Gibbus Moony Wants to Bite You!
Leslie Muir
Illustrated by Jen Corace

Atheneum
2011 / ISBN 9781416979050
Fantasy / Picture book (Ages 4-8)
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Reviewed by Bob Walch

Perfect for Halloween, this picture book tells the humorous story of a little vampire named Gibbus Moony whose fangs have finally grown in. Now all he wants to do is find something to chomp. He tries stuffed toys, a family picture album and even an old violin, but nothing seems to satisfy him.

The search goes on until Gibbus meets a new boy in the neighborhood and his little sister. Now, perhaps, he has found the “perfect bite” but not really. Gibb suddenly realizes he has been approaching the problem all wrong and now he does resolve the issue.

Yes, he does find something “fangtabulous” to sink his teeth into, but it won’t be what you might imagine. You and your child will delight in this non- scary, totally toothsome tale about a little vampire who wants to take a bite out of something.

The pen and ink water color and acrylic illustrations by Jen Corace also make this appetizing reading fare!