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Ethan Long

Valensteins Kindle Edition

by Ethan Long (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Something strange is in the air on this dark, cold night.

The members of Fright Club are always ready to scare, but tonight Fran K. Stein has something else on his mind. He's busy making something, and the other monsters want to know what it is.

Could it be a mask with fangs? A big pink nose? Or maybe a paper butt? No . . . it's a Valentine!

That means one thing . . . EEEEK!! Is Fran in love? What could be scarier than falling in love?!?

In this hilariously spooky story by Geisel Award-winning author and illustrator Ethan Long, even the scariest of monsters have true feelings.

Reading age

3 - 6 years
Print length

30 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool - 1
Lexile measure

AD470L
Publisher

Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Publication date

December 19, 2017
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978-1681198941
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Editorial Reviews

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"Long's dark, ghostly palette sets an appropriately eerie mood, and he has a lot of fun with the cuddly animals' reign of terror. . . Don’t worry about what goes bump in the night, Long seems to suggest--daylight can be plenty scary, too." - Publishers Weekly on FRIGHT CLUB

"Long delivers an original story full of droll humor while also introducing the concept of questioning stereotypes and rules. . . Long ably proves that 'when it comes to scaring, the more the merrier.'" - Kirkus Reviews on FRIGHT CLUB

"Silly but entertaining." - School Library Journal on FRIGHT CLUB

"It’s a funny Halloween concept that delivers." - The Horn Book on FRIGHT CLUB

"The lighthearted tone makes this Halloween tale a perfect pick for younger children. Monster names such as Virginia Wolf and Mumford N. Suns will entertain the adults as well." - Booklist on FRIGHT CLUB

"Doubling as a baby book and an early reader, this book about the ups and downs of avian rivalry succeeds abundantly on both fronts." - The New York Times on UP! TALL! AND HIGH!

--This text refers to the hardcover edition.

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 2—This delightful follow-up to Long's Fright Club gives readers a glimpse into the heart of Fran (Frankenstein). When his friends catch him making a valentine, at first they can't figure out what he is doing. Vlad and the others' interpretations of what the pink heart represents are quite funny. Vlad thinks that the heart is a pair of fangs, the witch thinks it's a bat, the mummy thinks it's a nose, and the ghost thinks it's a paper butt. Bunny is the only one who recognizes the heart for what it is, and when she announces it to the others, shock and horror ensue. A hilarious discussion of what exactly love is and how it is expressed occurs. Bunny explains that a kiss on the lips is the ultimate expression of love. Vlad and the others, except Fran, decry the yuckiness of it all. Fran leaves once he can no longer take the ridiculous behavior of his friends and meets up with the source of all the fuss. Then he remembers what love really is. With perfect insight into a child's view of romance, this humorous book will undoubtedly resonate with young and old. VERDICT A brilliant combination of scary Halloween creatures and Valentine's Day sweetness. A first purchase that does double holiday storytime duty.—Heidi Grange, Summit Elementary School, Smithfield, UT --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0788J3VM5
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury USA Childrens; 1st edition (December 19, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 19, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 7453 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 30 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #1,228,165 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #186 in Children's Valentine's Day Books (Kindle Store)
- #1,105 in Children's Valentine's Day Books (Books)
- #1,750 in Children's Imagination & Play Fiction

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Ethan Long

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Ethan Long is an internationally recognized children's book author and illustrator with over 125 titles to his credit, which include Fright Club, Tickle the Duck, One Drowsy Dragon, Big Cat, My Dad My Hero, Chamelia and the New Kid in Class, his Happy County series and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winning, Up, Tall and High!. He is also the illustrator of the board books for the best-selling picture book series Good Night, Good Night, Construction Site, written by Sherri Duskey Rinker, and the wildly successful Stick Dog and Stick Cat series, both written by Tom Watson.

In the television world, Ethan is the creator and executive producer of the Emmy-Nominated animated preschool series Tasty Time with Zefronk, which aired daily on The Disney Channel and Disney Junior from 2008-2016. He is also the creator and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated Scribbles and Ink, an integrated game and video series produced by PBS Kids, based on his book series of the same name.

Since graduating from Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida in 1991, and dedicating 30 years to raising his family, he now spends most of his days creating art, writing stories, hiking, biking, playing with his dog, Auggie, and spreading positivity in beautiful Denver, CO.

For Ethan's full story, visit ethanlong.com!

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LEBaker

Not for us at the moment

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2018

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I decided to return this book instead of give it to my four year old son for Valentine's Day. Right now he is still at an age where he doesn't think love is gross or mushy. When I read this book while the final message seemed to affirm Valentine worthy love, the middle of the story spent a lot of time with characters suggesting it was yucky. I'd rather not encourage this idea right now, even if the book tries to deliver the opposite message in conclusion. We have, however, enjoyed the author's Fright Club. Maybe this book would be good for older kids who already pretend they think affection is ewwwy.

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Hilary Valenstein

An Wonderfully Entertaining Age Appropriate Love Story!

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2017

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“Valensteins – A Love Story,” is a wonderful read that my six-year-old daughter can’t get enough of, we’ve read it 4 times every night since it arrived earlier this week. I also sent a copy to my In-Laws who have received it equally well.

The book draws on the same wonderfully entertaining characters from “Fright Club,” and tackles a truly lovely subject matter, “Love.”
Fran K. Stein is preparing a Valentine for his love interest. The other characters, (Witch, Mummy, Ghost, Vampire) just don’t know what to make of it.

They don’t know what a heart is and are trying to guess.

One of the more “mature” characters, a Bunny, understands and the group has a diversity of opinions about what love is and what it is worth.
Ethan Long uses wonderfully detailed illustrations, and provides a light touch and humorous story that has a nice and valuable lesson in it about the nature of love.

I recommend this book to anyone with small children, especially around Valentines Day or Halloween. I expect to be gifting this book for years to come.

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Patrick & Jenna Leitner

For all the Fright Club fans out there! Get this one too!!

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2020

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Got this for our 3yo’s birthday. She loves Fright Club and when I saw this I knew I had to get it for her. This is a very cute book! It has all the characters in it from Fright Club so she was very excited about getting this! Our 7yo and 9mo listen and enjoy too! It keeps everyone’s attention!

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Book Lady

Love this Book!

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2022

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This is one of my son’s favorite Valentine stories. The entire series of books by this author are great, fun and original. Highly recommend.

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Sewlady

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2021

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The book is great for children about love. That is good story. The children love this book. Ethan Long is excellent writer with three books. I hope he will wrote more books about theses characters.

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