The scent of Old Witch's scrumptious Halloween pie lures Vampire and Ghoul, Ghost and Banshee, Zombie and Skeleton, from their lairs for a midnight feast. This wonderful read-aloud romp, full of spooky sounds and midnight magic, Is sure to be a Halloween favorite.
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Six cemetery ghouls devour an aromatic pumpkin pie, unaware that a witch has hexed the dessert ("Protect this treat... for me alone to eat"). As banshee, zombie et al. enjoy a post-pastry siesta, the spell transforms them into baking ingredients. Tunnell (Mailing Mary) provides only tame surprises; a Halloween Pie recipe, at the end, turns out to be for an ordinary pumpkin pie. Working in shadowy ink crosshatching and oil wash, O'Malley (Leo Cockroach, Toy Tester) administers a scare with closeups of the slack-jawed, droopy-eyed midnight snackers. The story, like the pie, is lukewarm. Ages 4-up. (Sept.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 3 Youngsters who like "scary stories" will find this selection deliciously shivery more from the look of the characters than from the plot. After inviting readers to join her, Old Witch bakes a pumpkin pie. She sets it to cool and casts a spell, "Protect this treat for me alone to eat," before taking off "to make some mischief." Its scent wafts its way to the cemetery, where a spooky ensemble follows it to the source and devours the dessert. Suddenly sleepy, each creature finds a spot in the house to snooze. When Witch arrives, neither the pie nor the uninvited guests can be found. Instead, one sees "a perfectly shaped pumpkin" where Vampire had been, "a dozen brown eggs" where Ghoul had slumbered, "a smidgen of salt" in place of Ghost just waiting to be baked into a new pie. While it is cooling, eerie, white monster wisps are released in the steam, and the creatures return to their homes, "their tummies still full of Halloween pie." Tunnell uses the repetitive actions of his six graveyard goons as an opportunity for alliteration and rhyme. O'Malley's oil washes with ink lines and cross-hatching create dark, shadowy backgrounds, so the florescent details pop out in the foreground. Thus, language and art combine to make this an effective choice for groups. A recipe is appended. When storytime audiences can stomach Erica Silverman's Big Pumpkin (S & S, 1992), and are ready to sample something a bit spicier, serve them Halloween Pie. Wendy Lukehart, Dauphin County Library, Harrisburg, PA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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"PROTECT THIS TREAT...FOR ME ALONE TO EAT.",
This review is from: Halloween Pie (Hardcover)
My daughter loves this book and is making me do a review on it! She loves the bright, contrasting colors of the excellent illustrations. I appreciate the colors too with the fine use of chiaroscuro and the hungry fiends after Old Witch's Halloween Pie and yes, of course, the silly tombstone epitaphs. The recipe in the back is such an intelligent hook to get the ones that do the buying, us parents, to say yes to this one! I appreciate an entertaining book with clever marketing. You have to not only sell the kids but the parents too--Tunnell and O'Malley--GREAT JOB! Note: This is a great bedtime story book because all of the culprits that ate Old Witch's pie fall asleep in her house. They aren't scary and my daughter scares pretty easily. I highly recommmend it! Great price too! 9/10 stars.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A new halloween tradition,
By Ann Marie Rezen (Hillsdale, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Halloween Pie (Hardcover)
We discovered this book two years ago in our public library and fell in love with it. The story is clever and the illustrations are excellent. Even though the book is filled with ghosts and zombies it's not too scary to read to my 3, 4 and 6 year-olds. My favorite thing is how FUN it is for the reader. You can't help but almost perform the story as you read it with witchy and windy voices. It has become a new family tradition for us to read Halloween Pie for the weeks leading up to Halloween each year. And of course, we make our own Halloween pie from the recipe at the back of the book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Halloween Pie (Library Binding)
I really enjoyed Halloween Pie. It was funny. I highly recommend to anyone who likes a good book. What will happen to this halloween pie?
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