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10 best books like Boris and Bella (Carolyn Crimi): Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, The Dangerous Alphabet, The Girl Who Spun Gold, The Runaway Mummy: A Petrifying Parody, Only a Witch Can Fly, Humbug Witch, Grimericks, Monster Museum, Sipping Spiders Through A Straw: Campfire Songs For Monsters, Los Gatos Black on Halloween

Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich
AuthorAdam Rex
ISBN0152057668


Now, I have read many picture books that were not only funny for children, but also funny for adults and I have stumbled upon yet another picture book that was laugh out loud funny for both children and adults called “Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and Other Stories You’re Sure to Like, Because...
The Dangerous Alphabet
AuthorNeil Gaiman
ISBN0060783338
A is for Always, that's where we embark . . .

Two children, treasure map in hand, and their pet gazelle sneak past their father, out of their house, and into a world beneath the city, where monsters and pirates roam.

Will they find the treasure? Will they make it out alive?

The...
The Girl Who Spun Gold
AuthorVirginia Hamilton
ISBN0590473786
Please note that this review of Virginia Hamilton's exquisite The Girl Who Spun Gold is going to be a bit different in set-up and scope, in so far that I am mostly posting general musings about both The Girl Who Spun Gold and also concerning Rumpestilzchen types of folk and fairy tales in global lore and...
The Runaway Mummy: A Petrifying Parody
AuthorMichael Rex
ISBN0399252037
"Once there was a little mummy who wanted to run away. ?If you run away, ? said Mother Mummy, ?I will get you! For you are my rotten little mummy!?" A little mummy transforms into a series of incredible monsters in order to run away and assert his independence. His mother keeps coming to ?get? him, but this...
Only a Witch Can Fly
AuthorAlison McGhee
ISBN0312375034
Only a witch can fly.

But one little girl wants to fly--more than anything. So on a special night, with the moon shining bright and her cat by her side, she gathers herself up, she grips her broom tight, and she tries. And she fails. And she's brave. And she tries again. Until . . .

Utterly...
Humbug Witch
AuthorLorna Balian
Originally published in 1965 (my edition is a reprint from Abingdon Press, put out in 1985), Humbug Witch is a charming little vintage picture-book, following the trials and tribulations of a witch who just can't seem to do anything right. Although she looks the part, with her big nose, crooked teeth,...
Grimericks
AuthorSusan Pearson
ISBN0761452303
Though none of the subjects in these limericks grimericks are from Nantucket,
(most of them appear to be from the cemetery)
you'll enjoy spending quality time with these rhymes.
(And eye-balling Grimly's mini-masterpieces, done in the most putrid shades of graveyard-gray and slimy...
Monster Museum
AuthorMarilyn Singer
One of my favorite books of the season this year.

Some of the fun in this book is watching the kids as they tour the Museum. There is one boy that has a snarl on his face and you can tell he doesn't want to be there or anywhere and hates everything. As the tour goes on, it looks like all the children are...
Sipping Spiders Through A Straw: Campfire Songs For Monsters
AuthorKelly DiPucchio
ISBN0439584019
A delightfully chilling musical romp through the gross and gory world of campfire songs!

In this howlishly fun collection of campfire songs, little monsters everywhere will love singing along to their favorite campfire tunes which have been altered for optimal gross-out effect by the ghoulish...
Los Gatos Black on Halloween
AuthorMarisa Montes
ISBN0805074295
Follow los monstruos and los esqueletos to the Halloween party

Under October's luna, full and bright, the monsters are throwing a ball in the Haunted Hall. Las brujas come on their broomsticks. Los muertos rise from their coffins to join in the fun. Los esqueletos rattle their bones as they...
Three Samurai Cats: A Story from Japan
AuthorEric A. Kimmel
ISBN0823418774


“Three Samurai Cats” is an ancient Japanese folktale about how three samurai cats come to the Daimyo’s castle to defeat a savage rat with the last samurai cat giving the rat a taste of his own medicine. Eric A. Kimmel’s hilarious retelling and Mordicai Gerstein’s colorful drawings...
Dear Vampa
AuthorRoss Collins
ISBN0061355348
The Pires are cursed with new neighbors. Things were just fine on Nostfer Avenue until the Wolfsons arrived. There seems to be no end to the new family's strange rituals. They stay up all day long, lock their windows at night, and bathe—in sunshine. What's a nice vampire family to do?

Ross Collins...
Frankenstein
AuthorRick Walton
ISBN0312553668
A 'Madeline' parody done so well. I love the story of Madeline and I love Halloween so this is a mix perfect for me. I can't decide if this is meant more for adults and people who know the story of Madeline or if this is meant for kids too. It is very well done and funny.

Rick Walton captures the essence...
Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance
AuthorKeith Graves
ISBN0811821692
Frank was a monster who wanted to dance. So he put on his hat, and his shoes made in France...and opened a jar and put ants in his pants! So begins this monstrously funny, deliciously disgusting, horrifyingly hilarious story of a monster who follows his dream. Keith Graves' wacky illustrations and laugh-out-loud...
Vunce Upon a Time
AuthorJ. Otto Seibold
ISBN0811862712
Vunce Upon A Time is all sorts of adorable. This unique picture book pairs Siobhan Vivian's brilliant illustrations with a story from one of my favorite authors, J. Otto Seibold. If you haven't had a chance to dive into any of Siebold's other stories I'll give you a quick sum up. They are always quirky,...
Cinderella Skeleton
AuthorRobert D. San Souci
ISBN0152020039
This ghoulish gal will steal your heart--just like she stole Prince Charnel's!
Poor Cinderella Skeleton! Her evil stepsisters treat her with scorn and work her from dawn till dusk. But when Prince Charnel hosts his famous Halloween Ball, Cindy finally gets her chance to shine. With the help of...
Gris Grimly's Wicked Nursery Rhymes I
AuthorGris Grimly
ISBN0972938877
Grade level: 2nd-4th

Summary: Nursery Rhymes that are a little twisted with kid friendly spooky and gross illustrations.

Review: This book is one I would only really recommend for the more mature students in a class. It does have somethings that I guess might be considered scary for...
Scary, Scary Halloween
AuthorEve Bunting
A beginner book for young kids told in rhyme. It’s told from someone’s point of view about the dangers of going out on Halloween with all the ‘monsters’. We see kids dressed up as different ghouls. The end is revealed who is speaking. It’s a nice surprise who it is.

I saw Jan Brett’s...
The Ugly Pumpkin
AuthorDave Horowitz
ISBN0399242678
Cute retelling of 'the Ugly Duckling' with pumpkins and squash. This book also spans Halloween and Thanksgiving so it's great for both seasons.

Poor Pumpkin doesn't get to go home for the Halloween season and it despairs. It feels so ugly and seeks somewhere to belong. Then it meets other weird...
Pumpkin Jack
AuthorWill Hubbell
ISBN0807566667
A boy carves a pumpkin that becomes a friend. Well, it starts to smell bad and the boy has to set it out in the garden where he watches it decompose. Seasons change and when the snow melts, not much is left of the pumpkin. He does notice a new green shoot and he knows it’s a new pumpkin vine. He nourishes this...
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