There's nothing like howling along to a creepified, monsterized version of a classic song you know and love (or loathe). That's why we've put together this little guide to help you find the best parodies to spookify your next sing-along!
Sipping Spiders Through a Straw: Campfire Songs for Monsters is written by Kelly DiPucchio and illustrated by the talented Gris Grimly. It boasts 18 awesome parodies, including Home of the Strange (Home on the Range), My Delicious Frankenstein (Oh My Darling Clementine), Do Your Guts Hang Low (Do Your Ears Hang Low), and Slither and Stink (that's right, folks...somebody actually successfully grossified 'Skinnamarink' - it's fantastic!). This little volume is so much fun it's earned a place on our 'Absolutely Everybody Should Own This Book' list.(Note to self: write an 'Absolutely Everybody Should Own This Book' list)
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By: Kinderscares,
on 9/7/2010
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Let's say you have a little kid who loves the song 'The Wheels on the Bus', but you think your head might explode if you have to sing or listen to it one more time (an understandable sentiment, to be sure!). What on earth do you do? Simple! Grab a copy of this fun parody to shake things up:
The Spooky Wheels on the Bus by J. Elizabeth Mills takes some creepy liberties with the classic song. Get some comic relief by teaching your little ones these alternate lyrics, which are just perfect for the upcoming Halloween season!S.
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Gris Grimly and Adam Rex are two of my favorite artists and I'm so glad to hear about these books. I think I tend to overlook to kids section sometime, but oh how wrong I've been. ;)
If you click the Gris Grimly tag at the bottom of the post, we've reviewed quite a few awesome kids books he illustrated!
Once you get sucked into the kids section, you can never overlook it again... *cue ominous music*
Thanks for the book tips!
I'm gathering a Halloween care package to send to my 3 year-old niece. Methinks I'll be picking up one of these to throw in...
This is a serious list of awesome-spooky-sauce with a side of severed finger fries! I love love love Frankie Makes a sandie. I would like to add Tony DiTerlizzi's Spider and the Fly to this list. So good and creepy with its imagery on the classic short.
AllHallowSteve - I personally buy every little kid we know a copy of Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, and it's never failed to be a hit! Glad you like the list!
D.M. - That book looks awesome! Now I have to go out and get it.