Gibbus Moony Wants to Bite You!
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Move over Edward Cullen! There’s a new cute vampire in town.
Gibbus Moony’s grownup fangs have finally grown in. Now all he wants to do is chomp on something juicy! All day Gibb hunts high and low for his first unsuspecting victim. But just when he thinks he’s found the perfect bite, he may discover something even more fang-tabulous to sink his teeth into. Humor, heart, and charming illustrations make this a toothsome treat for Halloween promotions and beyond!
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Gibbus Moony is a budding vampire who must come to terms with his family's unusual pacifist palate: "We're fruit suckers, my boy," says Grandpa Waxing Moony, "and proud of it." For Gibbus, however the big enchilada, so to speak, is "Something that moved. Something that... noticed." But Gibbus is inadvertently thwarted in his quest for human blood by Moe, a friendly (and normal) neighbor who has an annoying baby sister with biting problems of her own. "Biting is for babies," Moe announces, unaware of his new friend's backstory, and that's all it takes for Gibbus to embrace "nectarian" family values and a new concept of "toothsome." Corace is on familiar ground: she's proved herself to be a virtuoso at portraying unlikely but thoroughly likable rebels in her books with Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Little Pea, etc.). She doesn't have nearly the same magic with debuting author Muir, whose flabby storytelling is in marked contrast to Corace's sharp, visual wit and crisp lines. It's an offbeat take on the popular culture's vampire obsession, but not a wholly successful one. Ages 4 8.
