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10/24/11

David LaRochelle's New Book

Hi Fellow potatoes, just saw this in The Horn Book. Thought you'd all like to see it too!! Congratulations on the nice write-up David!

Boo to you!
By Elissa Gershowitz
hauntedhamburger Notes from the Horn Book   October 2011 Halloween’s not just for little boys and ghouls. Here are some funny, eerie, and downright creepy titles to scare up readers of all ages.

The goofiest of the group is David LaRochelle’s picture book The Haunted Hamburger and Other Ghostly Stories. Ghost siblings Franny and Frankie demand a story before bed. Of course, one is never enough, and Father Ghost is persuaded to tell three. The humor is freewheeling and perfectly calibrated—diapers! lipsticky smooches! yuck!—for the book’s audience. Paul Meisel’s illustrations lend an exaggerated tongue-in-cheek quality. Perfect for Halloween (but too good not to read all year round). (6–8 years)
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6 comments:

betsy woods said...

Congratulations David!!!!!! WOOOOHOOOO!

Edie Hemingway said...

David, congratulations on this wonderful write-up about your newest book! And I hope you're carving lots of pumpkins this week!

Christy said...

This looks very funny! I need to get my hands on a copy soon.

Lauren said...

It is very funny! Congratulations to you David!

David LaRochelle said...

Thanks for the congratulations, everyone. I was thrilled to have Haunted Hamburger featured in Horn Book. And the next round of pumpkin carving starts Friday.

Mark said...

David, it's great to see another one of your books released into the world -- and garnering the appreciation you deserve. Nice work!!