What can I say? This book is absolutely genius. Mark
Tatulli is the guy who does the Lio cartoon strips for the newspaper [if you
don’t know which one that is, it’s the one with the adorable little boy that
has a pet squid, or is it cephalopod], anyway, his illustrations, or cartoons
since it is a kids book and illustrations sounds too grown up are incredible.
The story follows Desmond Pucket as he tries to save the
“Mountain Full of Monsters” ride at his local amusement park, while at the same
time getting the attention of the girl he’s sweet on [he’s a 6th
grader so its ok].
With the help of his friends Desmond sets out to make
enough money to give the monsters a new home; because hey, what kind of monster
lover lets them get blown up? Using his love for monsters, he sets up a “Scare
for Fun” business [smart kid, hard worker], because remember, you never scare
to be mean, that’s not cool, he makes $500 do give as many monsters as possible
a new home.
I would recommend this book for basically anyone, but
technically it is a kid’s book. The story is written simply and combined with
the illustrations [sorry, cartoons] it makes it very engaging for young
readers. So let’s round up the little monsters [I mean kids] and get them reading.
Rating 5 out of 5
Read@Book
PS. Below are some of the pictures from the book I
absolutely loved.
PPS. Also some quotes that made me laugh.
Don't Get Lazy, Get All The Way To The Bottom
“YOU CAN’T HAVE A PLAN UNTIL YOU MAKE A LIST!”
And even 6th grade boys are so clueless when it
comes to girls. [not a Desmond Pucket quote]
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| She said YES!!! |
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| If I wasn’t so into monsters, shadow-ducking would be my second career choice. |
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| “Monster Magic, Inc.” is an equal opportunity scarer |
“And you can read all about it in my memoirs.”
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In this new story of one of the most kickass leading monster slayers, Hack teams up with some new partners as she works to stop the resurrection of an evil monster God.
I was really not feeling this one, the art was good, but the storyline was meh.
I do love the work Dover Publishing is doing in bringing the classics to a new generation. In this book we see Mary Shelly's Frankenstein come to life in coloring book style pages. The story is condensed to be more adaptable to a younger audience.
