The Zombees
By (Author) Justin Coln
Illustrated by Kaly Quarles
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
14th October 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Zombies, ghosts and the undead
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Insects, spiders, minibeasts
Hardback
32
Width 216mm, Height 279mm, Spine 3mm
A swarm of zombie bees invades an unsuspecting town on Halloween night in this delightfully spooky and highly charming picture book from the author of The Quackenperfect for fans of Creepy Carrots and Los Gatos Black on Halloween.
Whats that creepy buzzing sound coming from the graveyard ground
ZOMBEES!
When these undead insects invade, they send everyone fleeing in fright.
Are they hunting for a snack
Do they like the taste of veins
Have they come to eat your brains!
Find out in this rhyming Halloween tale with an unexpected twist!
Justin Coln is a professional actor and children's book author. His previous picture books include The Quacken (illustrated by Pablo Pino) and Impossible Possums, (illustrated by James Rey Sanchez). A lover of Halloween and zombie movies, Justin is also a backyard beekeeper. Though his bees sometimes frighten the neighbors, theyve never tried to eat their brainssomething Justin takes great pride in. He lives in New York, but you can visit him at JustinColonBooks.com.
Kaly Quarles studied interior design and worked in architecture before landing in illustration. Her love for historic shopfronts, Victoriana, and vintage ephemera runs deep. When Kaly isnt drawing with a cat in her lap, shes hunting for obscure antiques, watching or reading historical fiction, or hosting one-woman pastry-eating contests.