Dracula vs. Grampa at the Monster Truck Spectacular

by Kirk Scroggs Narrated by Johnny Heller

Overview

Sitting around poppin' pork cracklins and watching the tube, Grampa and Wiley witness to the awesomest TV commercial they've ever seen: Colonel Dracula's Monster Truck Spectacular is in town! Then the local weatherman breaks in with a dire warning: an F5 tornado could blow through at any minute! So what does a responsible guardian like Grampa do? When Gramma isn't looking, he and Wiley sneak out of the house bound for the monster truck extravaganza of course! At the coliseum, Wiley and Grampa are surprised to be selected for the audience participation round. Their task is to outmaneuver Colonel Drac's vampire monster truck-the Mudsucker-and jump a fiery pit full of giant mechanical lobsters while driving a tiny British clown car. Do you think they'll make it? Maniacal laughter will pierce the night as children gleefully listen to this creepy-crawly tale of monster trucks, tornados, and bloodsucking vehicular mayhem. "More fun than a barrel of whoopee cushions!"-Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal

Gr 2-5-Wiley and Grampa triumph over the supernatural forces invading their hometown. In the first book, they meet Colonel Dracula and his "Mudsucker"-a blood-guzzling vampire truck. The next title puts toxic borscht to good use in battling an army of zombies that arrives uninvited at a backyard barbeque. Nothing seems to faze Wiley and his grandparents, who are rather inventive when it comes to vanquishing their enemies. Each story finishes with a "Crackpot Snapshot" game, where readers must find all of the small differences between two almost identical pictures. With black-and-white cartoons on every page, this series is similar in appearance and theme to Jim Benton's "Franny K. Stein" (S & S) and Dav Pilkey's "Captain Underpants" (Scholastic) books, making it a welcome high-interest choice for younger or reluctant readers.-Kathleen Meulen, Blakely Elementary School, Bainbridge Island, WA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

Readers will scream, but definitely not in terror, at this tale of a truly unforgettable Halloween outing. After attempting to warn off timorous "Ladies and gentlemen, boys, girls, dogs, and upper marsupials," young Wiley and his Grampa slip away from Gramma to take readers on a stroll through a dark and stormy night. Off they go to Colonel Dracula's Monster Truck Spectacular, which features such huge-tired machines as the Behemoth Broncosaurus, Vlad the Impala and the Mudsucker-billed as "the vorld's [sic] first and only vampire truck!" Highlighted by a visit to the jocular Colonel's dank den and a crazy careen home with Gramma at the wheel, chased by both a tornado and the aforementioned Mudsucker, the tale zooms by in a flash-not least because Simpsons-style illustrations occupy at least as much page space as does the text-and should zoom off the shelves with the speed of a Captain Underpants episode. Next up: Grampa's Zombie BBQ (0-316-05943-9 trade, 0-316-0594200 paperback). (Fantasy. 10-12)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171643805
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	11/28/2008
Series:	Wiley and Grampa's Creature Features Series , #1
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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