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The Runaway Mummy: A Petrifying Parody (2009)

by Michael Rex(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0399252037 (ISBN13: 9780399252037)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Putnam Juvenile

review 1: The Runaway Mummy is another Margaret Wise Brown parody by Michael Rex. This time he's taking a jab at The Runaway Bunny which you might recall is the story of a small bunny being suffocated by his over protective, obsessive mother. The bunny does everything in its power to escape. Can you tell, I'm not a fan the original?Now I like mummies and I like parodies. So this book was a win for me at the get-go. The runaway mummy turns himself into all sorts of gruesome things to scare off his mother but she just keeps one-upping him.For children who are fans of monsters, this book is sure to be a hit. It's not too scary but has plenty to fuel their active imaginations.
review 2: Once there was a little mummy who wanted to run away. “If you run away,” said Mother ... moreMummy, “I will get you! For you are my rotten little mummy!"In Runaway Mummy, a little mummy gets in trouble and he begins an imaginary game running away and being chased by his mother. The Mommy Mummy doesn't flinch when her bad boy transforms into lots of incredible creature: a serpent, a gargoyle, a huge bat, and a beast. It is only when the little mummy threatens to turn into a little boy that that Mommy Mummy begins to scream!!! If he is a little boy, that means: karate lessons, piano lessons, Spanish lessons, and more. How would he ever have time to be rotten? Complete with beautiful colorful illustrations, this is one book, I think, that children will be asking to have read to them over and over again. If you enjoyed this author's 2008 book: Goodnight Goon, you are sure to enjoy this new book too. A perfect Halloween treat. RECOMMENDED less

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