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Zombie in Love
Mortimer is looking for love. And he’s looking everywhere! He’s worked out at the gym (if only his arm wouldn’t keep falling off). He’s tried ballroom dancing lessons (but the ladies found him to be a bit stiff). He’s even been on stalemate.com. How’s a guy supposed to find a ghoul? When it seems all hope has died, could the girl of Mortimer’s dreams be just one horrifying...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
August 23rd 2011
by Atheneum
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Zombie in Love. Do I need to say more? Haha… Look at that title and cover! It says “Laura” all over it! :D
Mortimer, our zombie hero, is determined to find love. A girl or ghoul to spend his un-dead days with. He’s tried it all—from gifts to personal ads with no luck. But his tender, open, slightly moldy heart is determined to meet his sweetheart at the Cupid’s Ball. With silly, sweet, clever zombie humor and fun, Mortimer’s search for love will hit your funny bone and heart.
I have to share his...more
I went to the bookstore today and saw this and couldn't help but buying it for my niece (I have no idea if she'll like it but I think its hysterical).
TALL, DEAD, & HANDSOME
If you like taking walks in the graveyard
and falling down in the rain.
If you're not into cooking,
if you have half a brain.
If you like waking up at midnight,
horror films, and voodoo,
then I'm the guy who you've looked for
and I'm dying to meet you!
Life is lonely for Mortimer the zombie and he is doing everything he can to mee...more
TALL, DEAD, & HANDSOME
If you like taking walks in the graveyard
and falling down in the rain.
If you're not into cooking,
if you have half a brain.
If you like waking up at midnight,
horror films, and voodoo,
then I'm the guy who you've looked for
and I'm dying to meet you!
Life is lonely for Mortimer the zombie and he is doing everything he can to mee...more
Perfectly off beat and quirky, Zombie in Love is a charming story of Mortimer, a zombie, trying to find a new love and a date to the Cupid’s Ball.
In a zombie sense, Mortimer has been around a while, but the ladies do not appreciate his affections. Modern girls are not into worm-filled boxes of chocolates or human hearts. They do not like diamond rings with the previous owner’s finger still attached or Mortimer’s arms falling off when he tries to work out at the gym. This does not deter him. The...more
In a zombie sense, Mortimer has been around a while, but the ladies do not appreciate his affections. Modern girls are not into worm-filled boxes of chocolates or human hearts. They do not like diamond rings with the previous owner’s finger still attached or Mortimer’s arms falling off when he tries to work out at the gym. This does not deter him. The...more
I fell head over heels in love with Mortimer, the lonely zombie who couldn't get a date for the Cupid's Ball. This is such a clever book - not really for young children but a delight for geek parents to use to indoctrinate their older, soon to be geek kids. I love the maggots that almost steal the show on several pages, playing poker, baseball, in their little bowties; I love the brain pie Mortimer shares with his sweetie in the end, I love the diamond ring - with finger still attached - he trie...more
Zombies in love are the most darling creatures ever.
I want to go on and tell you about how he wears pesticides for cologne, and how charming his singles ad is in the newspaper, and how wonderfully cute his little tiny zombie dog is--(he/she likes to chew on human legs). AWWwwwww......
What I found really both fun and interesting about this picture book was the pictures. Don't get me wrong, the story was nice too, but I kept finding hidden little gems (like the picnic basket is a coffin!) and thi...more
I want to go on and tell you about how he wears pesticides for cologne, and how charming his singles ad is in the newspaper, and how wonderfully cute his little tiny zombie dog is--(he/she likes to chew on human legs). AWWwwwww......
What I found really both fun and interesting about this picture book was the pictures. Don't get me wrong, the story was nice too, but I kept finding hidden little gems (like the picnic basket is a coffin!) and thi...more
31 May 2011 ZOMBIE IN LOVE by Kelly DiPucchio and Scott Campbell, ill, Atheneum, August 2011, 32p., ISBN: 978- 1-4424-0270-6
"Turn your heartache right into joy
Cause she's a girl and you're a boy"
-- Stephen Stills, "Love the One You're With"
When Tony Bennett sang about leaving his heart in San Francisco, he didn't mean it literally. But if you can get a kick out of imagining him having done so (literally), you're on your way to appreciating the wealth of hilarious sight gags -- many involving de...more
"Turn your heartache right into joy
Cause she's a girl and you're a boy"
-- Stephen Stills, "Love the One You're With"
When Tony Bennett sang about leaving his heart in San Francisco, he didn't mean it literally. But if you can get a kick out of imagining him having done so (literally), you're on your way to appreciating the wealth of hilarious sight gags -- many involving de...more
So I'm really not a zombie fan, but when I saw this book being returned at the library, I couldn't resist! It didn't take that long to flip through and I have to admit that I was a little in love with the book when I finished it.
