Children's Book Reviews

Pre-K Halloween

Where Is Baby’s Pumpkin?: A Lift the Flap Book
Author: Karen Katz
Illustrator: Karen Katz
Overview: In Karen Katz’s distinctive style, an adorable baby searches throughout the house for her pumpkin. Is the pumpkin under the leaves, behind the curtain, under the bed? NO! But Baby finds many other surprises as a ghost, a witch’s hat, cute-as-a-button bats, and candy apples are found beneath each flap. Finally after Baby finds her pumpkin, she’s ready to go trick-or-treating and the final flap reveals a Halloween extravaganza!

 

Bright Baby Touch and Feel Spooky
Author: Roger Priddy
Overview: Interactive board book for babies and toddlers, featuring images and simple text on a spooky theme. Touch and feel patches on every spread encourages child to interact with the book. Aids in the development of early vocabulary.

 

 

 

The Halloween Play
Author:
Felicia Bond
Illustrator: Felicia Bond
Overview: It’s the night of the Halloween play. The auditorium is packed. Roger has a small but important role. . . .

 

 

Boo to You! 
Author:
Lois Ehlert
Illustrator: Lois Ehlert
Overview: The harvest garden is bursting with delicious vegetables, the pumpkins are decorated and lit, and the mice have their costumes ready. Everyone is looking forward to the annual Halloween-night feast. Scary Cat wasn’t invited to the party, but he seems to think he’s coming anyway. Hmmm, time to come up with a clever mouse-style trick to outsmart him!

 

The Witches’ Ball
Author:
David Steinberg
Illustrator: Liz Conrad
Overview:  Join a gaggle of silly (not spooky!) witches as they celebrate Halloween at the Witches’ Ball! Funny, nonsensical words add to the fun as the witches cast a spell to bring out the full moon, then play Musical Broomsticks and share pumpkin ice cream and fruit punch potion. Five colors of foil on the cover make this book an eye-catching Halloween treat!

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