{"id":37455,"date":"2025-09-23T01:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/37455\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T01:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:10:09","slug":"book-review-the-zombees-buzzes-with-laughs-and-halloween-thrills-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/37455\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Zombees’ buzzes with laughs and Halloween thrills | Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s that creepy buzzing sound coming from the graveyard ground?<\/p>\n

It’s the royal zombee queen! She’s leading her ghastly green swarm towards the town.<\/p>\n

Book Review<\/p>\n

“The Zombees” by Justin Colon. Illustrations by Kaly Quarles.<\/p>\n

Published by Simon & Schuster<\/p>\n

For ages 4 to 8\u00a0<\/p>\n

32 pages<\/p>\n

$19.99<\/p>\n

“Have they come to eat your brains?” the narrator asks a small girl, dressed in a witch’s hat and cape, who witnesses the green-skinned horde awaken as she passes a graveyard during trick or treat. Taking shelter at a local library, she determines that the swarm can be easily managed. Soon, a team of beekeepers arrives on the scene to smoke the horde into submission.<\/p>\n

But is this group of zombees a mindless group of the undead? Or are they just having some Halloween-themed fun?<\/p>\n

By the final page of “The Zombees<\/a>,” author Justin Colon (“The Quaken”) and illustrator Kaly Quarles leave readers grinning at a clever, sweet twist.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

SIMON & SCHUSTER<\/p>\n

Young readers will enjoy hunting for clues about the neon-green zombees while following along with this rhyming, spooky tale, offering an experience parents and kids can share.<\/p>\n

BOOK REVIEW<\/p>\n

“The Zombees” by Justin Colon. Illustrations by Kaly Quarles.<\/p>\n

Published by Simon & Schuster<\/p>\n

For ages 4 to 8\u00a0<\/p>\n

32 pages<\/p>\n

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