Night of the living Ted was a perfect pallet cleanser from reading so many epic fantasy novels. This was a fast pace fun With the whole step-sibling dynamic and the whole coming-of-age trope. With a hint of magic and mayhem from stuffed bears in costumes. Build a bear with cursed teddy bears. I recommend this for anybody who enjoys a good little chuckle.

I really enjoyed this humor horror novel where teddy bears come to life and wreak havoc on Halloween. There was a good blend of science fiction, and I loved that the bears came to life based on what they were made of in terms of accessories (like pirates, werewolves, vampires, etc.). Really fun story.

I got a good laugh out of "Night of the Living Ted!" Kids who like Five Nights at Freddy's are going to eat this up. Fans of comedy in general are also going to love this, because it's really funny! I do have to wonder at the choice to make the good bear an Elvis bear...I'm not sure kids are going to connect to it or get the jokes he makes (which were A+). Overall, a fun addition to scary-funny middle grade books.

I appreciate having had an opportunity to read and review this book. The appeal of this particular book was not evident to me, and if I cannot file a generally positive review I prefer simply to advise the publisher to that effect and file no review at all.

I get that kids want "scary" stories but the author has a responsibility not to traumatize them. I was one of those kids myself, rapidly consuming pulp horror like Goosebumps. So I understand the drive. I can even see the thought behind a book about an evil teddy bear. It's an inherently cute and innocuous object, something that a kids could believably defeat on their own. It's just that there's no real threat, fear, or even serious vibe to this plot. I can't imagine that a kid will find this even mildly scary nor is it especially funny.

I can imagine Night of the Living Ted appealing to fans of the Goosebumps series. Many reluctant readers can find a new love for reading with entertaining "scary" books. While this book seems a but rushed in the writing at times, I have no doubt that the target audience would enjoy it. The characters are not that well-developed and there is little relationship development. However, the premise is fun and kids will most likely be drawn to it..

This is a fun title for fans of Build-A-Bear and possible for people who don't like Build-a-Bear too! In this story, bears from a Build-A-Bear like store come to life thanks to a store manager who is up to no good. The catch is that the bears take on the powers and personality of whatever costume they are wearing. An unsuspecting step brother and sister build bears that then turn around and try to attack them. Luckily, they also made an Elvis look-alike bear who helps them. The illustrations in this chapter book are fun and just enough to keep reluctant readers turning the page. This is a story that will start churning the imaginations of young readers as they imagine their own Build-a-Bears coming to life. In fact, it would make a great writing prompt. A teacher could ask students to imagine a bear coming to life. The student would have to choose the costume and personality for the bear along with the adventure.

Night of the Living Ted is the hilarious first entry in a new middle grade horror-comedy series about some less-than-cuddly teddy bears who come to life on Halloween night and decide to take over the world. After their parents are turned into slimy creatures by a witch bear, step-siblings Lisa-Marie and Vernon must join forces with a teddy ally named Bearvis (as in Bearvis Presley) to defeat the horde of tiny, evil bears and save humanity. With malevolent, wise-cracking toys and kids learning how to navigate a newly blended family, the book resembles a kid-friendly Child’s Play with a sweet family story at its center.

Though the entire book is quite funny, I was slightly puzzled by the fact that a sizable percentage of the humor is Elvis-based. Don’t get me wrong, the Elvis jokes are funny; I’m just not sure whether they’ll go over younger readers’ heads. (I was born years after the King died and I would have gotten the jokes when I was in the target age range for this book, but I honestly have no idea how the plethora of hunka hunka burnin’ puns will play with today’s preteens. If any of my readers have any anecdotal evidence to share on the subject, please do so!) The jokes fit in well with the breezy hilarity of the rest of the story, though, so even if kids don’t catch every reference, they’ll still enjoy the sequined teddy bear karate-chopping his way through a pack of wereteddies.

