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Stanley Nudelman finds a cute little zombie stuffy while
shopping at the local witch’s yard sale.
He takes it home where his dog freaks out, but he thinks nothing much of
it. The next morning, all of his
sister’s toys are mangled and ripped apart, so he takes Zombiekins to school.
Zombiekins is a fun read full of fantastic illustrations. I’m pretty sure Bolger’s goal of
reaching boy readers will be met with this tale. I would not recommend it for younger readers as it is rather
violent in parts.
As an adult reader, I found the descriptions of teachers and
especially Kindergarten very entertaining. A favourite quote would be “In the Playhouse, one boy was
pretending to be the kind of daddy who liked to wear an apron and bake mud
pies, whil the girl he was playing with was pretending to be the kind of mommy
who liked to throw dishes and yell at you to get a job (p. 97). “ Bolger certainly knows school
culture! His description of the
staff room is also hilarious.
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