I just read Frankenstein Takes The Cake, I absolutely LOVED IT! I have had Frankenstein Makes A Sandwich for so long I don't even remember when I got it. Oh, wait, I probably should start with a little explaining.
     Adam Rex makes monster poem books. Yes, thats right. Funny poems about monsters. He has made two short picture books with no fixed story, just zombies, yetis, Bigfoot, Godzilla, vampires, Frankenstein, ghosts, etc.. Some of the poems' themes repeat, or have the same characters.

     The first book is about food, a lot of food, including a monster cafeteria that serves lady finger, eyeball soup, and beans and frank. Some other poems are: The Middlewitch Witch-watchers Club, a club which watches witches, and Yeti doesn't appreciate being called Bigfoot. Here, have an excerpt:

THE YETI DOSEEN'T APRECIATE BEING CALLED BIGFOOT

Did you just say BIGFOOT? Whats wrong with your eyes?? My feet aren't REMOTELY as big as that guy's! (nor are they smelly) you see heres the truth: some folk call him Sasquatch, his real name is Ruth. So why is Bigfoot the name people mention? The SMELL not the size is what gets their attention. His nose is big too, but does anyone care? Perhaps if it smelled they would be more aware.

Well of course his nose smells, but you get what I meant. You can tell he's no yeti my way of his SCENT.

Nice right?

     The second book is just as good as the first. The second one is about what monsters would do on the internet, you know, Frankenblogging, E.T-Mail, normal stuff, and weddings, and more food including: tofillager, the meatless tofu villager. There is a blog called Off The Top Of My Head: the official blog of the headless horseman. It's really funny.  

     Adam Rex even does cool things with credits. In the first book he makes the credits formatted in a snow angel, and at the bottom it says THE INVISIBLE MAN MAKES A SNOW ANGEL. In the second book Edgar Allan Poe's raven is on the back of the book saying "Show's inside folks! Nothin' back here but the barcode!"

    I really recommend the Frankenstein books to all those who love funny stuff, and food, and monsters. My only criticism is - I wish the books were longer.

Another awesome thing is that while rummaging through random internet stuff I found that Adam Rex makes illustrations for Magic cards. (I will explain what that is soon enough.)

Published by:

Harcourt 2006/2008

(the book, not the blog post)