Frankenstein by Stephen Krensky

Krensky, S. (2007). Frankenstein retold by Stephen Krensky.  ISBN 0822559234

Author:  Stephen Krensky

Author Website:  www.stephenkrensky.com/

Illustrator:  No Illustrator given

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Media Used: Mixed drawing and media stills

Publisher:  Lerner Publications Co.

Year of Publication:  2007

ISBN:  0822559234

Annotation: A version of Mary Shelley’s monster created in a laboratory from body parts who when let loose frightens all the townspeople.

Personal Reaction: This version is not an actual retelling or adapted version of the classic but a composite of parts of the Frankenstein story and Dracula and the movies made.  If used for classroom instruction I would recommend this title be paired with another version of just the Frankenstein story.

Illustration: There is a mixture of some colored drawings, movie stills, line drawing and drawings with a dark background.  The predominate colors are green and black.  There are inserts with secondary information about the author, story background and movie background.  Different fonts are used throughout the text.

Use of Media:  The use of mixed media might make this title more interesting to some young readers and possibly students with learning disabilities.