cyclops.
The illustrations in this book are pencil drawings depicting the characters precisely as they are described in the text. THe cover illustration contains all four friends and the Cyclops in question on his roller skates, in full color. Every character has great facial expression and the use of perspective is wonderful for young readers. The cyclops is always shown as much larger than the students, hardly accurately proportional between a child and an adult, displaying Dr. Polly's cyclops-like build. The illustrations in the book are used to aide the student into drawing the necessary details from the text and to not rely so much on the illustrations for the mental picture. The illustrations only provide what is in the text and not adding any embellishments that create the world, rather providing a starting point for the reader to create from.
I give this book a five of five stars for what it is, an easy read in a repetitive series that helps transitions young readers into more complex chapter books from picture books. I would recommend this book for 2nd and 3rd graders to read as an introduction to chapter books and to learn to love reading through the repetitive nature of the series.

[BookeryBliss · Rating 4 out of 5]

The collection of "The adventures of the Bailey School Kids" stories are among my all-time favorite children's books. Witty, mischievous and fun, these short and silly books continue to bring giggles to the young and old. Just as I have enjoyed them as a kid, my own children also love them today. I even catch myself re-reading them (alone) from time to time. What can I say? I guess I'll always be a BSK kid at heart.

[Catherine Woodman · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Bailey School Kids is a best-selling children's book series by Marcia Thornton Jones and Debbie Dadey. Its main characters are a group of four children (Eddie, Howie, Liza, Melody) who suspect some persons in the stories are popular folk lore or fairy tale characters. They are appealing because they mix a familiar story in with this group of kids. Mid-grammar school

[Rick Gormley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cyclops Doesn't Roller-Skate

[Jerome Otte · Rating 4 out of 5]

The school has tapped a new doctor to check the eyes of returning students. The kids suspect him of being a cyclops, due to his massive size and his habit of always wearing a metal circle on his head.

Interesting and funny.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

great when ur little

[Tt · Rating 4 out of 5]

i like howie and his amaginaction.

[Logan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read these all in while I was in middle school and loved them, giving them a 3.5-4.0 for my past 12 year old self.

[Micaela Semien · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a weird one for me.

[Seth · Rating 2 out of 5]

there eyes were checked. the person who checked there eyes was named Mr. Polly. they watched a movie about cyclops. cyclops has one eye in in the middle of his forehead.

[Christian Middleton · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s a good book and it’s a very very good book

[Maximilian Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book because I like Greek myths. I also liked this book because I like gadgets.

[Jess 🦋]

Where was that page twelve diagram when I had a test on the eye structure lmao