Peanut Butter & Santa Claus (Zombie Culinary #3)

by Joe McGee (Author) Charles Santoso (Illustrator)

Peanut Butter & Santa Claus (Zombie Culinary #3)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Zombie Culinary

When Santa gets snowed in at the North Pole, it's up to three heroes from Quirkville to save the day--but they're in for an ooey-gooey surprise!

Reginald (the zombie), Zarfon (the alien), and Abigail Zink (the human) are all preparing for Christmas in Quirkville when the terrible news breaks: Christmas is Canceled! Santa is snowed in at the North Pole. The three friends hatch a plan to save the day. They load into Zarfon's spaceship--along with lots of peanut butter for a surprise Christmas delivery to his home planet later on--and head straight for the North Pole. When they arrive, they find that Santa and his elves are trapped, not by snow, but by a marshmallow cream explosion.

With a little bit of creativity, a little bit of Christmas spirit, and one big Ka-Pow!, the pals from Quirkville save Christmas and inadvertently create a delicious treat!

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Publishers Weekly

In a follow-up to Peanut Butter & Brains and Peanut Butter & Aliens, the characters from Quirkville--Reginald, a gentle blue zombie, alien peanut-butter transporter Zarfon, and resourceful heroine Abigail Zink--zip off to the North Pole in a spaceship. Why? Christmas has been canceled on account of a storm, and Santa Claus needs saving. When they arrive, they learn that it's not the snow impacting the visibility--it's marshmallow cream. The solution, shown in Santoso's expressive art: scooping up the sticky mess and making using what's on hand to set things right. McGee again delivers an unlikely mash-up of zombies, aliens, and food for readers who just might prefer Halloween over Christmas. Ages 3-7. (Oct.)

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Review quotes

"Zarfon's non-verbal speech balloons, and larger-than-life comedy work together to deliver a sweet-and-salty tale."— Horn Book Magazine
Joe McGee
Joe McGee loves to write about monsters and magic and other strange, curious, and quirky things. He grew up with his nose in a book and his imagination exploring other worlds. He knew when he was ten years old that one day he would grow up to be an author! He has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and a master of arts in writing from Rowan University. He is a former Army officer and lives in a New Jersey river town with his wife, Jessica Rinker (also a children's author), and their two dogs, Pepper and Odin. Visit JoeMcGeeAuthor.com to learn more about Joe and his books.

Ethan Long is the acclaimed author and illustrator of many books for children, among them the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner Up, Tall, and High. He is also the creator of the animated, Emmy Award-nominated series Tasty Time with ZeFronk, which aired on Disney Junior.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781419736346
Lexile Measure
650
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication date
October 15, 2019
Series
Zombie Culinary
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV017010 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Christmas & Advent
JUV052000 - Juvenile Fiction | Monsters
JUV050000 - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
Library of Congress categories
Extraterrestrial beings
Picture books
Christmas stories
Zombies
Food habits
Christmas
Santa Claus
Christmas fiction

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