TITLE: THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN
PUBLISHER: Grosset and Dunlap, 1999READ FREE: link
MY GRADE: A
SYNOPSIS: Little monsters and goofy goblins take center stage in this silly, spooky spin on Clement C. Moore's beloved poem. But what will happen on Halloween when the monsters come face to face with human trick-or-treaters in this fun-filled book by the author of The Night Before Easter?
MY THOUGHTS: Very cute. This is 36-pages and it's very colorful. I love the line, "The wicked witch said, "Welcome. We have a surprise." And the children said, "Run! It's not a disguise!" The book is only as long as the poem.
My favorite image is below.
TITLE: WITCHES' NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN
PUBLISHER: Pelican, 2007
READ FREE: link
MY GRADE: A+
SYNOPSIS: In this spooky parody of Clement C. Moore's famous Christmas poem, the witches are up to their elbows in cobwebs and slime, trying to make sure their witchlings are well prepared for their first Halloween broomstick ride. Featuring witches like Mad-Maud and Snaggle-Tooth-Ruth and plenty of ghouls, zombies, monsters, skeletons, and moldy cellars that will satisfy all Halloween lovers, this good-natured book about these wickedly fun witches will have kids more amused than frightened.
MY THOUGHTS: This is great for adults but too advanced for children in elementary school. They wouldn't know what some of the words meant, and some middle school kids too. The artwork is top-notch and very spooky, with skeletons, graveyards, decapitated head, ect. I'm sure many adults have this in their collection.
My favorite image is below.
My favorite image is below.
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