![]() ![]() Slime.”īut even as many adults give measured acceptance to the latest craze in children’s books, some question whether students should be prodded toward more classic fare. ![]() Other marketing tie-ins include Goosebumps buttons, posters and backpacks.Īnd, in perhaps the most telling sign that Goosebumps has thoroughly penetrated the mainstream, a Goosebumps spoof is selling in bookstores: “Gooflumps,” by “R.U. The network kicked off the show, based on Stine’s books, with a one-hour prime-time special last week. Other barometers of the books’ phenomenal appeal abound: Fox Children’s Network is launching a weekly, half-hour Goosebumps television series. Stine, who is incredibly prolific, turns out a new book each month. ![]() Parents say they’re just glad their children are reading at all.Īnd booksellers are wild with the prospects of a Goosebumps No. Speak to a teacher and they confirm, often with a sigh, that Goosebumps books are about the only ones their most recalcitrant readers will finish. Talk to boys or girls between the ages of 8 and 12 and you’ll probably find that Goosebumps is the hottest children’s book series since the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew thrilled youngsters two generations ago. ![]()
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