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A Halloween adaptation of the traditional song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," presenting an increasing number of pumpkins, bats, ghosts, and other emblems of the season.
The Thirteen Hours of Halloween
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School Library Journal ReviewThe Thirteen Hours of HalloweenSchool Library Journal(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. PreS-Gr 3-Regan has adapted the traditional song, ``The Twelve Days of Christmas,'' to accommodate a creepy collection of characters. On the first hour of Halloween, a little girl's best friend presents her with a grinning ``vulture in a dead tree.'' This dubious gift is followed, on the hour, by ``two pumpkins carved, three fat bats, four witches' cats,'' and so on. The list of surprises includes flying broomsticks, staring zombies, bubbling cauldrons, and many other ingredients for a perfectly ghastly party. On the 13th hour the noise becomes unbearable, so the girl gives away her gifts in reverse order, keeping only the vulture. The zany, cartoonlike illustrations dispel any chance for true shivers, but humorous touches such as rapping mummies, zombies on skateboards, and werewolves in polka-dot overalls will certainly bring smiles. Since the book is small, the text begs to be sung rather than read aloud in group situations. Combine it with Caroline Stutson's By the Light of the Halloween Moon (Lothrop, 1993), another cumulative holiday selection, and your audience will shriek and cackle with delight.-Lisa S. Murphy, Dauphin County Library System, Harrisburg, PA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
The Thirteen Hours of Halloween
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The Horn Book ReviewThe Thirteen Hours of HalloweenThe Horn Book(c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. To the familiar cadence of 'The Twelve Days of Christmas,' a girl receives a symbol of Halloween for each of the holiday's thirteen hours. Pumpkins, bats, goblins, and more are assembled; the girl finds an owner for each as the tune winds down. More silly than spooky, the full-color illustrations, move across each page until the child, left with one memento, is tucked into bed. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. |