Zombies and Independent Reading

Over the last few years, I have come across a bunch of students who are highly motivated and interested in anything to do with Zombies!

Now, Zombies are not something I know a lot about... but what I do know is that providing independent and/or shared reading choices in a student's area(s) of interest is a great way to increase engagement in reading. So, I have put together some resources on this topic.

And since this seems to be a growing area of interest among students I thought I'd share it. So - if any of you have students who are interested in Zombies, here's a book I've written and some other suggestions as well.

My absolute favourite Zombie-genre book for shared reading is called "My Dead Bunny". It's hilarious and has been so popular. You can see the trailer below.

The Very Hungry Zombie has also been very popular - lots of teens love the fact that it is a parody of a book that they have read many times. This is available as both a printed book and an Ebook for Kindle.

Another parody that has been really popular is Zombie McCrombie from an overturned Kombi - many students who remember Hairy Maclary fondly love this one.

And an original book that has been really popular is "Zombie wants a Cookie". I think we all feel a common bond with anyone who wants a cookie - even a Zombie!

If you have students who need more books for independent reading who really like this topic, there's a great list of Zombie books at Surviving Teacher Salary.

Happy Zombie reading - and keep your brains safe 🙂