Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine

by Bob May

Beanie Boren, a science wiz who is not keen on reading, has designed a book reading machine for the science fair. It combines a computer, a mini video cam and a contraption of his own design to enable one to read three books at once. Unfortunately, the machine is neither user friendly nor bug free. When Beanie turns it on, lights flash, thunder booms and out pop the witches from Snow White, Hansel and Gretel and the The Wizard of Oz, each set to wreak havoc! Beanie must get them back into the books with help from the good guys in the same stories. Afterward, he is eager to read about his new friends-- the old fashioned way.

65 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Bob May began directing professionally in 1972 after graduating with a B. A. in Theatre from St. Cloud State University (MN), and since that time has directed over four hundred productions across the country.

In 1994 Bob earned an M. F. A. in Playwriting from The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and directing took a backseat to writing.

Twenty-five of his plays are published and have been produced around the world. The most popular are Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine, Elson – The First Christmas Elf, and Jack and Bella: From Beanstalk to Broadway.

He wrote The Gulf Coastal Plains Region episode for the Arkansas Educational Television Network (PBS) program The Great Experience of Arkansas: An Amazing Journey Through Six Regions. His book on acting Postcard Pointers to the Performer is published by Dominion Publications.

Currently Mr. May teaches playwriting and screenwriting at The University of Central Arkansas.

He and his wife, Cathy, have five children and four grandchildren. Mr. May is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America.