I actually felt sorry for our poor zombie character, who just wanted to find true love, but just can't get a break. No one seems to like his zombie ways! The story was delightfully told and just so cute. I also really loved the drawings, which were kind of messy, which...more
I actually felt sorry for our poor zombie character, who just wanted to find true love, but just can't get a break. No one seems to like his zombie ways! The story was delightfully told and just so cute. I also really loved the drawings, which were kind of messy, which...more
Mortimer is lonely and ugly and dead. He also doesn’t smell so good. But Cupid’s Ball is nearing and he intends to find a chick. Will he win the day?
The authors: Kelly DiPucchio is the New York Times bestselling author of Grace for President and coauthor of The Sandwich Swap, as well as numerous other books for kids, and I like the way she writes, simply yet not childishly, and how well she placed all the predictable puns. Scott Campbell has the talent to delineate the mood of a panel with just...more
The authors: Kelly DiPucchio is the New York Times bestselling author of Grace for President and coauthor of The Sandwich Swap, as well as numerous other books for kids, and I like the way she writes, simply yet not childishly, and how well she placed all the predictable puns. Scott Campbell has the talent to delineate the mood of a panel with just...more
Zombie in Love combines my favorite things -- humor, fun horror, a great story and terrific artwork.
Scott Campbell's illustrations are fabulous. My favorite is the one that follows these words: "Each time a girl approached the table, Mortimer would smile. Like this:" (It's a hilarious closeup of Mortimer's face.) Campbell's illustrations add much humor to the already fun, funny and poignant text.
I became familiar with Kelly DiPucchio's books when I discovered Grace for President, and I've been...more
Scott Campbell's illustrations are fabulous. My favorite is the one that follows these words: "Each time a girl approached the table, Mortimer would smile. Like this:" (It's a hilarious closeup of Mortimer's face.) Campbell's illustrations add much humor to the already fun, funny and poignant text.
I became familiar with Kelly DiPucchio's books when I discovered Grace for President, and I've been...more
Even Zombies need love, and when Mortimer can't find anyone willing to go out with him, he writes an ad for the newspaper want-ads. The watercolor illustratrations add another layer to the already appealing storyline as Mortimer and his trusty dog and maggots head to the designated area to wait for the girl of their dreams. As time rolls on, all of them slump lower and lower as they get the message that no one seems interested in meeting Mortimer. Just as he leaves the party, a surprise arrives,...more
This story is so cute and touching. Mortimer, the zombie, tries to find a date for the Valentine's Day dance. He does everything he can think of to make himself appealing to the ladies. Unfortunately that means losing his arms during a workout at the gym and being too stiff at dance lessons. He posts an ad, announcing the time and place he would be at the dance. He arrived at the dance, waiting for a special lady to love. My heart reached out to him as I watched him struggle over and over again...more
Mortimer is in search of love. All he wants is a nice ghoul with whom he can spend the rest of his afterlife. He even takes out a personal ad: Tall, Dead, & Handsome. (Have I mentioned that Mortimer is a zombie?) Will Mortimer ever find true love? Find out in this children’s book that seems to fit in perfectly with today’s fascination with the undead!
