OOPS! I Just Ate You.

"Youngsters hungry for laughs will eat this one up" – Booklist"Funny, audacious, and not for the faint of heart" - Kirkus ReviewsA laugh-out-loud spooky tale about a lonely zombie who is very, very hungry…hungry for friends, that is!“OOPS! I just ate you!” I said with a slurp. My small belly grew as I let out a burp. Being “un-dead” is AWESOME. No parents! No school! But something is off - this zombie just can’t R.I.P. Why? Because he’s always hungry . . . but it’s not brains he has a mouth-watering hankering for. He’s hungry for making friends!When he sets out in search of buddies, the zombie meets a boy on a bike, a girl with an artistic flair, some joggers, and even an angry mob. There is only one problem: He keeps EATING them! They each go down with a slurp and his belly grows inch by inch with each new pal he makes. As a result, the zombie is still lonely and craving a companion. Hey . . . will YOU be his friend?For readers looking for the perfect mix of spooky and silly in a storyWritten by Ævar Þór Benediktsson, author of the critically acclaimed Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from IcelandThe perfect book to read for Halloween!d for Halloween!

• Publication date: 1 September 2026
• Page count: 32
• Dimensions: Height 254 mm; Width 264 mm; Thickness 10 mm
• Publisher: Barefoot Books Ltd
• Format: Hardback
• ISBN-13: 9798888596654