Frankie Made a Human (Gruesomely Good and Monstrously Funny)

When Frankie Made a Human
Gruesomely Good and Monstrously Funny
Rachel Delahaye
Thank you NetGalley for providing a copy of this book for review.
In this book we meet Frankie.
Frankie, lives in Frankenstein’s Castle along with his mother (a great scientist) and Igor. They reside in Monsterweld. The kids at school are bullies; they make fun of (Freaky) Frankie. The other kids are kind of strange looking and have special powers, Frankie doesn’t. He isn’t allowed to play with the other kids; Frankie’s mother encourages Frankie to study, study, study; she wants him to follow in her footsteps. Spooky Suki is his closest neighbor, but Frankie avoids her; she does freaky stuff.
Frankie is lonely and bored, so he decides to make his own friend, a human friend. He made his human friend and things go wrong. Humanplace and Monsterweld are separated by a raging river. Humans are not allowed in Monsterweld. Humans and monsters used to be friends and live together. His human friend wants to change things, improve things, make things better.
While this book isn’t perfect, the elementary students will love it. The humor in this book is great. The author did a superb job of world building and character development. The cover is well done. The illustrations are cute and amazing. The plot is well done and quickly pulled me in. This is an adorable book for elementary students.

Thank you NetGalley for providing a copy of this book for review

This was such a cute book. The story was adorable and the illustrations looked amazing. This would be such a fun Halloween read for kids.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher, Publishers Spotlight, for the e-arc in exchange for a review. When Frankie Made a Human fits into the chapter book territory of children’s literature and is a spin on the classic Frankenstein story. I loved the world-building in this novel especially with the history surrounding the human land versus monster land and felt like the addition of the map in the front of the book was wonderful. The story flowed well and I felt like quite a lot of kids could relate to Frankie’s struggles with loneliness and feeling like an outcast. This story can bring up a lot of great discussions about feelings, differences, respecting others and our spaces, communication and friendship that can be pivotal for children. Frankie Made a Human also incorporates numerous vocabulary words within the novel that can aid children in utilizing context clues within a story to derive its meaning. Overall, an excellent addition to any classroom or home library.