Vampire vs. the Beach: A Summerween Story

“Saturated in bright colors evoking warm memories of summer…. The rhyming text of the story gives the book a happy singsong feel, ­making it easy to ­enjoy. This book is recommended for all collections.”–School Library Journal“This book is a treat. A charming cadence makes it a fun read-aloud, and kids will delight in the cartoony pictures…. Spooky summertime fun–especially satisfying for those who wish every day could be Halloween.”–Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Leprechaun vs. Easter Bunny: * “Hilarious brinkmanship that will have audiences rolling…. This laugh-out-loud picture book should be a staple for all children’s libraries holiday sections.”–School Library Journal, starred review“Riotously funny…will have readers giggling all year long. Skilled storytellers will enjoy hamming up the action as the characters attempt to assert their dominance over their hillside home. Slapstick fun for any season.”–Kirkus“Tarpley’s rigorously rhyming text sustains high levels of animation-style one-upmanship throughout, and Laberis’s digital artwork gets all the seasonal imagery right, with eggs, baskets, gold coins, tulips, and hearts strewn across the green grass, and four-leaf clovers under a rainbow’s glow.”–Publishers Weekly

Todd Tarpley is the author of numerous children’s books including Turkey vs. Santa, Leprechaun vs. Easter Bunny, Three Grumpy Trucks, Ten Tiny Toes, Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep! (an ALA Notable Book), and Naughty Ninja Takes a Bath, which spent several days as the #1 children’s book on Amazon. His books have been featured in the New York Times; included on Best Books of the Year lists by Huffington Post, Chicago Public Library, and Bank Street College; and translated into Chinese, German, Italian, and Danish.

Giovanni Abeille was born and raised in Naples, Italy. He has been an upholsterer, salesman, banker, toolmaker, set dresser, and even a fireman-but drawing has always been his passion. He studied at the Naples Academy of Fine Arts and has worked as an artist for more than 20 years, illustrating books such as Turkey vs. Santa by Todd Tarpley, Rose Spoke Out: The Story of Rose Schneiderman by Emma Carlson Berne, and Too Many Stinkbugs by Debbie Urbanski, among others. When not illustrating, he loves spending time with his family.