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Bartholomew Buggins: A Zombie with Different Cravings Kindle Edition

by Crystal Marcos (Author), Marie Marcos (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 68 ratings
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2018 Florida Book Festival, Honorable Mention in the Children's Category
2017 New Apple Book Awards, Official Selection in the Children's Picture Book Category
2017 Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards, Winner Best Books in the Children's Category
2017 Northern California Book Festival, Honorable Mention in the Children's Category
2017 Southern California Book Festival, Honorable Mention in the Children's Category
2017 Halloween Book Festival, Runner-Up in the Children's Category

A humorous rhyming picture book for ages 4 and up by award-winning author Crystal Marcos features a distinguished little zombie who just wants to be your friend.
Dive head-first into the infectiously charming pages, oozing with whimsical verse and stricken with colorful and amusing illustrations. Bartholomew Buggins: A Zombie with Different Cravings is a unique, fun book that will have kids and adults shrieking with delight.
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    May 15, 2017
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5 Star Review- The story is adorable and it chronicles the life of a zombie who, instead of being scary and behaving like a monster, is friendly and lovable. The illustrations are delightful and they make the author's words clear and the scenes vivid and lively. -Readers' Favorite 4.5 Star Review- I think that young children will love the vibrant illustrations and get a kick out of the story. I also highly recommend this to slightly older children who are independent readers because they will get so much out of the many details in the illustrations, including their text parts. -Lisa Vegan, Super-librarian, Goodreads

From the Author

This book was created because my daughter woke up one morning and told me about a nightmare of being chased by zombies. I was surprised because I didn't realize she even knew about zombies--let alone being afraid of them. I started mulling this over and decided she didn't have to be afraid. So I introduced Bartholomew to her and her cousins, all of whom were four years old at the time. They loved Bartholomew even before I had a picture to show them. No more nightmares! I also enjoyed working with my sister on this project! It's a family affair.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MUMIROF
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cat Marcs Publishing (May 15, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 15, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 14239 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 68 ratings

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Crystal Marcos

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Award-winning author Crystal Marcos has been a storyteller her entire life. As the oldest of five children, she had to do a lot of entertaining. Crystal is the author of two children’s books, BELLYACHE: A Delicious Tale and HEADACHE: The Hair-Raising Sequel to BELLYACHE. She recently wrote her first Young Adult novel, Novus (The Cresecren Chronicles, Book 1). Bartholomew Buggins is her first picture book. She lives in Washington State with her husband, daughter Kaylee, and son Jaxon.

Please visit: http://www.crystalmarcos.com/

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
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N. N. Light
5.0 out of 5 stars Not since Dr. Seuss have I read such a delightful children's picture book!
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2017
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You can’t go anywhere without seeing zombie books, posters, cartoons, television shows and movies. Even children as young as four know what a zombie is. Meet Bartholomew Buggins, your everyday kid-friendly zombie. He doesn’t want to eat your brains but love bakery items like cakes and cookies. He’s a kind, studious sort and he’d like nothing better than to be your friend.

What a fantastic book! I loved how the rhyming text fit perfectly with each illustration and how the text was on the bottom of each page. I found myself staring with wonder on all that was going on in each illustration. There’s an interactive game for kids on the Kindle version and more activities on Marcos’ website.

There’s a good message hidden beneath the humorous zombie tale. It’s about accepting others, friendship and not judging other people.

Not since Dr. Seuss have I read such a delightful children’s picture book. I highly recommend, especially this close to Halloween.

Favorite Character/Quote: “I am a distinguished young fellow. Unlike other zombies, I’m mellow. Those monsters are really quite loud so it’s hard to fit in with that crowd.”

My Rating: 5+ stars
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Stacie Theis
5.0 out of 5 stars Bartholomew Buggins
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2017
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Bartholomew Buggins is a charming tale about an unusual zombie who enjoys being different.

Bartholomew is a happy go lucky zombie who likes feasting on cakes, reciting poetry, and planting trees. Not at all what you'd expect from a zombie.

Children will delight in the colorful and detailed illustrations and laugh as people flee in fear from the gentle and kind zombie. Readers are kept engaged as they search for hidden brains and other items throughout the pages.

This entertaining story is told in whimsical rhyme, which is my favorite type of children's book. Stories told in rhyme benefit children in so many ways. Rhyme helps to improve oral language and to develop reading and writing skills plus they're just fun to read!

I highly recommend picking up a copy of Bartholomew Buggins.
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Vashon Raven
4.0 out of 5 stars New take on zombies
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2017
A fun children’s book about celebrating differences with a great twist. The story itself isn’t overly unique which helps illustrate the main character as an everyday guy. The rhymes are occasionally stilted which gives a verbal depiction of this plodding nerdy zombie. The highlight of this book is all of the hidden gems: brains hidden on every page, silly headlines and fabulous illustrations. A fantastic Halloween read.
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Jamie Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars A very cute zombie story!
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2019
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I was searching for cute books to buy for my niece and I stumbled upon this gem! I'm a sucker for picture books and zombies so this is quite the gem! I read it on Kindle Unlimited first before purchasing it. I'm glad I did because it's absolutely adorable!
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HeyFun
5.0 out of 5 stars adorable friendly zombie Reader
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2017
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This is an adorable picture book/poem about a friendly who would rather eat cookies, read books, and drink mint tea then be scary.
Its also is fun to find the cartoon brains. This book would book would also make a good theme for a not so scary zombie party.
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rmsunny
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and entertaining.
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2017
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I really enjoyed reading this book and looking at the pictures. I let the grandchildren read the Kindle book which is interactive and they had fun finding the brains. I like the way the author takes a scary subject (Zombies) and brings a comical view to ease children's fears.
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Jodi
5.0 out of 5 stars THUMBS UP
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2019
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Cute story.
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Matt
2.0 out of 5 stars No rythem.
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2017
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This book had potential. The concept is good, the artwork is colorful, but a well written book does more than just end paired sentences with words that rhyme. This book lacks rythem.
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