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Elias Zapple

Goodreads Author

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.eliaszapple.com

Twitter

eliaszapple

Genre

Children's, Humor and Comedy, Ebooks

Influences

The toxic fumes I inhaled whilst I worked as a chimney sweep in 19th c ...more

Member Since

August 2013

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/elias_zapple

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Elias Zapple was not born in 1922, as some would have you believe. His date of birth is not really relevant anyway. What is relevant is that he arose out of a tulip that was growing in some old granny's garden in Camberwell. How he got to be in a tulip is not really clear, nor is it clear how he got out of the tulip and years later wrote the smash hit musical, 'Love be a Stranger', which was an international flop.

After that success, he went on to work as a 19th century Victorian chimney sweep where he was then inspired to write the acclaimed series of books entitled 'Duke & Michel'. It is believed the fumes from the chimneys did so much damage to Elias that it was a miracle he ever ate a cupcake again.

Later, he time travelled back to the p ...more

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Average rating: 4.83 · 436 ratings · 74 reviews · 153 distinct works

	The Mysterious Corridor (Duke & Michel, #1) 4.69 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fangless (Nicu: The Littlest Vampire, #1) 4.79 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elias Zapple's Rhymes from the Cabbage Patch 4.86 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The King Tingaling Painting (Duke & Michel, #2) 4.95 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jellybean the Dragon (The Jellybean the Dragon Stories, #1) 4.82 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cyril the Dragon (The Jellybean the Dragon Stories, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elias Zapple's Book of Slugs 4.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Fangs (Nicu: The Littlest Vampire, #2) by Elias Zapple (Goodreads Author), Reimarie Cabalu (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood, Blood Everywhere (Nicu: The Littlest Vampire, #3) by Elias Zapple (Goodreads Author), Reimarie Cabalu (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Christmas Carol... Slimed it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Elias Zapple

Duke & Michel (3 books)
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Elliott Beavan (Illustrator),

Reimarie Cabalu (Illustrator)

4.79 avg rating — 159 ratings

Nicu: The Littlest Vampire (4 books)
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Elias Zapple (Goodreads Author)

4.86 avg rating — 104 ratings

The Jellybean the Dragon (3 books)
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Elias Zapple (Goodreads Author),

Ilaeira Misirlou (Illustrator),

Valentina Cheshenko (Illustrator)

4.88 avg rating — 75 ratings

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“The table was covered with food like roast chicken, roast potatoes, roast parsnips, roast turkey, roast liquorice and, the centrepiece, a roasted knight.”
― Elias Zapple, Jellybean the Dragon

tags: astronauts, children-s-books, comedy-humor, dragons, fantasy, fiction-writing, humor, humour, knights

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“Basset Hounds never get scared. We’re fearless, resolute and know how to season a good lamb chop.”
― Elias Zapple, Duke & Michel: The Mysterious Corridor

tags: basset-hound, basset-hounds, children-s-books, children-s-fiction, dogs, humor, humorous, skateboards

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“Duke to Michel: I’m fairly certain that even if
you’d struggle in a quiz against a pigeon, you are capable enough of opening doors.”
― Elias Zapple, Duke & Michel: The Mysterious Corridor

tags: basset-hounds, children-s-books, fantasy-fiction, humor, humour, skateboarding

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“Duke to Michel: I’m fairly certain that even if
you’d struggle in a quiz against a pigeon, you are capable enough of opening doors.”
― Elias Zapple, Duke & Michel: The Mysterious Corridor

tags: basset-hounds, children-s-books, fantasy-fiction, humor, humour, skateboarding

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“Basset Hounds never get scared. We’re fearless, resolute and know how to season a good lamb chop.”
― Elias Zapple, Duke & Michel: The Mysterious Corridor

tags: basset-hound, basset-hounds, children-s-books, children-s-fiction, dogs, humor, humorous, skateboards

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“Allegedly, allegedly I say, the R.G.A. were extremely miffed of portrait painted of their monarch, King Tingaling XX, by Master. Portrait apparently, as it’s yet t’be unveiled, depicts King Tingaling XX in rather compromisin’ position with a pineapple, a wad of cash and his favourite pig, Buttercup.”
― Elias Zapple, Duke & Michel: The Mysterious Corridor

tags: basset-hound, children-s-books, comedy, fantasy, fiction, humor, pigs, skateboards

1 likes

“The table was covered with food like roast chicken, roast potatoes, roast parsnips, roast turkey, roast liquorice and, the centrepiece, a roasted knight.”
― Elias Zapple, Jellybean the Dragon

tags: astronauts, children-s-books, comedy-humor, dragons, fantasy, fiction-writing, humor, humour, knights

5 likes

“It’s not fair! Everybody has fangs but me, and I can’t even turn into a bat properly. Sometimes when I try I end up as a sparrow!”
― Elias Zapple, Fangless

tags: bullying, children-s, humor, humour

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