SCARY FRIGHT, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
Scott Gibala-Broxholm, . . Dial, $14.99 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-8037-2588-1
In a 7"×9" chapter book format, first-timer Gibala-Broxholm presents a monster family with an interesting problem. Their young daughter, Scary Fright, starts acting strangely one Friday the 13th: she craves pizza rather than slime, and sings "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" instead of howling at the moon. Her behavior shocks her parents ("Good goblins! What's next?"), who bring her straight to Doctor Ghastly. The examination reveals that Scary has "Human-i-tis," contracted from contact with a human playmate. A little monstrous medicine fixes everything. Well, almost—Scary still wants to go home and play with her pet kitten. The gags here make the
Reviewed on: 08/12/2002
Genre: Children's