Reviews

Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots by Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, Marcia T. Jones

simonisafangirlie's review

4.0

Blast From the Past

I really enjoyed rereading this book from my childhood! Melody is my favorite, with her pigtails and comments!!! I would love to see Mrs. Jeepers house once she's finished the renovations!!!

eve_lyn's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.0

Not the best childhood reread

anxiouslyreading33's review

5.0

I read all of these as a child I think it's where I fell in love with the supernatural I am loving rereading them I hope I can find them all

angmander's review

4.0

Very fun! This series was one of my favorites from childhood.

missnatcat's review

Read it as a kid and had to re-read, for fun.

annabannana's review

Guided reading level M
The kids are so disrespectful in this story, I wish my son had not read this until he was at least 7 or 8.

obsessedteach's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

gothradiohour's review against another edition

3.0

When I was a wee-child, I devoured all of the Bailey School Kids books. Only recently did I recall their fun titles, on the drive to work one morning. Dadey and Jones are excellent examples of young reader, or early chapter books paranormal fiction. I picked this book up again recently because I got the idea that I might want to take a crack at writing a book for this demographic, and who better to learn from. Dadey and Jones have written more than 80 books in the series.
Honestly as a reader I wanted more out of it, but like I'm also a grown adult not a 3rd grader. I think the story naturally reflects the fears kids have about getting a new teacher. Hopefully this isn't promoting xenophobia with the traditional vampire troupes of Mrs. Jeepers being from Romania. I really don't like that two of the kids break into Mrs. Jeepers house. Please real children do not break and enter.
If anything, I now have the perfect character idea for Halloween this year!

shiloniz's review

4.0

Just as fun as I remembered from childhood.

kllm07's review

4.0

It was pretty good. Short and sweet to the point, but a good introduction to mystery.