Grampa's Zombie BBQ

October 1, 2006
Gr 2-5-Wiley and Grampa triumph over the supernatural forces invading their hometown. In the first book, they meet Colonel Dracula and his Mudsuckera blood-guzzling vampire truck. The next title puts toxic borscht to good use in battling an army of zombies that arrives uninvited at a backyard barbeque. Nothing seems to faze Wiley and his grandparents, who are rather inventive when it comes to vanquishing their enemies. Each story finishes with a Crackpot Snapshot game, where readers must find all of the small differences between two almost identical pictures. With black-and-white cartoons on every page, this series is similar in appearance and theme to Jim Bentons Franny K. Stein (S & S) and Dav Pilkeys Captain Underpants (Scholastic) books, making it a welcome high-interest choice for younger or reluctant readers."Kathleen Meulen, Blakely Elementary School, Bainbridge Island, WA"

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January 1, 2007
In these first three volumes, Wiley and Grampa sneak out to see Colonel Dracula's Monster Truck Spectacular; Gramma's homemade barbeque sauce attracts zombies to Grampa's annual BBQ; and Wiley and Grampa try to capture the monstrously large bass, Moby Fizz. In all three, Gramma saves their bacon. These fast-paced, unpredictable, silly stories will appeal to the Captain Underpants crowd.

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