Customer Reviews

Wake the Dead

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This book has great illustrations, but it is definitely for older kids. The puns in this book are well over the heads of 5-year olds. It's very witty for those who understand the puns.

Fun book, lots of great puns! A great Halloween or Day of the Dead gift. Book has a hard back and a cover. One of our favorite books!

"Henry was having a loud day. When he played, it was loud. When he walked, it was loud. When he talked, it was loud. Everything he did was loud." It seems that Henry was loud enough to wake the dead, and once they were awake, they went looking for the source of the noise!

This is a fun book. The story line is silly, and the text is filled with delicious puns. The illustration work is funny and quite fitting to the story. One word of warning, though. Dealing with walking dead people with missing noses and eyes, this book might not be suitable for more sensitive children. So, bear that in mind.

Nonetheless, this is a fun and entertaining book, and my little reader and I both highly recommend it!

This has got to be one of the most creative, funniest kids' books I've read in a long time, chock full of puns metaphors, and allegories. Henry, the protagonist, is "having a loud day", loud enough to wake the dead. He does, and what follows is a Zombie romp through the town, searching for noisy Henry. On the way, they visit a beautician ('dyeing' hair), librarian (who expects 'dead' silence), the post office clerk ( who refers them to the 'dead-letter' section) and have lots of other deadpan adventures. Kwas' watercolor and ink illustrations are perfect - not cute, but not grisly, funny but not distracting from the text. It's obvious that the author and illustrator had fun in collaborating on this book and I hope they do it again and again, what a great duo! The publisher indicates on the end papers that this book is suitable for ages 4 through 8, but I think it has wider appeal. I could see teachers using this book to help teach about similies, metaphors, allegories, etc.; it would be a splendid book to use at Halloween or during the Days of the Dead.

What a wonderful book for children. We all know we could wake the dead in our day, and this book shows what happens when you do. She has wonderful puns for the older reader and the illustrations are wonderful!