by Kevin Bolger, illustrated by Aaron Blecha
Greenwillow, 2010
GENRE: Horror, Humor
HONORS: None
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REVIEW: Fourth
grader Stanley Nudelman stumbles onto a yard sale at Dementedyville’s eccentric
Old Lady Imavitch’s house and finds a sort of creepy but cute treasure: a sort
of half teddy/half bunny stuffy called Zombiekins. Eager to show off his new
toy, Stanley brings Zombiekins to school and winds up unleashing a zombie outbreak!
Can he save his school and the world?
OPINION: The
zombie apocalypse is a common topic of movie, television and books, but usually
from a serious or scary point of view. With fun illustrations and a silly
writing style, Zombiekins provides entertaining and humorous take on the
subject and teaches us that zombies don’t really want brains, they want taffy!
IDEAS: Zombiekins would be a great addition to a Halloween or Zombie display or programming such as a “zombies vs. vampires” event.
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