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Lucianovic, Stephanie V.W.

Zombie and Brain Are Friends

40 pp. | Bloomsbury | September, 2025 | Trade ISBN 9781547613625 $18.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Laan Cham. “Zeb lived on a farm. His family raised brains. Grain-fed, free-range brains, to be specific.” When a newborn brain emerges from its patch, all cute and cuddly in the lighthearted, cartoony digital illustrations, zombie Zeb’s heart melts. He brings it inside and, despite his parents’ protestations (“Brains are food, NOT pets”), begins to care for it. A misunderstanding at home separates the companions, but all ends well, with “cuddling and playing,” a chess match and “brainteasers,” and the promise of caretaking for even more brainy pals. Zeb’s warmth shines throughout this unique oddball friendship tale with brains and heart.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

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