Sunday, September 18, 2011

Zombiekins

Zombiekins by Kevin Bolger and illustrated by Aaron Blecha. Published 2010.

Lets begin with the fact that Zombies are in--from tv, movies and even reviving the corpses of classics and turning them into pulp fictions, so why shouldn't kids fiction benefit from this surge. With zombies as a subject and fun illustrations coupled with potty humor, the kids will eat it up. That being said, wasn't my favorite. Like Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies, it took the idea of the zombie movies and made it kid friendly, but somehow the other title still had some substance and the ending wasn't predictable. Don't think you'll be free of a zombie filled playground though. There is no saccharine substitute to the fact that a bite of a zombie will turn you into one, just these un-dead may not stay un-dead for long.

Intended reading level: Grade 3-6 Interest level: Grade 5 (I ammend this to grade 3)
Genre: humor, fiction

Comparable titles: Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies, Captain Underpants

Book connections: taffy candy, stuffed animals

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