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Frankenstink!: Garbage Gone Bad
With a glow-in-the-dark cover and zany art, this is a book about "garbage" that transforms and mutates into a grotesque, greedy monster devouring everything in its path, Frankenstink is sure to be a hit with kids who do not like to clean up. Is the monster who feeds on "a mountainous salad of plastic and goo, fast-food leftovers and Styrofoam stew," real, a dream, or a warning of what is to come if we don't compost and recycle? Complemented by playful illustrations in a comic-book style.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published March 10, 2015
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July 29, 2017
You can never tell when and how the garbage you threw in your room unconsciously, can take form of a man eating lethal monster!
Well, there is this book to get you informed and aware.
It is high time for people to stop procrastinating and keep cleanliness around them.
Recommended reading.
Well, there is this book to get you informed and aware.
It is high time for people to stop procrastinating and keep cleanliness around them.
Recommended reading.
February 6, 2015
I received a free digital copy of this book in return for an honest review. Thank you Netgalley!
The Bit and I read this last night. It was pretty funny and the rhyming was great. I loved how it gave them the message to clean up their room without coming out and saying "clean your room". At bedtime he asked if the Frankenstink could really happen. I said "Of course! Why do you think I am always asking you to pick up in there!" hehe
The only thing I didn't care for was the mess that needed to be cleaned up was all of the stuff that my kiddos doesn't get much of (if any) anyway, soda, gum, candy bar wrappers. All things that don't belong in a bedroom anyway.
The Bit and I read this last night. It was pretty funny and the rhyming was great. I loved how it gave them the message to clean up their room without coming out and saying "clean your room". At bedtime he asked if the Frankenstink could really happen. I said "Of course! Why do you think I am always asking you to pick up in there!" hehe
The only thing I didn't care for was the mess that needed to be cleaned up was all of the stuff that my kiddos doesn't get much of (if any) anyway, soda, gum, candy bar wrappers. All things that don't belong in a bedroom anyway.
April 7, 2015
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through the Early Reviewer giveaway on LibraryThing.com and the following is my honest opinion.
As I read this book I couldn’t help but sense how the spacing of this author’s writing resembles all the wonderful books by Dr. Seuss I read growing up as a child of the 1950’s. The illustrations, which have also been done by the author, echo those by Seuss as well; which leads me to suspect it had been this well-known author/illustrator who has influenced Mr. Lightburn in writing this captivating book whose underlining theme of recycling and waste disposal manifests itself in the imagination of a little boy.
Although there’s no mention of what had precipitated the boy’s somewhat nightmarish dream on this particular night, but I think the cause of it can be explained by the surprised looks of his parents at the end of the book. The lack of the boy’s name adds to the strength of the story as it is being directed at the child who’s reading the story by the use of the word “YOU.” Boys at the age for the target audience of the book tend to ignore their parents plea to clean up their room, and this book is attempting, in addition to its message, to change their ways.
While this book seems to be directed at the boys, girls would also benefit from the book’s message by telling them what might happen if they start to act like the boys with their messy ways.
This doesn’t change my opinion of the book, but I feel a handful of pages would have been an easier read if the color selected for the font were lighter in color.
The other side of the book’s cover has a wonderful illustration for the book itself which can be used as poster.
For the delightful reading experience, I’m delighted to give this book 5 STARS.
As I read this book I couldn’t help but sense how the spacing of this author’s writing resembles all the wonderful books by Dr. Seuss I read growing up as a child of the 1950’s. The illustrations, which have also been done by the author, echo those by Seuss as well; which leads me to suspect it had been this well-known author/illustrator who has influenced Mr. Lightburn in writing this captivating book whose underlining theme of recycling and waste disposal manifests itself in the imagination of a little boy.
Although there’s no mention of what had precipitated the boy’s somewhat nightmarish dream on this particular night, but I think the cause of it can be explained by the surprised looks of his parents at the end of the book. The lack of the boy’s name adds to the strength of the story as it is being directed at the child who’s reading the story by the use of the word “YOU.” Boys at the age for the target audience of the book tend to ignore their parents plea to clean up their room, and this book is attempting, in addition to its message, to change their ways.
While this book seems to be directed at the boys, girls would also benefit from the book’s message by telling them what might happen if they start to act like the boys with their messy ways.
