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Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots — Content Guide for Parents

By Pearl LowScholasticISBN 978171377123477 pages
Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots

Found in this book

  • Scary contentSupporting
  • Race & cultureBrief

Not found

  • Violence
  • Religion
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

The hard-to-handle third graders at Bailey Elementary School wonder if their new teacher, Mrs. Jeepers, who just moved from Transylvania and has glowing green eyes, is a vampire.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The kids suspect their teacher is a vampire, and the story includes a creepy old house and a sneak into her basement to look inside a coffin, though reviewers call it gentle and silly. In one scene Eddie gets in trouble for trying to touch Melody's hair without asking, and Melody is drawn as Black; a character guide shows a racially diverse cast.

  • Does Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): The kids suspect their teacher is a vampire, and the story includes a creepy old house and a sneak into her basement to look inside a coffin, though reviewers call it gentle and silly.

  • Does Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots have race & culture?

    Found (Brief): In one scene Eddie gets in trouble for trying to touch Melody's hair without asking, and Melody is drawn as Black; a character guide shows a racially diverse cast.

  • Does Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.