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Marie, Lynne

Moldilocks and the Three Scares: A Zombie Tale

40 pp. | Sterling | August, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4549-3061-7 $16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by David Rodriguez Lorenzo. The three Scares (a Frankenstein's monster–like Papa, a mummy Mama, and a vampire Baby) take a walk while their soup cools in its cauldrons. Meanwhile, Zombie Moldilocks sleepwalks into their house... In this Halloween twist on the familiar Goldilocks tale, rich-hued mixed-media illustrations make it clear that none of this is meant to be too scary--in fact it's "just right."

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2019