Overview
A Frankenstein who shops at the grocery store. A ghost who’s afraid of ghosts. A witch with a turbo broomstick. These are just a few of the quirky ghouls and goblins children will meet in this playful picture book brimming with holiday cheer.
Joan Horton’s silly, spooky poems and JoAnn Adinolfi’s whimsical illustrations capture the spirit and excitement trick-or-treaters expect on Halloween. So this year, give a giggle and a shiver for Halloween Hoots and Howls!
A collection of poems celebrating Halloween, including "Tombstone Epitaphs," "The Ghost and Goblin Ball," and "The Vampire."
Synopsis
There’s going to be a party. You’re invited one and all.
We’ll be waiting there to greet you at the Ghost and Goblin Ball.
Publishers Weekly
In zesty, candy-corny poems from a first-time author, a witch places an ad for a "Turbo broomstick (color--jet)/ With dual exhausts. FM cassette." Dr. Frankenstein shops for heads of cabbage and ears of corn, and a top-notch "Halloweeny Quiz" offers 10 diverting riddle-couplets that work as verse and as a game. The mixed-media cartoons, on white or airbrush-speckled backgrounds, anticipate but never upstage the inventive punch lines. Ages 4-7. (Oct.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
Editorials
From the Publisher
“Zesty, candy-corny poems . . . The mixed-media cartoons . . . anticipate but never upstage the inventive punch lines.”—Publishers Weekly
“A deliciously silly collection of Halloween poems, rhymes, and jokes. . . . A festive addition to any collection serving young trick-or-treaters.”—School Library Journal “Sassy and chantable.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “Spooky and funny.”—Booklist