Adam Rex’s “Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich: and other stories you’re sure to like, because they’re all about monsters, and some of them are also about food. You like food, don’t you? Well, all right then.” (long title!) is a book of poetry in picture book format meant for children. It features a series of poems about well known monsters and people such as ‘The Phantom of the Opera can’t get ‘It’s a Small World’ out of his head”, “The Invisible Man gets a haircut”, and “Bigfoot can’t believe you called him Yeti just now”. These all feature humorous twists on characters we have grown up with.

This book is hilarious! I don’t know how they got away with the 5-10 age range, as there are subtle nuances in the text and pictures that are obviously meant for an adult audience. There is very clever use of language and illustrations that make it a book that can be enjoyed by a much wider range of audience. One thing that took me a second read before I got it was the Phantom of the Opera’s poems scatted throughout the book. If you read the words according to the song it is talking about the words fit with the tune! Very intelligent. I would recommend this book to ANYONE with a sense of humour. Coincidentally, I am purchasing a copy of this book for my 32 year old brother for Christmas. ( )

GRL NR,GL 3.8,AR 4.0,8 copies

GRL NR,GL 3.8,AR 4.0,8 copies

I would use this book in my classroom, obviously in my poetry section, and read it outloud because boys and girls would love it. ( )

A series of silly poems and songs riffing on classic movie monsters and popular culture.

Children's poetry/ Picture Book

I love this book. Some poems are funnier than others, but Rex's illustrations are phenomenal. The poems that are funny are so funny.

I read this at Halloween to first graders and they died laughing. some of the less punch-liney ones i skipped, but the Phantom of the Opera singing "It's a Small World After All" was a BIG hit. We sang it all together! ( )