Zombies Don't Eat Veggies

Excellent book! We checked this out from our library so many times I decided to buy it!

What a fun book! This tale of zombie kid Mo Romero whose parents don’t understand his love of veggies works on several levels. It’s a great twist on parents who struggle to get their children to eat vegetables. It’s a massage of acceptance that all members of families are not exactly the same and thus points out the importance of being a family. Best of all it’s well-told and beautifully illustrated with some great tips of the hat to scary films hidden in the art. Because of its uniqueness it will appeal to children older than the standard picture book range. An additional plus is the availability of a Spanish-language edition. I put it on the “Don’t Miss” list.

My granddaughter is in love with this book! It is adorable!!!

We hit so much bland before-bed reading with our daughter that I forget what a wonderful one looks like — finally! This is so funny and heartfelt, and the art is a different level altogether. Our daughter loves it and has made it a rerun favorite. Highly recommended, it goes on the shelf with the ones I’m keeping for myself when she gets on to older stuff, right next to “A Sick Day for Amos McGee,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” “Clarence Goes Out West,” and of course “Frog and Toad.”

Very good story book! My daughter read hundreds times

I've been following the development of Zombies Don't Eat Veggies for quite a while and the wait was completely worth it! My daughter, who is on her way to 3rd grade this year, absolutely loves this book. She has an interest in Spanish so it was really interesting to read a book with multiple laguages in it. The art is beautiful and flows together perfectly, the style really holds a zombie feel to it. The story itself, not to spoil, is something I feel every child should read. Megan and Jorge have taken great care in creating a wonderfully impactful story. 100% Recommend

Mo Romero is a non-brain-eating zombie. Mo is a vegetarian, a hiding-in-the-shed vegetarian who wants to be his true self with those he loves the most, his mom and dad. Authors Megan and Jorge Lacera don't shy away from being realistic within the fantastical-zombie-pun-filled world they have created; more often than not when a family member does not follow the cookie cutter path expected and makes it known, he or she is met with disbelief and resistance. I appreciated that the authors respected young readers enough to show that Mo's plan and hopes that he would convince his parents on his very first try to accept his vegetarian lifestyle, flopped, because such is life. Now the Laceras took it a step further than many stories I've read where children are asserting their individuality. Mo doesn't just say "I'm different.", he reminds his parents how much of a Romero and a zombie he is, regardless of his food preferences, and that is golden, so much more unites than separates us! Mo helps the adults in his life focus on how much he is their "niño" their "Mo." Again, in keeping it real for their readers, Mo's parents are understanding, but they don't jump in head first in being different like Mo, they promise to try and support his veggie gardening passion. The illustrations and general zombie plot will have young zombie fans delighting in the availability of a book that caters to their love of beings that eat brains and other human parts, and is still age appropriate. Adult readers will delight and laugh heartily at the zombified dish names (I still laugh when I remember "armpanadas"), headstones, and other references to pop culture. The Romeros will start great conversations about family, love, acceptance, and honoring differences as readers share their story.

My 7 YO daughter does not like to read. It’s not easy for her and that makes it not fun. She came home talking about this book, so we ordered it. Got it a day later….and she’s had us read it to her six times in five days. She’s even following it along and demanding to read parts of it herself. Very fun and entertaining, and is helping make reading less of a chore to someone who has to work at it.

Es un libro increíble para los niños

Loved this. The illustrations are amazing...and the attention to detail is second to none. The story is humorous and also has a sweet subtle moral....love the little recipes at the end.