Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Night of the Living Zombie Bugs (A Speed Bump and Slingshot Misadventure) by Dave Coverly -ADVISABLE

Coverly, Dave Night of the Living Zombie Bugs (A Speed Bump and Slingshot Misadventure), 138 pages. Ottaviano(Henry Holt), 2017.  $14.  Language: G (o swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: G.

This is the story of Speed Bump and Slingshot as they get carried away with the possibility of zombies.  They imagine what would happen to different types of creatures if they became zombies –and think they have found one. Then they meet with the mysterious Old Rook and find out that not only are zombies real but that they come back once every 17 years and tonights the night for it. Will Speed Bump and Slingshot survive?

This series is wildly popular at my library. This book is funny, easy to read, heavily illustrated and perfect for an advanced K reader up through even a 3rd grader who is struggling with reading. The covers have a ton of appeal as well. Despite all the fun nonsense in this book, the characters are believable and the reader ends up learning something!

EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE Stephanie, Elementary School Librarian & Author

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