Dracula and Frankenstein Are Friends [Hardcover]

Katherine Tegen (Author), Doug Cushman (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

Dracula and Frankenstein are friends. They have good times together, but when Dracula decides to have a Halloween party on the same day as Frankenstein's, their friendship is put to the test. Clever Dracula must decide if popularity is worth the price of his most important friendship, with mild-mannered Frankenstein.

These two classic characters have been re-created in this funny and revealing picture book, just right for the youngest of monsters!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-When shy Frankenstein decides to have a Halloween party, tricky Dracula jumps on the idea and declares he'll have one as well. In a particularly mean moment, he steals all of Frankenstein's invitations, and on the day of the party, his house is full of costumed monsters while Frankenstein sits alone among his carved and lighted pumpkins. When Dracula glimpses his friend waiting patiently for guests who will never arrive, he has an abrupt change of heart and takes the party next door. Cushman's buoyant, colorful cartoons are full of funny details like Dracula's bat pj's and a mummy's pyramid house. For libraries looking for additional light reading with a hint of spookiness, the story of these unusual friends will find a ready audience.
Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha's Public Library, WI
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Katherine Tegen decorates all of the rooms in her house every Halloween for the most monstrous of parties. Ms. Tegen has written several children's books under various pen names, and is also a children's book editor. She recently wrote Dracula and Frankenstein Are Friends. She lives with her family in New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; 1 edition (August 5, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060001151
• ISBN-13: 978-0060001155
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,185,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dracula and Frankenstein Are Friends, November 13, 2010

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This review is from: Dracula and Frankenstein Are Friends (Hardcover)

I am a school librarian. The students love this book. Several copies had become so well-loved that they had to be replaced. I was able to buy replacements at a very reasonable price. The book was not available at various book companies and book stores. But I found it on Amazon.com. YEAH!

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute Book! Great for Halloween!, September 25, 2010

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Alicia Manlove "Hunter's Mom" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dracula and Frankenstein Are Friends (Hardcover)

Cute book that won't scare your child. Helps teach children to work out their differences and the importance of friendship. Good book to give a child for Halloween.

4.0 out of 5 stars cute story of friendship, December 7, 2003

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This review is from: Dracula and Frankenstein Are Friends (Hardcover)

Dracula and Frankenstein are friends. They enjoy doing things together. One day Frankenstein decides to have a Halloween party but Frankenstein wants to have one on the same day. This causes some friction between the two friends. Dracula steals Frankensteins party invitations out of the outgoing mail. No one gets the invitations and they all come to Dracuals party instead. The party is going strong when Dracual sees his friend next door through the window. He decides that friendship is special and he takes his part next door . A great time is then had by all.