This quirky jewel had us cracking up at every page! From Mortimer’s attempts at writing the perfect personal ad - If you like taking walks in t...more
This quirky jewel had us cracking up at every page! From Mortimer’s attempts at writing the perfect personal ad - If you like taking walks in t...more
Everyone wants someone to love, even the undead. Meet Mortimer, a dashing young zombie, who is simply looking for another zombie to share his undead life with. Mortimer has tried being funny, charming, and dashing, but when you dine on brains daily, the girls aren’t lining up around the corner. Mortimer has finally decided to take out a personal ad with hopes of meeting that special girl. With instructions to meet him by the punch bowl at Cupid’s Ball, will Mortimer finally meet his perfect some...more
Everyone wants someone to love, even the undead. Meet Mortimer, a dashing young zombie, who is simply looking for another zombie to share his undead life with. Mortimer has tried being funny, charming, and dashing, but when you dine on brains daily, the girls aren’t lining up around the corner. Mortimer has finally decided to take out a personal ad with hopes of meeting that special girl. With instructions to meet him by the punch bowl at Cupid’s Ball, will Mortimer finally meet his perfect some...more
I loved this children's book! The story and pictures were both super cute (zombie-cute, of course). I especially enjoyed the clever details in the illustrations--like our zombie hero's cute skeletal dog, candlesticks sticking out of brains, and worms playing cards in the corner of a scene. Sometime this summer, I plan to attempt the adult zombie romance novel Dearly, Departed--but I have a feeling it will not be as entertaining as Zombie in Love. :)
Poor Mortimer just wants to find love. The problem is that he is a zombie and while he tries to follow the advice he never seems to get it quite right. All the living women just are not attracted to him or his gifts. Finally Mortimer puts a personal ad in the newspaper and finds just the right woman for him - Mildred. The book covers all the basics of zombies, but in a fun and cute (not at all scary) way. This humorous book would be fun for Valentine's Day, Halloween, or any time in between. The...more
"Zombie in Love" was a light, hilarious story. The main character, Mortimer is a zombie in search of finding love. He does everything he can to improve himself and increase his opportunities by going to the gym, taking dance lessons and even went on an online dating website. However, everything is a little different for a zombie. His arm keeps falling off at the gym and is found to be stiff when it comes to dancing. While the content of this book is for a more mature audience, it would be fun to...more
Mortimer wants a date for the sweetheart dance. He does everything you should do to get a girl to like him, but somehow it doesn't work. Fortunately for Mortimer, he does find true love in the end.
Short text with easy to understand passages make this a great read aloud especially since it is weird and sure to interest students just because of the bizarre tale. Plus, the illustrations are pretty gross in a cartoony, kind of way.
Some fun word play in this book that ELLs will enjoy:
"nobody was dy...more
Short text with easy to understand passages make this a great read aloud especially since it is weird and sure to interest students just because of the bizarre tale. Plus, the illustrations are pretty gross in a cartoony, kind of way.
Some fun word play in this book that ELLs will enjoy:
"nobody was dy...more
The cutest little zombie picture book ever. Mortimer is looking for a girlfriend but he just can't seem to do anything right. Will he find himself a friend for Cupid's Ball.
I loved this picture book. The actual written story, (except for one play on the Pina Colada song) is fairly innocuous, the illustrations are what make it so outstanding. Mortimer does try standard tactics, however b/c of his undead status and what appeals to him is not quite what appeals to others. Definitely an adorable tal...more
I loved this picture book. The actual written story, (except for one play on the Pina Colada song) is fairly innocuous, the illustrations are what make it so outstanding. Mortimer does try standard tactics, however b/c of his undead status and what appeals to him is not quite what appeals to others. Definitely an adorable tal...more
Though it is funny in a quirky way, I am not sure whether this book is suitable for children below 10 years old.
Parents need to know that this sweet, silly zombie love story has gruesome elements suited to the subject matter: worms, severed limbs, a detached heart, a severed finger, a plate of eyeballs, a keyboard made of finger bones, and a picnic in a graveyard with brain as the entree.
The pictures are somehow cute, but once again, parents should be aware that the story and pictures might be...more
Parents need to know that this sweet, silly zombie love story has gruesome elements suited to the subject matter: worms, severed limbs, a detached heart, a severed finger, a plate of eyeballs, a keyboard made of finger bones, and a picnic in a graveyard with brain as the entree.
