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Adam Rex, author of critically acclaimed Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, brings back Frankenstein-and the monster is getting married! But Frankenstein and his undead bride will have many things to deal with before this monster bash.
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"Almost as much fun as the first one. I laughed out loud when I read it, and I have to give 4 stars for that. It's especially good for reading out loud, the rhymes make more sense and it sounds funnier. It was very clever, but the first one in the series stuck with me more. My kids are still singing "It's a small world" with Adam Rex's lyrics. (My poor kids, we're probably twisting their minds unmercifully...)"
— Amy (4 out of 5 stars)
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" Adam Rex is one of my favorite poets for kids. I loved his plays on Poe! "
— Kris, 2/20/2014 -
" Not nearly as funny to me as the first one, but it still cracked me up. Adam Rex is just plain silly! "
— Jill, 2/16/2014 -
" More monsterly musings. The Headless Horseman wasn't as funny as the Phantom, but the Dracula/Peanuts parody was great. :) "
— Wendy, 1/30/2014 -
" My 11-year-old brought this home from the library, drawn to it as it is written by his current FAVORITE AUTHOR EVER, Adam Rex. The plan was that he would read it aloud to me and his 8-year-old brother. The result was not expected: 11-year-old loved the humor, got most of the jokes, appreciated the satire, but frequently bound himself up in grammatical misreadings and inattention to requisite punctuation. We learned that reading poetry aloud, even guffaw-causing casual rhyme, is not the same thing as reading prose aloud. I found myself frequently reading over his shoulder to clarify missed meanings caused by run-on sentences and overlooked wordplay. Meanwhile, my 8-year-old was zoned out and bored, the humor so out of bounds from his own experience, and locked out by rather sophisticated grammar gymnastics. Spoofs of Edgar Allen Poe are a hard pass for 8-year-olds reading Silverstein. Really, I think I enjoyed this one more than they -- I felt almost guilty snickering at such things as the Melting Witch Diet -- what, what's so funny? Once I explained the advertising writing style, the mail-order con, the literary allusion to witches and Oz, well, admittedly, it just wasn't funny anymore. E-mails from Martians extolling performance-enhancing drugs? Not part of a kid's world. So beware, this is sophisticated humor for experienced readers, camouflaged in a goofy picture book format. "
— Kathrina, 1/25/2014 -
" A hilarious book of poetry that makes great use of snarky humor and word-play. An English teacher's dream. "
— Carolyn, 1/7/2014 -
" This book was way over the heads of my 4 year old and 6 year old. They were bored before the first poem was done. I would say this book would be better for adults who would actually get all the sarcasm and word play. "
— Miekka, 12/30/2013 -
" He is such a strange and clever man. This is not your usual book of poetry; try it on younger boys especially. "
— Paige, 12/28/2013 -
" Awesome book of poetry! The poems are hilarious. I actually liked this one even better than the first book. "
— Austin, 12/14/2013 -
" I was very disappointed. The first book was hilarious, but the second one has VERY tough rhymes (some don't read as rhyming at all) and has too many references to things kids won't know. Sad! "
— Heather, 11/23/2013 -
" Not as good as Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich but still pretty damn funny. "
— Jennifer, 9/16/2013 -
" Love it! LOVE IT. Especially the wedding planning humor. "
— Rebecca, 9/20/2012 -
" I have the hugest crush on this guy! "
— Sarah, 7/9/2012 -
" Who couldn't use a little more Adam Rex in their lives? A quick and clever read. "
— Carrie, 5/17/2012 -
" Lots of silly poems, my favorite is E.T.-Mail "
— Rachel, 5/2/2012 -
" rather cute and funny poetry book with monsters thrown in for kicks...gotta love that raven at the end though. "
— Corey, 3/28/2012 -
" Silly, delightful, and a touch macabre with fresh and fabulous art. LOVE Adam Rex. "
— Rebecca, 3/24/2012 -
" A super fun book that my sister gave me to celebrate the Year of Cake (yearofpie.blogspot.com). I loved the different kinds of artwork, and of course I loved the humorously gothic theme! "
— Ann, 3/10/2012 -
" Simply adore anything by Adam Rex. This is an example of a children's book that works just as well for adults. Not sure if just any author could pull this off. Completely silly. "
— B.J., 7/16/2011 -
" SOOOOOO CUTE! Read it <3 "
— KareBare, 6/16/2011 -
" Great collection of poetry and mixture of image formats. "
— Conkristador, 4/23/2011 -
" Awesome book of poetry! The poems are hilarious. I actually liked this one even better than the first book. "
— Austin, 11/4/2010 -
" I have the hugest crush on this guy! "
— Sarah, 9/30/2010 -
" Lots of silly poems, my favorite is E.T.-Mail "
— Rachel, 6/9/2010 -
" Simply adore anything by Adam Rex. This is an example of a children's book that works just as well for adults. Not sure if just any author could pull this off. Completely silly. "
— B.J., 4/17/2010 -
" Who couldn't use a little more Adam Rex in their lives? A quick and clever read. "
— Carrie, 2/27/2010 -
" I very much enjoyed <br/>Four season Haikus written <br/>About Godzilla "
— Alicia, 2/5/2010 -
" Not nearly as funny to me as the first one, but it still cracked me up. Adam Rex is just plain silly! "
— Jill, 9/21/2009 -
" Silly, delightful, and a touch macabre with fresh and fabulous art. LOVE Adam Rex. "
— Rebecca, 9/17/2009
About Adam Rex
Adam Rex is the author of many books, including the New York Times bestselling picture book Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, the middle-grade novel The True Meaning of Smekday, and the teen novel Fat Vampire. Garlic and crosses are useless against him. Sunlight has been shown to be at least moderately effective. A silver bullet does the trick. Pretty much any bullet, really. He currently lives in Arizona with his wife.
About L. J. Ganser
L. J. Ganser is a multiple Audie Award–winning narrator with over six hundred titles recorded to date. Prized for versatility, his work ranges from preschool books to crime noir thrillers, from astronomical adventures in both science and science fiction, to Arctic Circle high school basketball stories. He lives in New York City with his family and dog, Mars.