Wake the Dead

by Monica A. Harris

Book Overview

“Be quiet, Henry! You’re loud enough to wake the dead!”Henry is having a loud day. When he plays, he’s loud. When he walks, he’s loud. When he talks, he’s loud. Everything he does is loud. His mother,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802789226
• ISBN13: 9780802789228
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Walker & Company
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Drop Dead Punny Book!

This has got to be one of the most creative, funniest kids' books I've read in a long time, chock full of puns metaphors, and allegories. Henry, the protagonist, is "having a loud day", loud enough to wake the dead. He does, and what follows is a Zombie romp through the town, searching for noisy Henry. On the way, they visit a beautician ('dyeing' hair), librarian (who expects 'dead' silence), the post office clerk ( who refers them to the 'dead-letter' section) and have lots of other deadpan adventures. Kwas' watercolor and ink illustrations are perfect - not cute, but not grisly, funny but not distracting from the text. It's obvious that the author and illustrator had fun in collaborating on this book and I hope they do it again and again, what a great duo! The publisher indicates on the end papers that this book is suitable for ages 4 through 8, but I think it has wider appeal. I could see teachers using this book to help teach about similies, metaphors, allegories, etc.; it would be a splendid book to use at Halloween or during the Days of the Dead.

Wonderful book for Children!

What a wonderful book for children. We all know we could wake the dead in our day, and this book shows what happens when you do. She has wonderful puns for the older reader and the illustrations are wonderful!