Crankenstein

(Hardback)

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BEWARE OF CRANKENSTEIN!

Who is Crankenstein

HE IS A MONSTER OF GRUMPINESS THAT NO ONE CAN DESTROY! MEHHRRRR!!! HE'S ALIVE!

He may look like any ordinary boy, but when faced with a rainy day, a melting popsicle, or an early bedtime, one little boy transforms into a mumbling, grumbling Crankenstein. When Crankenstein meets his match in a fellow Crankenstein, the results could be catastrophic--or they could be just what he needs to brighten his day!

Reviews

Praise for Crankenstein:

"Expect many re-read requests from Crankensteins who may (or may not) recognize themselves." - Publishers Weekly

Will the creature ever turn from "MEHHRRRR!" to merry Youngsters will roar along with Crankenstein through this silly and sympathetic story of grumpy-grouchies. - School Library Journal

Whoa. Be prepared for the intense frustrations, the moody outbursts and the green scowls of Crankenstein...Each setting reveals sly comic elements that both kids and their grown-ups will appreciate. Readers will laugh out loud...Get ready to read this aloud a lot. - Kirkus Reviews

Sometimes-when you have to go to school, when you have to take cough syrup-all there is to say is "MEHHRRRR!"... This is a No, David! for slightly older kids... - The Horn Book

The grumpy monster inside all of us who rears its ugly head when things go wrong-the one who says "MEHHRRR!" to every cheerful suggestion-takes center stage in this picture book describing a kid at his most ornery. - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Author Bio

Samantha Berger is a former editor at Scholastic Books and VP of Animation Extra Content at Nickelodeon. She has written over seventy books, including Martha Doesn't Share and Martha Doesn't Say Sorry. She lives in New York with her dog, Polly Pocket.

Dan Santat is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Because I'm Your Dad and the author/illustrator of Sidekicks and the winner of the Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators for Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) by Mac Barnett. He lives in Los Angeles.