The Zombie Night Cafe Book

Through the fog at half past nine,

I saw the flashing neon sign.

While out to walk my dog, JJ,

I found the Zombie Nite Café.

Come along, if you dare, on a nighttime jaunt to the Zombie Nite Café, where the brains are always fresh. Everyone who's anyone—werewolves, vampires, and zombies galore—flock to this culinary hotspot. But beware: the specials might be more than you bargained for!

With rollicking verse and frighteningly funny illustrations, this picture book is the ultimate Halloween treat.

Judith ConstantinidesCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information. - School Library Journal

K-Gr 3
On a late-night walk with his dog, the young narrator ends up at the Zombie Nite Café, where ghouls, werewolves, and veiny eyeballs hang out, ordering from a menu that includes "scrambled brains" and "malformed meat patties." While watching all the strange goings-on, the boy has a narrow escape and is saved by his dog; then both skedaddle back home, where they hide under the covers and proffer this advice: " . . . that's the truth-no more to say./Beware the Zombie Nite Café!" The slight rhyming text is accompanied by pen-and-ink and digitally colored cartoon illustrations. The result is an undistinguished book that children will probably like because of its subject matter.