Summer is almost over, and we are having one more big beach bash before we say goodbye to running through the sprinkler and wedges of watermelon for lunch and say hello to school books and lunch boxes. Thanks to Disney Hyperion for sending me a copy of this adorable book!
This is the second book for Vampirina. In her first book, Vampirina Ballerina, we meet our main character, a little vampire girl who wants very much to be a ballet dancer but has never taken a class before. When she goes to the ballet school, she is definitely not your average student and does things her own way.
In Vampirina At The Beach, Vampirina is going to the beach with her family and friends for a night of beachy fun. They do all the things everyone does at the beach - building sand castles, splashing in the ocean waves, roasting marshmallows by the fire, but these beach-goers do things their own monstery way. The combination of the familiar beach summer scene and the monsters of all shapes and sizes produces really fun results! It reminds me of a modern, kiddy version of the tv show, The Munsters. Every time I read this book, I can't help but hear the Munsters theme music.
What's story time without snacks?! We made some pretty pink and purple sea monster cookies to munch while we read today. I like my recipes super, duper simple, and my monster cookies are made easily with the work of an octopus shaped cookie cutter. Once you have made up your favorite sugar cookie dough and given it whatever bright color you want, cut the dough with the octopus cutter, and bake. After they are baked and while they are still hot on the baking sheet, stick on several candy eyes.