Review: Monsters on Vacation!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2013
Question: Where do monsters and zombies go to play?Answer: EVILLE, USA!Monsters and zombies need a vacation just like the rest of us."Evil-doers cross the nationtake a sinister vacation,away from plotting, planning, lurking,These villains need a break from working".The monsters have all kinds of fun in Eville, USA. They relax by a swimming pool with a refreshing beverage, they attend a monster's convention and they compete in athletic contests.This rhyming story with colorful full-screen illustrations will have children laughing out loud and begging for more.I worked as an elementary school librarian for 30 years and read many, many, many monster picture books. This ebook is right up there with the best of them!Ms. Dweck writes original, entertaining and humorous text that will delight young readers. The monsters in this story have unique personalities that children will find playful and even lovable. These are NOT frightening monsters.Mr. Arroyo has done an outstanding job with the illustrations. Children will be captivated with the details in these monster drawings. I spent an extra 20 minutes looking at these pictures after I read the book.I read this book on my Kindle Fire HD. The formatting is superb and a perfect fit for the Kindle. There are four lines of rhyming text with each full-screen color illustration. The text is bright and an appropriate size for easy reading.Kudos to Julia Dweck! She is one of the bright shining stars in the digital publishing revolution. She is taking children's book publishing to the next level and I applaud her.