Peanut Butter & Brains: A Zombie Culinary Tale - Hardcover

McGee, Joe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1419712470 ISBN 13: 9781419712470

Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2015

Synopsis

Reginald is not like the other zombies in Quirkville who are constantly groaning and moaning for brains. The only food that Reginald can think about is a sweet and sticky peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But as Reginald travels through Quirkville, no one wants to serve a zombie. It's not until he spots a jelly-stained lunch bag in the hands of Abigail Zink, the smartest girl in Quirkville, that he thinks he might have a chance to satisfy his craving at last. Unfortunately, the zombie horde has also spotted Abigail, and they're interested in more than her sandwich. With some quick thinking, Reginald finds a solution that not only saves the townspeople, but finally convinces the zombie horde that there's more to life than just eating brains!

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Review

"Santoso's ink-and-watercolor drawings..strike a successful silly-scary balance...Striking a reportorial tone, newcomer McGee gets substantial comic mileage out of repeating the word 'brains'--or 'brainsssss, ' as it's evocatively spelled at several points."--Publishers Weekly

"Run, don't shamble, to get this original zombie tale."--Kirkus Reviews

"The illustrations' rounded shapes and pastel watercolor washes portray zombies who are more cute than scary, and full of personality. Signs and balloons with images of brains inside cleverly communicate the zombies' food preferences in a nonverbal way."--The Horn Book Magazine

From the Author

Debut author Joe McGee is currently pursuing his MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. His fiction and poetry have been published in both print and online journals and he has won multiple writing contests at conferences and through Writer’s Digest. McGee is an active member of SCBWI and he blogs at mcgeejp.com. Charles Santoso is a concept artist and illustrator currently living in Sydney, Australia. During the day he works at Animal Logic as a concept artist/art director and has been involved in various animated featur film and tv commercial projects. His work has been exhibited in Sydney and also internationally in North America and France.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1419712470
• ISBN 13: 9781419712470
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Santoso Charles