Frankenstein Se Lleva Pastel (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
Almost as much fun as the first one. I laughed out loud when I read it, and I have to give 4 stars for that. It's especially good for reading out loud, the rhymes make more sense and it sounds funnier. It was very clever, but the first one in the series stuck with me more. My kids are still singing "It's a small world" with Adam Rex's lyrics. (My poor kids, we're probably twisting their minds unmercifully...) Just a notch down from his first collection, but still truly funny. Personal favorites: "Off the top of my head: the official blog of the Headless Horseman;" the "Edgar Allan Poems," especially "Edgar Allan Poe should be writing or sleeping, not doing a crossword puzzle" (the answer to 7-down: Tipper Gore); "Dracula Jr. wants a big-boy coffin" (done in the style of a Peanuts comic, with Dracula Jr. as the Charlie Brown character and some pitch-perfect Peanuts mannerisms); and especially the book's centerpiece, "The Frankenstein Wedding Suite" (I especially love "The Bride of Frankenstein wrote her own vows," where she basically talks herself out of marrying him until finally realizing, "let's face it-I'm not getting any less dead." Yep, I'm a big old Adam Rex fanboy.
What do You think about Frankenstein Se Lleva Pastel (2012)?
Silly, delightful, and a touch macabre with fresh and fabulous art. LOVE Adam Rex.
—Ngnzlez
Love it! LOVE IT. Especially the wedding planning humor.
—HeatherFraser
Very very clever and funny. Literate humor rocks!
—martin74
