Zombelina

Zombelina loves to dance.... especially when she gets in a weird zombie trance. Along with the ghosts, rats, and bats in her attic, her favorite people to perform for are her family. When Zombelina enrolls in a ballet class, her talent is obvious. When her first recital results in a case of stage fright, her moans and groans scare her audience away. But wait-who is shrieking and cheering in the theater? It's her devoted family. And they've brought enough spooks to pack the house! Zombelina gathers up her courage and begins . . . and her dancing gives everyone the chills!

KRISTYN CROW loves to use rhythm, rhyme, and repetition to make reading snappy and fun. Her first book, Cool Daddy Rat, received starred reviews and was named a "Blue Ribbon Book" for 2008 by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Other titles include Bedtime at the Swamp, The Middle-Child Blues, and the forthcoming Skeleton Cat. Kristyn enjoys visiting elementary schools, where she directs eager young readers in a "swamp rhythm symphony" using a variety of percussion instruments. Kristyn is the mother of seven wonderfully creative children, and is married to a policeman, who doubles as a mad scientist/inventor. She lives in Utah.

MOLLY IDLE is the illustrator of the forthcoming titles Tea Rex and Flamingo Dancing. She worked at DreamWorks Feature Animation Studios for five years before turning to book illustration full-time. Molly now lives in Arizona with her brilliant husband, two wonderfully mischievous sons, and two snugly cats. When not making mischief with her boys or watching old Technicolor musicals, she can be found at her desk scribbling away, with a pencil in one hand and a cup of espresso in the other.