OOPS! I Just Ate You.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

156 kr

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"Youngsters hungry for laughs will eat this one up" – Booklist"Funny, audacious, and not for the faint of heart" - Kirkus ReviewsA laugh-out-loud spooky tale about a lonely zombie who is very, very hungry…hungry for friends, that is!“OOPS! I just ate you!” I said with a slurp.My small belly grew as I let out a burp.Being “un-dead” is AWESOME. No parents! No school! But something is off ― this zombie just can’t R.I.P. Why? Because he’s always hungry . . . but it’s not brains he has a mouth-watering hankering for. He’s hungry for making friends!When he sets out in search of buddies, the zombie meets a boy on a bike, a girl with an artistic flair, some joggers, and even an angry mob. There is only one problem: He keeps EATING them! They each go down with a slurp and his belly grows inch by inch with each new pal he makes. As a result, the zombie is still lonely and craving a companion. Hey . . . will YOU be his friend?For readers looking for the perfect mix of spooky and silly in a storyWritten by Ævar Þór Benediktsson, author of the critically acclaimed Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from IcelandThe perfect book to read for Halloween!d for Halloween!

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-09-01
Mått:254 x 248 x 8 mm
Vikt:445 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Barefoot Books
Antal sidor:32
Förlag:Barefoot Books Ltd
Illustratör:Joaquín Camp
ISBN:9798888596654

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Ævar Þór Benediktsson is one of Iceland‘s most popular authors and has written over 40 books for young readers. He is Iceland‘s first UNICEF Ambassador and is known for launching nationwide reading challenges to encourage Icelandic children to read more. In 2017, Ævar was chosen as one of the Aarhus39 — a collection of the 39 best emerging writers for young people from across Europe. He is the author of the 2024 Margaret Wise Brown Prize Honor Book Stranded! A Mostly True Story from Iceland, also published by Barefoot Books.Joaquín Camp has illustrated for many publishers around the world. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and studied graphic design at the University of Buenos Aires. As a child, he loved listening to his grandmother Antonia read him stories by Oscar Wilde and tales from Greek mythology. Joaquín mixes digital and traditional techniques, using many different materials for his art. He especially loves markers — in fact, he still uses the same brand from when he was a kid.

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"The whole thing is percussively rhymed, illustrated with an uninhibited child’s gusto, quite amusing, and a little disgusting. Funny, audacious, and not for the faint of heart." - Kirkus Reviews