Vampire vs. the Beach - (Festive Feuds) by Todd Tarpley (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A group of Halloween monsters take over summer vacation with their spooky beach antics, creating a "summerween" for the books--perfect for fans of Leprechaun vs. Easter Bunny and Turkey vs. Santa!

A vampire and his monster friends are excited to have some fun in the sun--but they're thwarted by beachgoers who insist that Halloween belongs in the fall! The spooky friends do their best to turn everyone's summer festivities into a monster mash, but the feuding between fans of Halloween and fans of summertime soon reaches a boiling point. Can the groups find a way to have double the fun? A Summerween party might be the perfect solution!

Read all the books in the Festive Feuds series:
Leprechaun vs. Easter Bunny
Turkey vs. Santa
​Vampire vs. the Beach
Groundhog vs. Cupid

Review Quotes

"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 Reviews

Praise 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

About the Author

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. Todd invites you to visit him online at toddtarpley.com.

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. He invites you to visit him on Instagram @illustrations_gio.