The pictures are somehow cute, but once again, parents should be aware that the story and pictures might be...more
This is a very original book where Mortimer is trying to find a date for the Valentine's Day party. In search of a date he puts out an ad in the local newspaper for a girl to meet him at the party. Much to his dismay no one shows up until he's about to leave. Lucky for him the girl of his dreams shows up, another zombie! This book could be read for Halloween or Valentine's Day and is nothing like the any other book. I would read this to an older elementary age or even middle school just for fun....more
Aug 07, 2012
Scottsdale Public Library
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You know a genre is popular when it makes its way into children’s picture books! “Zombie in Love” by Kelly DiPucchio is a humorous zombie love story. Poor Mortimer is looking for a sweetheart. He tries everything the dating books suggest but all the human girls run screaming when he makes his approach. Can Mortimer the zombie find love in our world? Although not necessarily a bedtime story for young children, this charmingly creepy picture book will appeal to fans of Tim Burton’s The Corpse Brid...more
Nov 25, 2012
Jon-henry Kubej
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This book is awesome! It is very cute to say the least. It is about a zombie looking for his soul-mate. He puts adds in papers and tries to impress the living but nothing seems to be working out for him! Finally his add in the paper is answered at a dance where a zombie girl finds him! They are perfect for each other and fall in love! This book was really fun and not gruesome. There is no need to be weary about reading this to a young audience because it isn't scary just a little bit gross! Gre...more
Whether or not you are into the whole zombie craze, this book will make you smile. It is a cute book about a zombie who works hard to find a date to the high school dance but unfortunately, everyone else is human so they all find him unattractive. By the end of the book, he meets the love of his life, a beautiful woman zombie. This book would be great for older elementary school aged children who are mature enough to handle a love story. It is very humorous as well which was nice so the teacher...more
A friend of mine read this book to me one day while we were hanging out in Barnes & Noble. It actually was a really great book. It really is perfect for both boys and girls (including adults of all ages) and tells the story of a Zombie looking for love. I think the illustrations really made this book worth while. I may actually purchase a copy of the book because I liked it so much even though it is a children's book. I would highly recommend it for parents with older kids (6 - 9) or nerdy y...more
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WOW WOW WOW. This is one of the funniest books I've seen in a long time. Mortimer, the zombie, is trying to find someone to date. There is story here for young and old - it works on different levels. Kids will laugh out loud at the "presents" - a real heart, flowers with worms, and just the word "love". Adults will enjoy the "Expiration Date" service online and the tribulations of trying to find the right one. The illustrations bring warmth and humor, extending the story. I vote this for...more
WOW WOW WOW. This is one of the funniest books I've seen in a long time. Mortimer, the zombie, is trying to find someone to date. There is story here for young and old - it works on different levels. Kids will laugh out loud at the "presents" - a real heart, flowers with worms, and just the word "love". Adults will enjoy the "Expiration Date" service online and the tribulations of trying to find the right one. The illustrations bring warmth and humor, extending the story. I vote this for...more
I'm not a fan of zombies, so it rather surprised me that I enjoyed this book. Young readers who like Corpse Bride and The Nightmare Before Christmas will find something to love in this book. Older readers will also find a lot to appreciate, especially the zombie's personal ad that can be sung to the tune of "If you like pina coladas..."
I don't know whether to recommend this book as a Halloween or Valentine's Day book, but those with a somewhat darker sense of humor will love this book no matter...more
I don't know whether to recommend this book as a Halloween or Valentine's Day book, but those with a somewhat darker sense of humor will love this book no matter...more
It's tough for the walking dead to find a love connection. The ladies aren't impressed when Mortimer offers a box of chocolates (and worms), a real (formerly live) heart or a stunning diamond ring (still, unfortunately, on a finger).
Will he ever find his one true love?
Clearly, this picture book is not intended for the preschool set. However, I think students in second or third grade and up would find it hilarious. It's worth consideration for the Joliet Reads third graders... if we dare.
Bwa ha h...more
Will he ever find his one true love?
Clearly, this picture book is not intended for the preschool set. However, I think students in second or third grade and up would find it hilarious. It's worth consideration for the Joliet Reads third graders... if we dare.
Bwa ha h...more
It was only a matter of time before the Zombies invaded the picture book section in the library! Introducing Mortimer the Zombie and his quest for love.
Summary:
Mortimer is undead and unhappy. He has tried everything from taking dance lessons, passing out chocolates with worms, real hearts, and even walking his dead dog at the park to win a date for the Cupids ball. Nothing has worked, and he even lost a few parts along the way. Finally, he takes out a clever ad in the newspaper (Cue the undead...more
Summary:
Mortimer is undead and unhappy. He has tried everything from taking dance lessons, passing out chocolates with worms, real hearts, and even walking his dead dog at the park to win a date for the Cupids ball. Nothing has worked, and he even lost a few parts along the way. Finally, he takes out a clever ad in the newspaper (Cue the undead...more
Mortimer is a lonely zombie looking for love. He tries everything he can think of to impress the ladies - from a box of delicious worms, a diamond ring fresh from the grave and even offers up a heart (newly deceased), but nothing works. What’s a ghoul supposed to do? Mortimer decides puts a personal ad in the local paper in the hopes that the perfect girl will see it. But does Mortimer’s dream girl show up at Cupid’s Ball or is Mortimer doomed to stalk the earth alone?
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“Each time a girl approached the table, Mortimer would smile. Like this: And each time the girl would shriek and run away.”
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