There are a lot of threads in this book moving to create a tapestry of a story. This is definitely a fantasy, as their world is much different than ours. There is a great Bog that takes over a good part of the land. The Bog is dangerous, but there is a town in the middle, the Protectorate. The Protectorate is ruled by the Elders. Every year on the Day of Sacrifice, the youngest baby in the town is sacrificed to the witch, to keep […]
Pandora isn’t the only one with box troubles
David Goodner and Louis Thomas’s Ginny Goblin Is Not Allowed to Open This Box is not a Halloween story. It is a story about patience and imagination. However, Ginny and her adventures will make a nice addition to ones Halloween book collection. Ginny is told she cannot open the oh so special box her parents have for her. That is, it cannot be opened until dinnertime. But of course, being a typical kid, she will pull out all the stops to find a way to […]
Trick or Treat smell my….yeah not going there…..
Skelly’s Halloween would be the perfect book for the young Halloween crowd. They will enjoy the silly antics that go along with a sweet story of a skeleton that just wants to go trick-or-treating as he is only awake for this one day. And all he wants to do is to celebrate Halloween. However, he has an accident that just makes him go all to pieces! And well….it takes more than the all the kings horses and kings men to put Skelly back together again. […]
I cannot be Quiet as Tomie has a new book!
Oh Tomie! Your illustrations are on point, but the story needs to be in a smaller format! I would love to see this in a lap size or even a medium sized board book. But don’t worry, I still love you Mr. D! Quiet by Tomie dePaola is classic dePaola. A grandfather and his grandchildren go out to enjoy the world around them. While the world is busy and chaotic, there is also quiet to enjoy. The combination of spiritual and secular is there. You […]
Does the boogeyman have boogers?
Does Frankenstein Get Hungry? That is the question on the mind of a little sleepless girl. Well, one of many questions anyway. These questions make the “ghoulish seem foolish” and as she asks them, she is able to overcome her fears of the “things in the dark.” Monsters are no match for the imagination of this heroine! Of course, the adult will realize what is going on, especially on the last page as certain things come to light. The illustrations of debut author John Solimine […]
Some Ghouls Do
Halloween. There is probably no better holiday. Okay, I am not into the spooky aspects of the day, but the fun and child-like qualities of the holiday is what get my spirit flying. And, of course, CANDY! And Stumpkin has all the fun of the holiday. This pumpkin is perfect: rounder than a basketball, more orange than a traffic cone, not any bad sides! However, he has one small flaw: he has a stump and not a steam. Therefore, nobody wants him to be their […]
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