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Name: Making friends with Frankenstein
Author: Colin McNaughton

📘 Making friends with Frankenstein by Colin McNaughton

Making Friends with Frankenstein is a delightful collection of whimsical and eerie poems aimed at children. The verses explore a variety of strange creatures—monsters, ghosts, and other fantastical beings—using humor and imaginative language to entertain and encourage a love of poetry.

First publish date: 1993

Genre: Poetry/Contemporary Poetry

Authors: Colin McNaughton

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