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PRESCHOOL
Cummins, Lucy Ruth

Vampenguin

48 pp. | Atheneum | September, 2021 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5344-6698-2 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5344-6699-9 $10.99
(2) PS A deadpan narrator outlines the story of the Dracula family's Saturday trip to the zoo as the illustrations divulge what really happens. The two little Draculas, in their black capes and ­yellow shoes, almost match the ­penguins, and no one notices when the littlest Dracula escapes the stroller and trades places with one of the birds. The text hilariously drones on through the day's itinerary as expressive cartoon art creates mischief throughout. Mercifully, baby Dracula and the penguin manage to reconnect with their original families before the day ends, but not before a souvenir photograph commemorates the situation. A funny (and often startlingly relatable) outing.
Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2021

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