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Upside Down (Book 1): A Vampire Tale
Harold is a friendly young vampire - but he loves candy so much, the dentist might have to pull his teeth! Now, what if he and the dentist, plus a couple friendly bats, all get caught up in the evil plots of the local witch? It's a wild magical romp for all ages, just in time for Halloween!
Hardcover, 144 pages
Published
September 2012
by Top Shelf Productions
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Reason for Reading: It looked cute.
I'll start with the illustrations as I was first attracted to the cover. The illustrations use a three-colour palette of green, white and black which is very appropriate for the theme. They are very simple and could have children trying to copy the drawings with a reasonable amount of success. Overall they are cute and even the "bad" character of the witch isn't that ugly to look at. The pictures will appeal to children. As for the story, I have to say I was no...more
I'll start with the illustrations as I was first attracted to the cover. The illustrations use a three-colour palette of green, white and black which is very appropriate for the theme. They are very simple and could have children trying to copy the drawings with a reasonable amount of success. Overall they are cute and even the "bad" character of the witch isn't that ugly to look at. The pictures will appeal to children. As for the story, I have to say I was no...more
I was really hoping that this would be a great friendly vampire story kids to enjoy for Halloween. Harold was friendly indeed, but he fell a little flat for me as a character. The book is set up in comic book style, which seemed to be good idea for the older kids but unfortunately, the plot just couldn't keep our interest piqued.
From a mom's perspective, I understand the moral hidden among the funny images and story line and I couldn't agree more with it. But the delivery of it just couldn't be...more
What I like about Upside Down is that there are lessons to be learned from it, but it doesn't talk down to the reader or spell everything out clearly. The art is enjoyably quirky and so is the story. You could read it fast and be entertained, but if you want to get the most out of it you might have to put your thinking cap on.
The only possible negative for me was that at the end I was left wondering what it was the witch's sister had done to deserve her fate (which fate seems to be a huge motiv...more
The only possible negative for me was that at the end I was left wondering what it was the witch's sister had done to deserve her fate (which fate seems to be a huge motiv...more
Harold is a vampire with a sweet tooth. Because of his candy fixation, he has to go to the dentist and receives bad news regarding his teeth. He has to have them pulled out...but he needs them since he's a vampire. He questions his vampire-ness and hangs out with bats. While he’s out, he discovers that an evil witch named Vermillion is up to no good.
Harold has been living in a professor’s piano. The professor invented a serum for eternal life, which Vermillion is after. Not only does she want t...more
Harold has been living in a professor’s piano. The professor invented a serum for eternal life, which Vermillion is after. Not only does she want t...more
So weird... and yet... weirdly charming.
The art is obnoxiously bad to the point of extreme cuteness and the story is confusing at times, but there is something about it that is so endearingly childish. It makes you think of one of those rambling tales written by a little kid for a school creative writing assignment.
See, Harold is a vampire with a problem: he LOVES candy. In fact he loves it so much that he gets a ton of cavities and has to have his teeth pulled. He's so ashamed and afraid his p...more
The art is obnoxiously bad to the point of extreme cuteness and the story is confusing at times, but there is something about it that is so endearingly childish. It makes you think of one of those rambling tales written by a little kid for a school creative writing assignment.
See, Harold is a vampire with a problem: he LOVES candy. In fact he loves it so much that he gets a ton of cavities and has to have his teeth pulled. He's so ashamed and afraid his p...more
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Paul Hankins
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Harold is a vampire bat with a sweet tooth who lives in a professor's piano with his parents. When excessive candy eating threatens the health of his teeth, he must go to the dentist.
But the real threat is not a cavity, it's Vermillion, the local power-hungry witch bent on world domination.
Smiley's quirky line drawings and depictions of plans gone awry make for a delightful graphic novel for younger readers just in time for Halloween with promises of a second book coming soon.
Rendered in strikin...more
But the real threat is not a cavity, it's Vermillion, the local power-hungry witch bent on world domination.
Smiley's quirky line drawings and depictions of plans gone awry make for a delightful graphic novel for younger readers just in time for Halloween with promises of a second book coming soon.
Rendered in strikin...more
This was an ok book. I don't think the "bats" really looked much like bats when they weren't hanging. Other than that there was nothing really bad or good about this book. It was just ok. My son liked the looking at the pictures of course.
Look for my full review and other reviews on my blog (this will be posted soon)
Laura's Adventures in Bookland
Look for my full review and other reviews on my blog (this will be posted soon)
Laura's Adventures in Bookland
Upside Down, A Vampire Tale is a fun, short story about a boy (vampire) and an old witch. I liked these characters, the witch was crazy and alone (sad, really) and the boy wanted to be recognized as a vampire. (not a little boy)
It's perfect for Halloween and middle graders. The illustrations are cute and charming.
It's perfect for Halloween and middle graders. The illustrations are cute and charming.
I'm a sucker for candy too, and the vampires were cute, but it was...weirdly thin, disappointing. The vampire frogs were cool and the name "Vermilion" was great, though.
I wanted to be charmed by it's low-fi, kid-feeling art, but I instead was left wondering if a kid had actually narrated it (see: Axe Cop). Nice color, I'll give you that. Too bad.
I felt like this was written by a 9-year-old. I was disappointed in it.
Great 3rd-grade humor.
so cute! and funny.
Jun 08, 2013
Bhupendra Sharma
marked it as to-read
May 08, 2013
Nevey Berry
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Feb 17, 2013
Steve
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