This doesn’t change my opinion of the book, but I feel a handful of pages would have been an easier read if the color selected for the font were lighter in color.
The other side of the book’s cover has a wonderful illustration for the book itself which can be used as poster.
For the delightful reading experience, I’m delighted to give this book 5 STARS.
January 23, 2015
I liked this. As a public librarian there are a few adults I want to hand this book. I like the way its a "clean your room" book, but without being stern, and being more lighthearted and fun.
August 5, 2015
Kids will enjoy the rhyming and parents will enjoy the secret message about keeping your room clean
August 21, 2015
Well written rhyming story. Fun to read.
September 1, 2015
Hilarious! Gross out humour is sure to make kids laugh, maybe especially boys.
November 2, 2017
Hell of a rhyming book with such good vocabulary (Y)
Link of the book... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISUDS...
Link of the book... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISUDS...
April 6, 2021
RATING: 2.75 STARS
Cute.
Cute.
April 18, 2015
Frankenstink! Garbage Gone Bad is a delightfully amusing story of all the detritus a young boy shoves under his bed and what happens to it when he doesn’t clean it up. If your young child is prone to nightmares and fears of monsters under the bed you may have to remind them that this story is imaginary – and that cleaning up his/her room would be a good precaution.
At first glance, the pictures did look a little frightening (as my 19-year-old pointed out. But when you started to read the story it really wasn’t scary at all. I loved the nice clear font that the author chose for the text and how some of the words were written larger and bolder or illustrated the word. For example the word slithering was written in an up-and-down motion like that of a snake. These things added great interest to the reading of the text.
The drawings were clear and done in a fun comic-book style with lots of details so that with really young children you could play counting games and I-Spy on many of the pages. I also found the glow-in-the-dark cover to be unique. Unfortunately it needed to absorb a lot of light before it did very much glowing.
Frankenstink has a great message about reducing, reusing and recycling, plus keeping our rooms clean, which every mother will appreciate. I highly recommend this children’s hard-cover book. I gave it 5 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the publishers for providing this book through LibraryThing in exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
This review was published on my blog Shelf Full of Books http://kathrynsshelffullofbooks.blogs...
At first glance, the pictures did look a little frightening (as my 19-year-old pointed out. But when you started to read the story it really wasn’t scary at all. I loved the nice clear font that the author chose for the text and how some of the words were written larger and bolder or illustrated the word. For example the word slithering was written in an up-and-down motion like that of a snake. These things added great interest to the reading of the text.
The drawings were clear and done in a fun comic-book style with lots of details so that with really young children you could play counting games and I-Spy on many of the pages. I also found the glow-in-the-dark cover to be unique. Unfortunately it needed to absorb a lot of light before it did very much glowing.
Frankenstink has a great message about reducing, reusing and recycling, plus keeping our rooms clean, which every mother will appreciate. I highly recommend this children’s hard-cover book. I gave it 5 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the publishers for providing this book through LibraryThing in exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
This review was published on my blog Shelf Full of Books http://kathrynsshelffullofbooks.blogs...
April 18, 2015
Frankenstink! Garbage Gone Bad is written and illustrated by Ron Lightburn of Nova Scotia, Canada. I was privileged to meet Ron at his book signing in April and was delighted that he personalized a copy of Frankenstink! for me and one for my grandson.
First of all, the cover glows in the dark and the book jacket is a poster!
Written in fun rhyme, Frankenstink! is the story of a little boy who would not clean up his room. He simply kept shoving stuff under his bed, until … one night it mutated into a huge garbage monster. Oh my! The monster was hungry for trash first and became more and more greedy. After devouring everything it could find to eat in the house, it moved on down the street to the neighbours’ garbage cans and beyond, growing bigger and smellier and nastier as it went. I won’t give away more than that about the story, except to say there is a satisfying funny surprise ending.
The author’s descriptions along with his illustrations make this book an enjoyable environmental adventure. The gooey, oozy, garbage monster will have young readers eagerly turning pages to follow its progress.
Ron Lightburn wrote this book with a lesson in mind for children. He made recycling, composting, and cleaning up very memorable in an entertaining way through showing the experience of one young boy who refused to do them. Frankenstink! Garbage Gone Bad is a wonderful book for children of all ages and ideal for the classroom. This book will appeal more to boys because of some of the words and creepy images the author included, but it will also appeal to girls who love a good story. And it’s simply a gorgeous book!
