I simply MUST put in a plug for this fabulous book! As a mom and an illustrator, I was drawn to the amazing art, and I thought perhaps the kids would like it, too. Oh, MAN! It delivered on all points: Amazing art, perfect rhyme (SO hard to find rhyme that really works in a book; it's spot on), and YES- the kids love it and keep going back to read it over and over. I think they do view it as a bit of a fun challenge- there...
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Okay. So here was my dilemma. I was supposed to review a children's book of poetry and I had several choices in front of me. I could review the inner city take on "Casey At the Bat". I could do the meaningful one about a Caribbean country. I could do the one about various epitaphs to people of different professions (I am not making this up). Or I could do the goofy monster one. And the ball fell in the goofy monster's court...
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Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich is my favorite book of the year. I just can't say enough good things about it. Adam Rex is one of those disgustingly intelligent and talented people who GETS it, who throws personality in the face of convention...and food in the faces of classic monsters. I laugh myself silly every time I pick up Frankenstein. Nothing is sacred. Adam covers everything from the Phantom of the Opera's musical...
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*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:.,_,.-:*'``'*:- And be sure to by an extra for your kids! I don't have children and I will be buying several copies for other adults who don't have kids. This book is BRILLIANT and BEAUTIFUL and FUNNY! You can read it OVER and OVER again and I can't get over the AWESOME illustrations. This man is a Genius and I will now have to own every thing he comes out with. *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,...
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hysterical book!! i found myself laughing through the whole book as i tried to read it to my boys and sing the songs. rex's painting are amazing and his sense of humor...well you'll just have to buy it. he is definitely up and coming-if he hasn't already left us in the dirt! think john schieska meets norman rockwell.
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