Scary, Scary Halloween
- List Price: $9.95
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Publish date: 09/01/1999
Description:
"A Halloween offering that is sure to be snatched up year-round by children on the prowl for scary books. The rhymes are full of repetitions that give the text the quality of a chant. These marching rhythms advance a band of Halloween creatures along a winding country road. Bunting's strong verbs and Brett's clean, clear line drawings and vivid palette bring a devil, skeleton, ghost, etc., to life, and the effect is exciting but not in the least sinister or fear-inspiring.... Carefully planned and executed, illustrations and text nicely unified, this is well designed for group use and a fine introduction to Halloween story programs."
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"Tailored for nursery and pre-school holiday read-aloud sessions, this is a slightly spooky picturebook with bright graphics on a black background showing costumed creepies prancing through the night, all watched by four pairs of green eyes hiding under a porch. The devils, monsters, and goblins turn out to be children, of course, and the eyes belong to a cat and her three kittens, but it's all pretty convincing while it lasts.... The faces on the creatures, the pumpkins, and even the trees will inspire shivers of delight in any darkened room."
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