Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Mulberry Books
Pages
32
Description
Thirteen suitably creepy things from witches to snakes and ghosts are counted in honor of Halloween.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
32 p.; 11.1 x 8.3 inches
ISBN
0688154824 / 9780688154820
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LibraryThing member t1bclasslibrary
This book counts to thirteen with various "scary" animals and objects, which mostly do relatively benign things, like hares eating corn in a field. Kids might like the fact that it ends in "Boo," but I didn't find it especially written. It has an obvious pattern kids can follow along with, but I
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LibraryThing member Remy_Ferrell
On Halloween Night is a book that does not make it feel like it's on a Halloween Night. I thought that the book was rather dull. It was not scary and the title was very misleading. There were some Halloween related things in the book, but they were limited. The paintings were gloomy which was the
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only real impression that this book was taking place in October. Did you notice the kids in all the pictures hiding? That was about the only cool part of the book. Show Less
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Co-authors Ferida Wolff and Dolores Kozielski, along with illustrator Dolores Avendaño, turn to the spooky doings of a Halloween night in this rhyming counting book. Moving from one to thirteen, the text here describes all sorts of creepy creatures - witches and ghosts, bats and wolves - out and
Having enjoyed the work of both Wolff (The Story Blanket) and Avendaño (Cats and Robbers), and loving the holiday of Halloween, I expected to find On Halloween Night quite engaging. Unfortunately, while I did indeed like Avendaño's atmospheric illustrations, I found the text from Wolff and Kozielski hit or miss. Sometimes it worked, and sometimes it didn't, and the rhyming structure - the fourth lines of all the different stanzas rhyme with one another - frequently felt awkward. Textually, this was really a two-star title for me, but I raised my rating, given my appreciation for the artwork. This isn't one I strongly recommend, as there are far better Halloween and/or counting books out there, although fans of the artist might want to give it a try.
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about on this spooky night. The accompanying artwork depicts the creatures being mentioned, often also showing two young children watching in the background...Having enjoyed the work of both Wolff (The Story Blanket) and Avendaño (Cats and Robbers), and loving the holiday of Halloween, I expected to find On Halloween Night quite engaging. Unfortunately, while I did indeed like Avendaño's atmospheric illustrations, I found the text from Wolff and Kozielski hit or miss. Sometimes it worked, and sometimes it didn't, and the rhyming structure - the fourth lines of all the different stanzas rhyme with one another - frequently felt awkward. Textually, this was really a two-star title for me, but I raised my rating, given my appreciation for the artwork. This isn't one I strongly recommend, as there are far better Halloween and/or counting books out there, although fans of the artist might want to give it a try.
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Call number
J2N.021