Zombie, or not to be

★ 2022 Independent Publisher Book Award Winner

“A standing ovation for undead environmentalist theater.”
—Kirkus Reviews

Something is rotten in the state of Deadmark. But of course there is: It’s filled with zombies, like Edda. Join a young science-minded zombie named Edda as she deals with a series of death-altering problems, including a climate crisis caused by the anti-science humans in Ignorway, the disappearance of her mom, and the scheming of her greedy Aunt Agonista.

From a zombie virus unleashed by a climate crisis, to a society divided by anti-science misinformation, Zombie, Or Not to Be is a middle-grade chapter book primed for our current and unprecedented situation. But this faithful adaptation of Hamlet is not a downer: it's chock-full of brain-craving fun and hundreds of references, nods, and winks to one of the most influential works in the history of world literature.

Kyle Sullivan is a writer based in Portland, Oregon. His acclaimed titles for children include the Hazy Fables middle-grade series, the picture books Werewolf? There Wolf! and The Cyclops Witch and the Heebie-Jeebies, and the board book Get Dressed, Sasquatch!

Derek Sullivan is a Seattle-based illustrator. He has illustrated many books for children including Party Croc!: A Folktale from Zimbabwe for Albert Whitman & Company; and Hobgoblin and the Seven Stinkers of Rancidia, Zombie, Or Not to Be and The Cyclops Witch and the Heebie-Jeebies for Hazy Dell Press.