Common Sense Media Review
By Regan McMahon
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Punny zombie love story is all heart, some brain.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 4+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Read
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?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Scott Campbell
- Genre : Picture Book
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Atheneum
- Publication date : September 23, 2011
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 4 - 8
- Number of pages : 32
- Last updated : June 19, 2019
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