Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex

Today is Frankenstein Friday which was started in 1997 by Ron MacCloskey so it is appropriate that today's books are all about Frankenstein.

I remember reading  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and thinking it really has nothing to do with the images I had grown up with.   The monster was actually quite intelligent albeit with a murderous streak.   It really is a story of ethics and morals that questions whether or not we should do something just because we can.   Today Frankenstein has morphed into a totally different creature or should I say monster.  To celebrate this day and to get ready for Halloween I am suggesting the following two books for kids.   Maybe these books will someday inspire children to read the original.




Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and Frankenstein Takes the Cake both by Adam Rex are very funny books in rhyme that deal with not just Frankenstein but other "lovable" monsters as well.  These quirky books really made me laugh.... Two truly fun books for kids (and some adults I know!)

Happy Halloween, Mittens by Lola M. Schaefer illus by Susan Kathleen Hartung

Sometimes I forget how beginning reader books can just be so cute.   I tend to always think that they can't be a fun book.  Today's book is a perfect example of a "teaching" book that is fun to read.

Happy Halloween, Mittens (My First I Can Read) by Lola M. Schaefer and illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung is a really sweet new book about a little kitten who keeps getting in the way of Halloween preparations.   Even though it is meant to help children learn to read I think it make a sweet read aloud for any child.   This is a great new character for kids to love and learn with.   The illustrations are precious but not too sappy and the story really speaks to kids.