The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Pace, Anne Marie

Vampirina Ballerina Hosts a Sleepover

40 pp. | Hyperion | July, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4231-7570-4 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. This Vampirina Ballerina follow-up finds the young vampire planning "the best sleepover ever" for her (human) buddies. Despite its efforts, the family's true nature eventually comes out, resulting in a delightful collision of worlds. This book's humor is a bit more subtle than the first's, coming primarily in the counterpoint between Pace's wryly straight-laced text and Pham's illustrations full of cheerful chaos.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2013