BLUF: Cute story for the littles about family, overcoming disappointments, and learning to adapt a situation!

Overall: 4 ⭐
Plot/Lesson:° 4📍
Smiles: 3 😂
Illustrations: 4🖌️

Suggested Ages:
Read To: 3 maybe 4 y/o and under
Read By: Early, early readers

Mom's Review:
Fun, simply tale with lots of silly play on words that make it a perfect pseudo-spooky story for littles for Halloween! e.g.: "Re-flesh-ments" Our younger kiddo, C, has requested this nearly every night since we've had the opportunity to read this! She absolutely loves it.

“A's” Review:
(Politely declined to partake in this one)

“C's Review:
"I love the family part of it!" Current re-read count: 8

Thank you to Margery Cuyler, Two Lions publishing company, & NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book!
All opinions are our own.

NOTES:
° = Our Plot/Lesson rating is how well the kiddos picked up on the morals/lessons learned or well received the facts were.
^ = A, 2nd Grade Reading Level, voracious reader
* = C, Knows her letters, but memorizes stories well!

This was an adorable spooky kids book with cute puns and a really nice storyline. My daughter loves all things spooky, and this was perfect for both halloween time, and year round for those of us with spooky kids!

Super cute book about a zombie reunion. Loved all the play on words. Would recommend for older kiddos that will get the references.

Stompie will be having a family reunion, something goes wrong before the party even begins.

It’s for sure a cute story, it was definitely hilarious, a lot of the family members names or even places had me cracking up! I do think this is aimed towards order children because of the words are a bit big and sentences can be a bit lengthy.

Thank you NetGalley & Margery for the opportunity to read this Arc!

Stompie the Zombie is the perfect Halloween book - tons of puns, gorgeous illustrations, a good lesson! I thought it was hilarious and heavily enjoyed it as an adult.

However, I don't think that suggested age of 3-7 is appropriate. There are A LOT of really funny puns that aren't even remotely appropriate for a younger audience and would prompt a lot of discussion about death and dying. I do think elementary readers or families that enjoy the darker Halloween stories would love this. I got a few pages into reading this with my almost 5 year old before deciding it wasn't appropriate for him just yet.

My kids love holiday themed books, so I'm always on the lookout for new titles. Stompie the Zombie is about a zombie who is preparing for a family reunion. He is so excited, but gets injured before and he worries he will miss his family. What will he do? It's a story about adjusting expectations and making the best out of rough situations. The illustrations are super cute and there are a ton of details to look at. This would be a great spooky season read for younger kiddos.

Thanks to Two Lions and NetGalley for an eARC of this book for an honest review.

The illustrations in this story are gorgeous and my kids and I giggles like fools over all the puns. We love Stompie and his entire family and loved how they brought the reunion to Stompie since he couldn't come to them. I can't wait to add this to our Halloween rotation.

Stompie the Zombie was clever but I wouldn't recommend it for little children. The puns were funny but a bit creepy, that type of humor would go over little one's heads. Older children might enjoy its Tim Burton like style.

This book would be perfect around Halloween time. It is such a cute children's zombie book. I love the funny names of all of Stompie's relatives. The little Halloween puns throughout the book added to the entertainment. I think kids will love this. The illustrations are amusing and funny. And how cute is Baby Fang?! lol
Thank you to Two Lions and NetGalley for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

This perfect for Halloween Season! It’s easy to read and follow along. My favorite part has to be the fun Halloween play of words that the author used. I found this entire book to be adorable, now I’m super obsessed. I definitely think kids will love this one!

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for this e-ARC.

Aaaah, that book was absolutely zom-tastic ! The characters were so sweet, story wonderful and the ART WAS 11/10 !

I will be reading this one to my kiddos.

Thanks so much to NetGalley for the free Kindle book. My review is voluntarily given, and my opinions are my own.

This is a very cute book to read to kids, especially at Halloween. The illustrations are amazing. I would definitely recommend this book.

Stompie is a zombie. Tonight he has a family gathering at his graveyard. He has a busy day : Stompie has to prepare the festivities to welcome his cousin Eye Socket, his uncle Maggot and more. But sadly during his errands he breaks a bone ! Oh, no. Everything is ruined ! Fortunately Itchy Witchy comes to help and the gathering is saved thanks to his family surprising him.

Stompie has style ! I love his clothing and shoes. His family members have such funny names. Great work on the names of the characters ! There is A LOT of play on words, puns and halloweeny vocabulary. I loved the illustration and colors. It's spooky, perfect for a autumn halloween read. It's well detailed. Anywhere you watch there's something going on, even in the backgrounds. It's a really fun read. The ending was hilarious.

A classic bright, funny, spooktacular (forgive me but there’s around 300 Halloween puns in this book and it’s hard to stop!) Octobery read.
The story is fun (if you’re a fan of Beast Feast this is likely going to be one for you) and the illustrations are wonderfully detailed - make sure you take the time to soak them up and not just read the story otherwise you’ll miss the puns!

Ok. This is a book for kids and the illustrations and Halloween puns should delight any child. However, if you are an adult weirdo like me that absolutely loves all things Halloween, you need this book too! The lessons about family togetherness and pitching in to help are valuable to all and well-demonstrated here plus it's a fun, quick read, perfect for getting you in the Halloween mood!

A funny book to read all year round but especially useful during Halloween. Don't forget to focus and read the details of the background or you'll miss all of the puns.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is a proper lush Halloween picture book! Gorgeously coloured and illustrated. I love that Stompie is so excited to see his family! There’s so many Halloween puns in this - what’s not to love

This book made my husband and I laugh a handful of times especially adding the funny accent I was reading it in. My son was so excited to pick this book out. He loved it so much that he made me read it again while he fell asleep for bedtime. I can’t wait to add this to the reading corner.

What a festive read for Halloween season! I love the idea of a zombie family reunion. The illustrations were beautiful (and creative)! I especially liked all of the spooky play on words. This would definitely be an at-home read, though. I can't see myself reading this to a class of students, but parents who are okay with Halloween centric books would love this!

Stompie the Zombie is planning a family reunion when he breaks his leg and has to go to urgent-scare. The family then comes to join him and they have a blast. The book is full of a lot of fun puns and humor that go over my kids’ heads but they will really like that when they get older. The book is so cute I loved the illustrations and the font. I’m going to buy this for my kids and my nieces and nephews when it comes out!