Books

Zombies Don't Eat Veggies!
Created by Megan and Jorge Lacera
Illustrated by Jorge Lacera
Lee and Low Books/English and Spanish ed. available
Mo Romero is a zombie who loves nothing more than growing, cooking, and eating vegetables. Tomatoes? Tantalizing. Peppers? Pure perfection! The problem? Mo's parents insist that their niño eat only zombie cuisine, like arm-panadas and finger foods. They tell Mo over and over that zombies don't eat veggies. But Mo can't imagine a lifetime of just eating zombie food and giving up his veggies. As he questions his own zombie identity, Mo tries his best to convince his parents to give peas a chance.
Super duo Megan and Jorge Lacera make their picture-book debut with this sweet story about family, self-discovery, and the power of acceptance. It's a delectable tale that zombie and nonzombie fans alike will devour.
Click here to listen to the official Zombies Don't Eat Veggies theme song!

Praise for Zombies Don't Eat Veggies!

A 2019 Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book
Los Zombis No Comen Verduras is on the New York Public Library's Top 10 Books in 2019 for Children in Spanish
Fall 2019 Junior Library Guild Selections (Both the English and Spanish editions)
Los Zombis No Comen Verduras is one of The Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College's Best Spanish Language Picture Books for 2020.
Nominated for Japan's Sakura Medal
Nominated for the Kentucky Bluegrass Medal
Nominated for Maryland's Black-Eyed Susan Award
"Tasty and homegrown, this hits a strange and specific trifecta: a lightly bilingual book that feels inclusive not only for Latinx kids, but also for different eaters and for those who aren’t afraid of gory, monster-themed humor." - KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)
"How can a spooky book about zombies be this warm and bright? I don't know, but kids are going to eat it up." - ADAM REX, NYT Bestselling Author/illustrator of Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and Are You Scared Darth Vader?
Certain to be an immediate and enduringly popular addition to family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections. ~ MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
The Laceras draw upon their own experience as a mixed-race couple to tell an unconventional but utterly relatable story of mixed families and Latin cooking (with a twist). ~BOOKLIST
This is a fun, silly, and wonderful book about familial acceptance as well as self-acceptance. - LATINX IN KIDLIT
This Halloween take on a be-yourself story—with occasional, naturally integrated Spanish—is full of wordplay both in the text (“Holy aioli!”) and in the muted digital illustrations (“RIP Juan Moortime,” reads a gravestone). -THE HORN BOOK
Creators Megan Lacera and Jorge Lacera serve up a bouncy text that delivers several hilarious zombie-related puns. What I love about this book is how fearless the Laceras are: they don't hold back with the startling imagery. ~MR. BRIAN'S PICTURE BOOK REVIEWS