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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 1–3—This parody takes on the rhyme scheme, rhythm, and plot of Ludwig Bemelmans's Madeline (Viking, 1967). In this version, Frankenstein "scared people out of their socks" and "…could even frighten rocks." His ugly monster classmates prowl the streets "in two crooked lines" and terrorize both the good and the bad. When Frankenstein loses his head one fateful evening, a masked Doctor Bone is summoned. Bemelmans's s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
"In a creepy old castle / all covered with spines, / lived twelve ugly monsters in two crooked lines." Not only are the rhymes ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
