The Very Hungry Mummy (Monsters)

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Author(s)

José Carlos Andrés

Co-Authors / Illustrators

Gómez

Publisher Name

NubeOcho

Genre(s)

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Release Date

May 21, 2024

ISBN13

978-8419607416

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After I’m a Zcary Vampire and The Ghost with the Smelly Old Underwear, José Carlos Andrés and Gómez are together again in this hilarious children’s book about an unlikely friendship between a hungry mummy and a brave little girl, that will make girls and boys stop being afraid.

The little mummy Andages wakes up inside the darkness of her pyramid. She is hungry, VERY HUNGRY!

She decides to go out to see if it is time to eat... but the tourists flee in terror when they see her. Only Nessa, a little girl, stays. They soon become friends and decide to help each other find Nessa's family and food for Andages.

También disponible en español. (Also available in Spanish.)

Editor review

1 review

Light Hearted Fun

September 09, 2024

Overall rating

3.0

Plot

3.0

Characters

3.0

Writing Style

3.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

3.0

The Very Hungry Mummy establishes itself as a book of humor not to be taken too seriously in the opening pages when it keeps guessing which pyramid our mummy emerges from. The mummy has been asleep a long time and is very hungry. The lack of food and company has made her voice a bit loud scaring all but Nessa away. They form a fast friendship and Andages helps Nessa find her mothers. This makes for a silly story that also normalizes LBGTQ+ families and nongendered presentations of self without making the story about that topic. Overall, this is a light-hearted story that presents a non-scary mummy as a Halloween reading option and exposes readers to alternate family forms without being preachy.