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Overview
haunt this alphabet book -- APPLES you don't dare bite, BATS that lurk and swoop, CRAWLERS that creep right down into your gizzard...
(And that's just the first three letters!)
Ever since its first publication in 1987 as Halloween ABC, this collection of poems by renowned poet Eve Merriam and images from Caldecott Honor artist Lane Smith has been mesmerizing readers young and old. Now it's been 'spooked up,' so a whole new generation of youngsters can relish this voyage through the alphabet!
But beware! The T is for TRAP, so read with care!
A poem for each letter of the alphabet introduces a different, spooky aspect of Halloween.
Editorials
Publishers Weekly
Designed to shiver the timbers of youngsters all year round, the previously published Halloween ABC (1987) is now Spooky ABC by Eve Merriam, illus. by Lane Smith. The handsome edition pits 26 alphabetically organized poems-"Demon" and "Lair" among them-against eerie illustrations. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.Book Details
Published
September 1, 2002
Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2002.
Pages
32
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780689853562