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saidtheraina's review against another edition
4.0
Got kids who can't get enough of Goosebumps? Give them this.
Scare Scape is about a family who moves into a creepy old mansion. The youngest of the family is obsessed with "Scare Scape" - a world of comic books. He has an extensive collection of action figures based on the gruesome creatures featured in the comic. His one wish is that they become more realistic...
The cover is awesome, and colorful, and the book pays off.
The siblings relationships are realistic and honest, and the plot takes twists and turns I didn't expect. It makes me happy that we have something a little more challenging to give to our monster-obsessed kids.
Unfortunately, the trading-card-like pages at the center of the book describing each monster are black and white - kids have to go to the website to see the author's imagined colors.
I plugged this at my school visits this morning, and the kids went bananas over the Flesh Eating Slugs, the Visible Fang, and the Shark Hound. A sure winner.
Scare Scape is about a family who moves into a creepy old mansion. The youngest of the family is obsessed with "Scare Scape" - a world of comic books. He has an extensive collection of action figures based on the gruesome creatures featured in the comic. His one wish is that they become more realistic...
The cover is awesome, and colorful, and the book pays off.
The siblings relationships are realistic and honest, and the plot takes twists and turns I didn't expect. It makes me happy that we have something a little more challenging to give to our monster-obsessed kids.
Unfortunately, the trading-card-like pages at the center of the book describing each monster are black and white - kids have to go to the website to see the author's imagined colors.
I plugged this at my school visits this morning, and the kids went bananas over the Flesh Eating Slugs, the Visible Fang, and the Shark Hound. A sure winner.
froggylibrarian1's review against another edition
4.0
Be careful what you wish for...right??? In this book Morton, his brother James, and his sister Melissa move into an old run down house with their father. While mowing the lawn Morton discovers a gargoyle with a mysterious message about breaking fingers and getting wishes. Not taking it seriously Morton wished that his scary toys from the magazine Scare Scape would be more realistic and his sister wished for an enormous closet. James also makes a wish after a huge fight with his sister but can't actually remember what he wished for. Unfortunately, the wishes do come true in a way they did not imagine. The three siblings and some friends must figure out how to hide the results of their wishes and how to reverse them before it's too late.
This was a fun read. Kids who enjoy the Goosebumps series or American Chillers will enjoy it. The descriptions and illustrations of the creatures at the beginning of the book was a lot of fun. The book was scary and adventurous without being overly so.
This was a fun read. Kids who enjoy the Goosebumps series or American Chillers will enjoy it. The descriptions and illustrations of the creatures at the beginning of the book was a lot of fun. The book was scary and adventurous without being overly so.
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