Please Don't Eat the Children (Secrets of Dripping Fang: Book Seven)

By Dan Greenburg

Book Overview

What can we expect from the next two brilliantly creepy books in the deliciously disturbing Dripping Fang series? Well, it's probably a safe guess that they will be just as bizarre and frightfully fun as the others. And we could possibly surmise that they'll take our two heroes, Wally and Cheyenne Shluffmuffin, back to the clutches of the show-tune-happy Hortense Jolly at the Jolly Days Orphanage, where odd adventures might ensue. Who knows, maybe even The Jackal (of international assassin fame) will make another appearance. Nothing's exactly for certain when it comes to these out-of-the-ordinary tales, but it's definitely a fact that Dan Greenburg gets wackier and more inventive with each new installment.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152060472
• ISBN13: 9780152060473
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Zany Fun

Since the Child Welfare Bureau has this thing about Vampire Dads who can't support their children, Wally and Cheyenne Shluffmuffin are up for adoption again. Orphanage owner Hortense Jolly is willing to let anyone who has the money adopt Wally and Cheyenne even if they are ghouls who want to eat the children. Vampire Dad is frantically trying to find a job and get the money to adopt Wally and Cheyenne, but the family has other problems. The Jackal is still trying to kill Wally and the children are trying to convince the FBI that a giant ant army is kidnapping busloads of innocent people. Soon Wally and Cheyenne find themselves in hot water - literally. "Please Don't Eat the Children" is the seventh book in Dan Greenburg's delightfully absurd "The Secrets Of Dripping Fang" series. The books are over the top fun filled with giant ants, mutant children, vampires, giant spiders, an assassin who is a real jackal, ghouls, trolls, wolfs, and more. There is a wonderful sense of humor throughout the book including when Vampire Dad tries to get the role of a vampire in the movies, his visit to a pawn shop run by trolls, his various jobs, Cheyenne's extra credit essay and so much more. Pay close attention to the chapter titles and illustrations in the book as they too add to the humor. There are some scary moments in the book, but they are played mostly for laughs and are not too scary. "Please Don't Eat the children" is aimed at ages 8 - 12, but readers of all ages will enjoy this zany book.

love this series

This book is about the Shfullmuffin twins and there adventures. When the twins are sent back the Jolly Days Orphanage they might be adopted by some...ghouls? Unless there dad get 1500 dollars from a...troll?!?!(A violent one at that) Join the Shfullmuffin twin in there sixth adventure