Velcome [Hardcover]

Kevin O'Malley (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up

No rattling bones about it. There's never been a horror book like this one before. A madcap spoof on tales of terror, this clever meeting of broomsticks and slapstick, monsters and mischief is so funny, it's scary. Just how funny, you ask? Let's just say a "RIP"ping good time is in store for those who know a good joke (or a devilishly bad one) when they hear it. And, how scary? This comedy of horrors promises to leave even cowards screeeaaming for more.

Completely original, wickedly zany, this hilarious tongue-in-cheek collection of silly spine tinglers and spooky rib ticklers is Kevin O'Malley at his ghoulish best.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

"In a hilarious send-up of the horror genre, O'Malley brushes off the corniest, silliest, creakiest old chestnuts on the face of the planet and recycles them with pizzazz," said PW. Ages 5-8. (Nov.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3?O'Malley takes tongue-in-cheek humor and combines it with loony Halloween horror in this current entry in the upside-down and inside-out genre of storytelling. The author has used for his inspiration those silly, scary tales that children delight in telling and hearing around a campfire. In the first story, a boy is chased by a coffin; when he arrives home, he grabs a box, throws a cough drop at the coffin, "AND the coffin stopped." The classic wrapping-paper routine is here, along with some genuinely scary items like a plate of mixed vegetables and a report card full of "Fs." Full-color illustrations depict lots of screaming mouths and wide-open eyes. An energetic page design and various fonts and type sizes provide visual appeal while a dog, a mouse, and some flies add commentaries, asides, and bad puns. Kids will eat this up.?Susan Pine, New York Public Library
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Walker Childrens (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802786286
• ISBN-13: 978-0802786289
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #462,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Illustrator Kevin O'Malley has written and illustrated a number of books, including "Little Buggy Runs Away" and the Miss Malarkey books by Judy Finchler. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for visiting 4th grade classes, December 18, 2001

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david moorhead (Lewiston, me United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Velcome (Hardcover)

I am a children's librarian and use Velcome with 4th graders. I am always amazed at how well the book works and at how it anticipates the audience response -- it helps if you read with a campy Transylvanian accent. There is no better book to read if you have visiting 4ths, especially around Halloween.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very funny and entertaining for the 5 to 40ish group, January 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Velcome (Hardcover)

This is a little like a Mad magazine yet for some little people this is the perfect book to show them the world of reading and stories. I read this to a 5 year old who has gone through trama and is not into to school. I enjoyed it and so did the child. This is a book he really got into laughing out loud and answering the questions "Were you scared?" "Stop reading if you are scared" For the right child, one with a sense of humor, this is a good book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXELLENT!, March 21, 2000

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YOLANDA PABON (SPRINGFIELD, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Velcome (Hardcover)

I HAVE READ THIS BOOK FOR STORY HOUR AT MY LIBRARY AND THE KIDS JUST LOVED IT! THERE WERE 350 SECOND THROUGH SIXTH GRADERS AND I HAD EVEN THE TEACHERS ROLLING WITH LAUGHTER! IT BECAME A VERY POPULAR-IN-DEMAND BOOK AT THE LIBRARY.