Zombie in Love

Book review by Regan McMahon, Common Sense Media
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Common Sense says

age 4+

Punny zombie love story is all heart, some brain.

Kelly DiPucchio Picture Book 2011
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What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this sweet, silly zombie love story has gruesome elements suited to the subject matter: worms, severed limbs, a detached heart, a severed finger, a plate of eyeballs, a keyboard made of finger bones, and a picnic in a graveyard with brain as the entree.

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mrspeters504
mrspeters504 Adult
October 31, 2011
age 4+

Mortimer rocks!

This book is just adorable! I read it to my son's 1st grade class and they said, "Gross!" "Oooo," and "He needs to brush his teeth!" They also laughed like mad and loved the zombies eating brain at the end. There is so much to see in the illustrations and it is cute and funny!
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What's the Story?

A zombie named Mortimer has no sweetheart to take to Cupid's Ball, so he places and ad in the newspaper headlined \"Tall, Dead, & Handsome,\" inviting anyone who likes walks in the graveyard, waking up at midnight, horror films, and voodoo to meet him there. No human girls will dance with him at the ball. Then a zombie named Mildred arrives, they have fun dancing, and then leave to share a midnight brain picnic. \"It was love at first bite.\"

Is It Any Good?

The text by Kelly DiPucchio (Grace for President) is sweet, funny and pun-filled. And the comic illustrations by Scott Campbell (whose art is featured in the video game Psychonauts), is to die for.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about zombies. What are they and do they really roam the earth? Could a zombie really have romantic feelings for another zombie?

  • Mortimer is afraid he'll never find someone to love. Then he finds someone just like himself and they are happy together. Do you think it's more fun to be with someone who is just like you or different from you?

  • What is it about the art and the story that make this book about zombies not scary?

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