PICTURE BOOKS
Muir, Leslie

Gibbus Moony Wants to Bite You!

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jen Corace. Now that he has "grown-up fangs," vampire boy Gibbus is seeking "the perfect bite." He gets diverted by a neighborhood kid who holds the promise of something tastier than blood: friendship. The text strains for its puns; the nectarine/nectarian/necktarian distinction--vital to the story's premise--may be lost on readers. There are some droll moments, and the illustrations seem pointedly fright-free.

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