Boo!
by Jonathan Litton
ISBN: 978-1680105018
$7.18 (board
book)
About the
book:
Join Pumpkin in this fun game as he tries to figure out who
said BOO! Was it Night Owl, Black Cat, Little Witch, Spider, or Wizard?
Concentric circles, bright artwork, and a cheerful rhyming story make learning
come alive!
My thoughts:
Boo! is a cute little book that tells a "story"
where the pictures center around the circles in the middle of the book. I
picked this up at Good Shepherd's yearly Scholastic Book Fair and I think we
read it at least 2-3 times a week. Gianna is into this thing of sticking her
finger in holes of all kinds and then running to me saying "HELP!
HELP!" (she's 22 months). Basically the whole idea of the story is
"WHO" is shouting "Boo" throughout the story - is the
pumpkin, spider, wizard, owl, or.... as you turn each page the circles get
concentrically smaller and smaller until you finally find out WHO said BOO!
This book could lead into some fun art activities or even an art invitation for your kids to experiment with Circles - they can be open, enclosed, flat, 3D. Use your imaginations and see what your kids will do with Circles on their own!
Other books by Jonathan Litton: Goodreads
Crankenstein
By Samantha Berger
ISBN: 9780316120564
$12.59 (hardback)
$9.99 (kindle)
About the book:
Beware of Crakenstein! Who is
Crakenstein? He’s an ordinary kid, just like you but on a bad day, he could
transform into Crakenstein! A monster of grumpiness that no one can destroy!
Mehhrrr! He’s alive! Turn the pages to see this creature of crankiness you
might even learn how to turn him back into a boy – if you dare!
My thoughts:
I drug this book out the other day when I was going through the kids' books and immediately got a big smile. Crankenstein is easily one of my favorite "scary" stories. I tend to really get involved with this book and wipe out my voice and the poor kids they have to wait till my voice gets re-wetted again so I can continue reading. It's a FUN one to read aloud!
The illustrations are cute, the
language is cute and the characters are wonderful & memorable. What happens
when 3 monsters (or so they call themselves) who live in a castle can't agree
on which of them is the BEST monster? Why they make a monster!
What happens when said monster
comes out all sugar sweet and with the cutest little lisp and the horrified
monster trio thinks they've failed until their monster escapes from the castle
and heads toward town? Well, you'll just have to read the book!
Other books by Samantha Berger: Goodreads
The 13 Ghosts of Halloween
By Robin Muller
$7.99 (paperback)
ISBN: 9781935279143
(find it used on Amazon!)
About the books:
The 13 Ghosts of Halloween is one
of my favorite books. The story is humorous and engaging, promotes
math & counting skills, beginning reading, encourages audience
participation (think story time in school or the library – or even just reading
with mom & dad) and the illustrations are great too!
When you get a copy of this book
in your hands try singing it to the 12 Days of Christmas song. Some of my favorite books can be put to a tune - It’s hilarious
and it works & it really catches the kids' attention!
Other books by Robin Muller: Goodreads
What others are saying:
“A group of children are
determined to prove that they are brave, even in the face of ever increasing
numbers of scary creatures. A humorous take on the original 12 Days of
Christmas – a ghoulish delight for young children.” Kiss the book
What
others are saying:
"A group of children are determined
to prove that they are brave, even in the face of ever increasing numbers of
scary creatures. A humorous take on the original 12 Days of Christmas -- a ghoulish delight for young
children." - Kiss the Book
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I was not asked to share any of these books. They are books that I reviewed in the past on my children's blog and have pulled over here since I am no longer writing on that blog. Boo! & 13 Ghosts of Halloween are both books I purchased myself. Thanks for reading GivingNSharing! Note: The banner image at the top was a FREE image HERE
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ReplyDeleteHmmm - I can see that I'm going to have to recheck this on a desktop tomorrow - I see several parts are repeated but they weren't when I posted. Might be my phone which does this sometimes - anyway sorry everyone!
ReplyDeleteThat Boo! books sounds really delightful. Thanks for linking on Amanda's Books and More! God bless.
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