First of all, the cover glows in the dark and the book jacket is a poster!
Written in fun rhyme, Frankenstink! is the story of a little boy who would not clean up his room. He simply kept shoving stuff under his bed, until … one night it mutated into a huge garbage monster. Oh my! The monster was hungry for trash first and became more and more greedy. After devouring everything it could find to eat in the house, it moved on down the street to the neighbours’ garbage cans and beyond, growing bigger and smellier and nastier as it went. I won’t give away more than that about the story, except to say there is a satisfying funny surprise ending.
The author’s descriptions along with his illustrations make this book an enjoyable environmental adventure. The gooey, oozy, garbage monster will have young readers eagerly turning pages to follow its progress.
Ron Lightburn wrote this book with a lesson in mind for children. He made recycling, composting, and cleaning up very memorable in an entertaining way through showing the experience of one young boy who refused to do them. Frankenstink! Garbage Gone Bad is a wonderful book for children of all ages and ideal for the classroom. This book will appeal more to boys because of some of the words and creepy images the author included, but it will also appeal to girls who love a good story. And it’s simply a gorgeous book!
January 14, 2016
Frankenstink! Garbage Gone Bad by Ron Lightburn is a children's book for young readers, that just might have them cleaning their rooms. The story answers the question of what happens to all the random toys and whatnot that end up under the bed. When it gets big and gross enough, and is exposed to a big stink, it comes to life and starts eating all the garbage it can find.
Frankenstink! is told in rhyme, with a illustrations that have a comic book feel. the story features one young boys room, and the variety of toys, dust, and trash that gathers under his bed. one night it comes to life and becomes a garbage eating monster that finds its way to the dump and just keeps on eating until it bursts. While the story is simply told, it warns children to clean their rooms, and just how much stuff we throw away that ends up at the dump. so, there is a bit of a lesson about waste here as well, but I think most kids will focus on the monster coming to life from under their bed. as a parent, I have to say that my favorite part of the book was the look of wonder on they parents' faces when they spot their son doing some serious cleaning.
Frankenstink! might just be the lesson any preschool through middle grader needs to start cleaning their rooms, or after themselves in general. I do think that the monster and general idea might be a little to scary for some children already worried about monsters under the bed or easily bothered by drawing of monsters and their mayhem.
Frankenstink! is told in rhyme, with a illustrations that have a comic book feel. the story features one young boys room, and the variety of toys, dust, and trash that gathers under his bed. one night it comes to life and becomes a garbage eating monster that finds its way to the dump and just keeps on eating until it bursts. While the story is simply told, it warns children to clean their rooms, and just how much stuff we throw away that ends up at the dump. so, there is a bit of a lesson about waste here as well, but I think most kids will focus on the monster coming to life from under their bed. as a parent, I have to say that my favorite part of the book was the look of wonder on they parents' faces when they spot their son doing some serious cleaning.
Frankenstink! might just be the lesson any preschool through middle grader needs to start cleaning their rooms, or after themselves in general. I do think that the monster and general idea might be a little to scary for some children already worried about monsters under the bed or easily bothered by drawing of monsters and their mayhem.
February 20, 2015
This was a great story, and it had me laughing out loud.
This story draws upon a child's over active imagination and tells the story of the creature that came to life from all the garbage that has been collecting under our beds.
If that's not great enough the story flows so fluidly in a rhyming way, which I love.
So then I take this story to school to read to the children and I just know they are going to love it, especially the boys. Why you ask? In bold letters, clear as a bell the word "fart" is written on the page to describe one of the many sounds that come from the monster. They just about doubled over, they could not believe we would actually read it out loud. Bathroom humor, never fails.
The illustrations in this book where also great and just added to the story to create a most entertaining book.
**I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**
This story draws upon a child's over active imagination and tells the story of the creature that came to life from all the garbage that has been collecting under our beds.
If that's not great enough the story flows so fluidly in a rhyming way, which I love.
So then I take this story to school to read to the children and I just know they are going to love it, especially the boys. Why you ask? In bold letters, clear as a bell the word "fart" is written on the page to describe one of the many sounds that come from the monster. They just about doubled over, they could not believe we would actually read it out loud. Bathroom humor, never fails.
