Always Listen to Your Mother

Always Listen to Your Mother by Heide, Florence Parry. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781423113959.

Ernest always does what his mother asks...and never has any fun. When a new boy moves in next door, Ernests mother encourages her son to make friends. But the new neighbors seem a little bit...strange--monstrous, even. Obeying Ernests new friend Vlapids mother means Ernest must do things hed never dare try at home. And its fantastic! Veteran childrens book author Florence Parry Heide and her daughter Roxanne Heide team up with Kyle M. Stone to create a gleefully subversive take on the traditional new neighbor story. Lots of energy and mayhem, and a cool gothic approach to the illustrations make this a great choice for Halloween and all year round.