An alphabet book for adults about all the macabre and gory ways we could face the apocalypse. I loved the little panel showing the dad's reaction to reading the book and the knowledge that I would totally be the aunt who got the kiddos this book! And of course, there is some pointed humor at Trump and some call to action regarding climate change thrown in amongst the humor. The dad hiding under the bed while the kid slept peacefully was a nice ending. Please be aware this is not for children - at least, not little children!

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This is definitely not a book for kids. It's pretty morbid and will probably be too much for little kids to handle. It highlights some real and some not so real fears with well drawn illustrations and cute poems. I enjoyed reading this one.

I don't think I've laughed this hard since "Go The F*ck To Sleep" and this is done in the same tongue-in-cheek style. If you've reread your kids their stories until you find yourself reading EVERYTHING in that sing-song poetic manner, this is the book for your zombified brain to bring you slowly back into the world. I am a HUGE fan of this book and I definitely recommend it to anyone with an appreciation for twisted humor. I think I'm going to have to include it in my "new parent" present packages. A book for baby and this one for the parents when they begin to lose their minds.

I attempted to review this on Barnes & Noble but I'm not sure that it ever went through. I tried 4 different reviews and it kept making me a "guest."

This is absolutely hilarious. This my gonna be my new favourite bed time story. Brilliant illustrations too.

A super fun, if darkly comedic bedtime story. Its written like a kids book, but much like "Go the Fuck to Sleep", you probably shouldn't read it to kids, especially younger ones. As it is all about the morbid inescapable end of the world. The art was super gorgeous though, and I thought it was hilarious.

'A Is for Asteroids, Z Is for Zombies: A Bedtime Book about the Coming Apocalypse' by Paul Lewis with illustrations by Ken Lamug is the kind of bedtime book to read if you don't really want to sleep.

One night at bed, Timmy has questions about the end of the world. Tim's father remembers a book that Tim received for Halloween that they had hidden because it was too grim. What follows is an ABC book with all the various ways the world can end. From global warming to killer robots to asteroids and zombies, the book is told in gleeful rhyme with beautifully terrifying illustrations. We get an inset of Tim's horrified face as he reads the book to his son.

This is really not a kids book unless you have a kid that won't have nightmares based on this book. The situations are told tongue in cheek, but they are truly scary. The illustrations are fabulous, and the rhymes actually have the right meter! This is a gift book for an older child who likes all things apocalypse.

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A is for Asteroids, Z is for Zombies was hilarious - unless you are reading it to a kid. Then it’s terrifying and inappropriate. My guess is that this picture book is shelved in the adult Humor section. It was definitely amusing.

Clearly, we all know this is not a children's book. This is not the kind of book you would buy for a child who, say, accidentally watched an episode of The Walking Dead, or, even worse, an episode of the nightly news, and needs reassurance that the end is not quite nigh.

Yeah, this isn't the book for that.

For the rest of us, though, this book is hilarious. Every letter of the alphabet poetically summing up how the world is probably going to end any day now. While waiting to see which catastrophe finally takes us all out, leaving behind only cockroaches, Cher, and twinkies, here's a book to tide you over and keep you amused.

Beware the T. It's the most dangerous of them all.

A great book to teach our kids about new things .......

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley for free in exchange for an honest review.
The apocalypse is coming and it has rhyming maladies from A to Z. Part cautionary tale, part twisted bedtime story, and all awesome - A is for Asteroids, Z is for Zombies is the perfect antidote for the average (read gentle and sweet) story to read aloud. The illustrations are perfectly gruesome and add to the macabre sensibility of the book. Really, this is the ideal Halloween story for adults and for brave children.

This short A-Z “bedtime” picture storybook was darkly disturbing, as was surely the author’s intent. Not a book for kids, in my opinion; however, for adults it’s a comical look at all the ways the world as we know it could end. The rhyming stanzas are clever. The illustrations graphic and brightly colored for maximum attention getting. If you know anyone who’s into the macabre this would be a a fun treat for them this Halloween.

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the review copy and opportunity.

A IS FOR ASTEROIDS, Z IS FOR ZOMBIES is definitely right up there with GO THE F**K TO SLEEP and IF YOU GIVE A MOMMY A GLASS OF WINE...it looks at first glance like it's for children, but in reality it's a satirical adult version based on children's classics.

I definitely found each of the chosen "words" entertaining and the illustrations are awesome. To me, "T" was the most terrifying and appropriate for an apocalyptic alphabet book, but maybe that's slightly biased opinion on my part. :-)

Definitely recommending this to a few friends.

This is a grown up children's book playing on some of our darkest fears while being funny.
A father reads his son a book that the child's twisted Aunt Dorcas gave them to answer his zombie questions. While the child gets a charming A-Z poem, the father is left stressing out about the end of the world.
I enjoyed the way the father's picture in picture reacted to each new threat to his world. I also enjoyed each little poem tackling head on issues real and fantasy that will end our world. Each letter entry spends a page on each threat until you get to Z as the author has a lot to say on zombies.
Charming and fun, this is a fun at to deal with some real issues facing this world.

I love, love, love this hilarious and clever rhyming book outlining 26 possible disaster scenarios. Including Extraterrestrials and Fracking! If you are a crazy aunt or uncle, load up for the holidays. Great fun!

Great idea, solid execution.

* Although, if you're going to include ISIS, you could at least dedicate "w" to white supremacists to balance things out. (T for Trump is a swing and a miss, sans any overt mention of domestic terrorism.)

(Full disclosure: I received a free electronic ARC for review through NetGalley.)

A is for Asteroids, Z is for Zombies: A Bedtime Book About the Coming Apocalypse written by Paul Lewis and illustrated by Kenneth Kit Lamug is currently scheduled for release on October 10 2017. This book is not for children, instead it is a darkly comic fable that offers visions of the apocalypse for every letter of the alphabet. Starting with a father whose son has been asking questions about global dangers, A Is for Asteroids, Z Is for Zombies takes us inside our worst fears, laughing at some and taking others seriously. With macabre verse and fantastically gory illustrations, it provides gallows humor for our doom-haunted times.

A is for Asteroids, Z is for Zombies is not for the faint of heart. It itemizes many of the troubles the world actually faces, some that are likely to come, and some that feature in many less than credible conspiracy theorist stories. I thought the images of the father reading the story in the corner of each page was amusing, and I got a kick out of his changing expressions- and how he ended up on the last page of the story. I was amused, but depressed, by the end of the book. It is entertaining while hopefully it will also encourage those that read it to make what changes they can in their own life, and local government or society. I do not recommend the book to fans of Trump and those that do not believe in or support science.

Similar to the works of Gorey, this delightfully macabre book both frightens and amuses with its black, white and red illustrations and the creepy stanzas. Perfect not only for future angst but also stormy autumn eves and Halloween.

Wow! This book would make a great gift.....for an ADULT. Humorous look at problems plaguing the world today. Great illustrations and hysterical text. Again, NOT for children!

Not sure if it is really a children's book but I loved it! Certain letters are a really shocker but are topics that children may encounter on tv. This book could be used as a way to broach topics that children have questions about. I am going to suggest this book for purchase for our library collection. It will be a good addition to assignments on alphabet books & censorship (I have a feeling this book could be found on the ALA banned booked list in the future, along with many great books).