Lee Cosgrove’s illustrations are a wonderful combination of comedy and horror, depicting menacing alien teddies and ill-tempered witch bears in zany, dynamic scenes that propel the action forward and deepen the characterization of the protagonists. Lisa-Marie and Vernon (you can’t escape the Elvis references!) make a good team as they fight the adorable stuffed menace, and I’m eager to see how they deal with the mad science and unpredictable magic of future teddy invasions. I can never get enough kids’ horror-comedy, so I’m excited about this new series and its zombear potential.

Lisa-Marie and her older bully of a stepbrother Vernon are small-town suburban kids who don't really get along; Lisa-Marie being too smart for her own good, and Vernon resenting being saddled with a kid sister. When each is given cash to buy Lisa-Marie's dad/Vernon's stepdad a birthday gift, the kids end up at the local build-a-bear type store, where they discover a special is going on: any customer can make themselves a teddy bear in honor of the upcoming Halloween holiday to keep, free! Her dad being an Elvis fanatic makes Lisa-Marie's choice easy, but with no interest in the freebie and only wanting to add his name to Lisa-Marie's gift so he can keep the money, Vernon slaps together a mish-mash of Halloween costumes and accessories and body parts to form a monster bear he doesn't even have an interest in taking home. It's a decision both kids will come to regret however, when soon afterward all the Halloween bears come to life all over town, turning on their makers/owners, robbing and hurting them, and before long the streets are filled with (among others) witch teddies that can fly and do magic ... zombie teddy bears seeking brains alongside vampire bears seeking a meal ... alien teddies in space suits complete with death rays ... all forms of monsters, and all making their way back to the teddy bear store and their leader - none other than the evil, sadistic, biggest and baddest teddy bear of all: Vernon's hybrid monster-bear! Can a smart little girl, her doofus of a stepbrother, and one lone, goodhearted teddy bear in a white-sequined jumpsuit and black pompadour - complete with Memphis accent - thwart out an entire horde of evil teddies determined to take over their town, if not the world? Night of the Living Ted is part of a newer, funny, very well-written middle-grade series featuring equally-funny illustrations by Lee Cosgrove that hint the books would make a good animated series. And this one, complete with stalwart heroes, formidable villains, and kid-friendly Halloween spookiness, will leave readers anxious for the next in the series,Revenge of the Living Ted, due in September. I know I am! (Available May 19) 4.5/5 stars

NOTE: I received a free ARC of this title from NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.

NOTE: I received a free ARC of this title from NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.

This is just a fun book! The bears in Night of the Living Ted are hilarious! The graphics throughout the book was a gave a nice visual. This was a fun read. I could see my fourth graders eating it up!

I think reluctant readers and those who love a quick read or a spooky (but funny) story will enjoy this action-packed story.

Lisa Marie and her brother Vernon stop at a build a bear store as they were trying to look for a good present for their father’s birthday. At night however, the bears come to life. Then Lisa Marie is faced with an impossible mission, stop the bears from taking over the world.

This is just a fun ride of a book! I mean who doesn’t love a scary teddy bear?! The graphics throughout the book was a nice edition and a few little teddy bears that were just adorable. Quite a few funny parts (Vernon passing out multiple times) and some sad parts. I loved the evolution of step-sister to sister and the end to a bully.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Night of The Living Ted is a funny scary book for children's who like to read spooky stuff. Short but entertaining .
3. 5 stars
thanks to netgalley and Delacorte Books for young readers for providing me with an Arc.

Night of The Living Ted is a cute scary book for young readers. We loved This one!

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Funny premise will attract reluctant readers, who will enjoy the action-packed story. Bearvis the Elvis-themed teddy bear and Lisa Marie (named after that Lisa Marie) are delightful characters.

Kids who are looking for a good scare will enjoy this one. Haunted teddy bears could led to a few nightmares, so be cautious readers!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the E-arc copy of Night of the Living Ted.
It is a funny, laugh out loud book, that elementary and tweens will thoroughly enjoy reading. I can see reluctant readers eating this on up.
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My nine-year-old son really enjoyed this one! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an e-galley in exchange for an honest review.