Zombies on the Brain ~ SBC Zombie Walk and Zombie Book Recomendations
If you’re going to be in the Shreveport/Bossier area around mid-October, you don’t want to miss the SBC Zombie Walk 2022. From their facebook page:
“Get ready to Shake those Rattling Bones and Twist that Rotting Flesh! The SBC Zombie Walk is Back and we’re Ready to RAGE AGAINST DEATH!!
This year’s Zombie Walk will be Friday, October 15th in the East Bank District & Plaza from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM with an emphasis on Jammin’ Out and Shakin’ what our Mummy gave us! In addition to our Nonprofit Mainstays like the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana and LifeShare Blood Center, this year we’re partnering with the Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of NWLA and their Mission to help Recovering Addicts to “Recover Their Life”!
Be excited for Costume Contests, Door Prizes, Live Music, Dance Competitions, Games, Vendors, Food Trucks, and SO Much More! You may very well LOSE your MIND!
This year’s SBC Zombie Walk Art was done the immensely talented Nathan Treme of the Highland Paranormal Society. He’ll be doing much more with this year’s event so be on the look out for that!
More news to come soon!”
Sounds pretty great, huh? And I’ll be there signing and selling my books, Halloween Night and Other Poems and Zombiesaurs!
I think it’s common knowledge for those who know us that my kids and I love zombies. So I was pretty excited to get the invite to be a part of this year’s event.
Just thinking about it put me in a zombie mood. I’ve rounded up some of our favorite zombie book series that I know you will love.
I don’t remember exactly how we stumbled upon Undead Pets by Sam Hay, but once we started the series, we wanted to read every one.
Joe is an ordinary boy until he makes a wish on an Egyptian Amulet given to him by his Uncle. Now he’s the Protector of Undead Pets. In each book Joe helps a different undead pet with their unfinished business.
This series is funny and dark, but I wouldn’t say it’s scary. That may depend on your kid’s personality, though. We haven’t finished the series yet, but the books in this series are fun quick reads (we usually finish a book in one to two sittings when I’m reading aloud to them) and we’re looking forward to collecting them all.
This next series, Zombies in Paradise by Laura Hansen, is geared more towards young adults, but I don’t recall anything inapropriate (other than zombie gore type stuff, if you count that) for younger kids. Don’t take my word for it, though, it’s been a while since I’ve read the series. Read them for yourselves. Parents will enjoy these, too. Here’s a short blurb from the Amazon page, “This fast-paced adventure pits the teens against the zombie crew in a terrifying and hilarious struggle to save the passengers from an ugly undeath.” I was fortunate to meet the author when I lived in Nebraska. I keep hoping she’ll add to the series, but so far there are only three books. Go grab them! 
My last recommendation is the Zombie Problems series by K.G. Campbell. We are halfway through the first one and my kids and I love it! Mr. Campbell has crafted a cast of characters with endearing quirks. He’s excellent at world-building as well. It’s funny, adventurous, and none of us want to stop reading, but we’re trying to make it last. We read a couple of chapters a day. We have a copy from our library, but these will definitely be added to our collection in the near future!
So, what else has been going on you ask?
I’ve been busy working on the Mississippi Folklore blog. I’m getting a collaborative team of writers together and I’m really excited to see where this goes. My sister and I are having a lot of fun with it.
This week starts week 3 of our homeschool year! The boys are doing great. This week, we’re focusing on Math and Language Arts. We’re experimetning a little to see how we want this year to go. But focusing on a few subects each week and rotating them every week has been really nice. It gives us time to focus on a couple subjects a day and really delve into the subject matter and go down rabbit holes. I’m sure I’ll be tweaking the schedule up a bit more depending on our schedules and travel. I really love the flexibility of homeschooling. It’s a blessing.
I guess that’s about all there is to report. Time to say g’night and God bless! ~T
