Hide and Shriek! (Mighty Mighty Monsters) [Hardcover]

Sean Patrick OReilly (Author), Arcana Studio (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2010 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Mighty Mighty Monsters

Before the Mighty Mighty Monsters can play Hide and Seek, they need to make some rules. No flying like a vampire bat, no sniffing like a werewolf, and absolutely no magic!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2–3—These tales of young monsters are quick, easy-to-read graphic novels with familiar plots (a game of hide-and-seek, the new kid in school). Talbot the werewolf fusses over his hair. Vlad the vampire tends to be a little bossy. Frankie Frankenstein solves problems by bashing through them, and Claude, the Invisible Boy, frets over a pimple before realizing that nobody's going to notice. Layouts are rectilinear and clearly sequential, with widely spaced word balloons that make the dialogue easy to track. Panel art resembles stills from a video game, and although this makes for occasionally distorted-looking limbs, it contributes a cinematic feel to the books. Oddly, even though one character is supposed to be Japanese and two are green-skinned, all the monster children have Caucasian features and hair. Discussion questions and other back matter support classroom use.—Paula Willey, Baltimore County Public Library, Towson, MD
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Stone Arch Books (August 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1434221482
• ISBN-13: 978-1434221483
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,834,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Clever and Cute, October 14, 2010

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Nicola Manning (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hide and Shriek! (Mighty Mighty Monsters) (Hardcover)

The Mighty Mighty Monsters series already has six books out and I thought this was very clever and cute. These are the stories of the most famous monsters when they were kids living on Transylmania Street, before they grew up into their infamous roles. Everybody has a part in this book making it feel like the first, though the series is not numbered. Vlad the vampire does take centre stage as he's considered the leader by the children. They have a fun night of playing hide and seek in the neighbourhood, magic has been denied as part of the rules so everyone is on a fair footing. Vlad finds everyone very quickly and complains that no one here knows how to hide properly when he realizes that Frankie is still missing, then the action starts and the book ends with a funny surprise. I found this a lot of fun and the reading level spot on for the target ages (7-9). Boys, especially, will enjoy this series.