{"product_id":"9781250079466","title":"Frankenstein","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a laugh-out-loud funny and devilish send-up of Ludwig Bemelmans's \u003ci\u003eMadeline\u003c\/i\u003e for little monsters everywhere. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrankenstein is the scariest of all the monsters in Miss Devel's castle. He can frighten anything—animals, parents, even rocks. Until one night, Miss Devel wakes up and runs downstairs to find that Frankenstein has lost his head!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e by Rick Walton and illustrated by Nathan Hale is a delightful twist on a classic story that parents and kids can both enjoy together. This is the perfect funny picture book read for Halloween or the fall season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Anyone who loves Ludwig Bemelmans's classic will be howling at the moon over this witty mash-up. It's the latest in a growing crypt of \u003cb\u003ehilariously wicked \u003c\/b\u003ekids books that includes Michael Rex's \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Goon\u003c\/i\u003e and Judy Sierra's \u003ci\u003eThe House That Drac Built. . . . \u003c\/i\u003eStriking [the] devilish balance between the original and the transformed version is what makes this book--and all good parodies--so \u003cb\u003eenchanting\u003c\/b\u003e.” -\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this parody, Walton and Hale twist and retell Bemelman's classic story Madeline by using Frankenstein as their main character. The illustration on the book's cover may look oddly familiar to Madeline and readers may notice the word play with the author's name, Ludworst Bemonster, which is used as the pen name for the book. Those\u003cb\u003e readers who like a bit of a monster-twist to a familiar story may find this parody hilarious\u003c\/b\u003e.” -\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Walton twists the classic rhymes of the original with glee ('In two crooked lines, they bonked their heads \/ pulled out their teeth \/ and wet their beds') while Hale reenacts each scene with\u003cb\u003e devilish mayhem\u003c\/b\u003e.” -\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The illustrations have traded sunny yellow for pumpkin orange backgrounds and make \u003cb\u003ecomically sly\u003c\/b\u003e allusions to the original title.” -\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fans of the original . . . will enjoy spotting the parallels in this\u003cb\u003e creepy-cute\u003c\/b\u003e Halloween substitute.” -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Children . . .\u003cb\u003ewill gobble this one up\u003c\/b\u003e.” -\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049567797488,"sku":"9781250079466","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250079466_p0.jpg?v=1763702329","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250079466","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}