The illustrations in this book where also great and just added to the story to create a most entertaining book.
**I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**
February 24, 2015
If I were to rank modern children's books from dreadfully dreadful to daddy-would-read-it-alone, this one lands at the very top of the ones I would read to myself. I have 3 children 8 and under and each and every one of them was rolling around laughing and crying out "yuck" and "ew". These are signs of a great children's book.
I loved the originality of the story and the fact that it was long enough to not be a waste of time but short enough that daddy could get back to watching Comic Book Men on the DVR after my long shift at work. This book is one that I plan to add to our shelf at home since the copy I currently have is an ebook copy provided to me for free by Netgalley in exchange for a review. This is one of those instances where I am gloriously happy to give a children's book my thumbs up and huge stamp of approval!
Frankenstink is a must-have for your children! It teaches the importance of keeping your room clean while making it sound fun (or scary not to)!
I loved the originality of the story and the fact that it was long enough to not be a waste of time but short enough that daddy could get back to watching Comic Book Men on the DVR after my long shift at work. This book is one that I plan to add to our shelf at home since the copy I currently have is an ebook copy provided to me for free by Netgalley in exchange for a review. This is one of those instances where I am gloriously happy to give a children's book my thumbs up and huge stamp of approval!
Frankenstink is a must-have for your children! It teaches the importance of keeping your room clean while making it sound fun (or scary not to)!
June 27, 2015
Bright acrylic illustrations complement a story told in rhymes about how a small amount of garbage under one boy's bed gets completely out of control. What if all that garbage somehow came to life and became a monster intent on devouring everything in its path? This story will probably horrify young readers that they may decide to clean up their rooms without being asked to do so. After all, one pile of garbage leads to another, and another, which is why we have so many landfills. In some respects it reminds me of poet Shel Silverstein's Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout and her refusal to put the garbage outside.
January 26, 2015
**I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review.**
This book is hilarious. I cant help but wonder if I had read this when I was a kid if I would have kept my room cleaner or offered to help my mom around the house more often. I liked the rhyming story the best. Not my favorite illustrations but still great. I hope Patrick gets a kick out of this.
This book is hilarious. I cant help but wonder if I had read this when I was a kid if I would have kept my room cleaner or offered to help my mom around the house more often. I liked the rhyming story the best. Not my favorite illustrations but still great. I hope Patrick gets a kick out of this.
April 23, 2015
Anyone here old enough to remember Garbage Pail Kids? My kids loved them! Disgusting, Obnoxious, Repulsive trading cards with pictures of kids covered in goo, slime, brains, and snot. Yep! Those kids' kids today will LOVE this book!
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April 25, 2015
Ever wonder what happens to all that stuff under your bed, shoved in a corner, or buried in your closet? After a bit that stuff begins to fester and swarm until suddenly it MOVES!!! And once it moves it is on a mission to gobble up as much garbage as possible. Great story for giving kids an incentive to keep their room clean otherwise unexpected things might be lurking.
March 3, 2015
This book certainly achieved its goal of being disgusting as a way to encourage children to clean and recycle. I did not enjoy reading it at all yet I am sure that many young boy readers will love it. Thus, I give it one star for its important moral.
March 23, 2015
Most kids love gross and this is gross. I like the story even though it rhymes. It probably didn't have to for success. Reading this book aloud would be joined by many yuck sounds. K-4 (waste in our world - science)
May 28, 2015
This book is absolutely amazing in scaring your children into cleaning up their crap. I borrowed this from the library but plan on putting this in my personal collection because of this. Would recommend.
April 27, 2015
I received this copy from librarything early reviewers. I thought this book was a good read. Very funny. My 6 and 8 year old sons loved it.
May 4, 2015
Yuck! Boys will especially love it.
May 8, 2015
Text and rhyme make this a little long read aloud. Kid will love the gross garbage illustrations and irreverent reference to "before coming to life with a FART or a FLUFF"
January 9, 2016
This garbage monster glows in the dark!
Will youngsters be motivated to clean under their bed? Perhaps not, but they'll enjoy reading how garbage can grow if left unattended!
Will youngsters be motivated to clean under their bed? Perhaps not, but they'll enjoy reading how garbage can grow if left unattended!
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