Hoberman and Emberley return with their fourth collaboration of
short read-aloud stories in verse, this time a baker's dozen of
goofy-scary original ones. The author's note (aimed at adults) and
the introductory poem (aimed at readers, with illustrations of two
youngsters in monster masks) proffer the book's premise: These
stories, ideal for reading aloud, use spooky settings to express
the joys of reading. Each poem spans two facing pages and, at
9"x12", the book is large enough to accommodate multiple small
illustrations that retell each story pictorially. Subjects cover
Halloween mainstays like "The Skeleton," "Trick or Treat" and "The
Witch and the Broomstick," as well as a variety of other eerie
entities. In "The Mummy," for example, two children in miners
helmets gleefully unwrap a figure in a coffin, and get a surprise.
A boy on a bicycle helps "The Ghoul" learn to read. Text throughout
comes in multiple pastel shades, nicely matching Emberley's impish
illustrations, in pencil, watercolor and pastels. Nifty. (Picture
book. 3-7) (Kirkus Reviews)
Here's a book with something new - you read to me! I'll read to
you! We'll read each page to one another - you'll read one side, I
the other. A unique book 'in two voices' that uses traditional
reading teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, repetition, short
sentences) to invite young children to read along with an adult.
Each of the twelve short stories fit on one spread and features
childlike themes - family, friendship, pets and seasons. With
clear, colour-coded typography and amusing illustrations, this
collection is sure to entertain.
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