Lisa Trumbauer is the New York Times best-selling author of A Practical Guide to Dragons. In addition, she has written about 300 other books for children, including mystery novels, picture books, and nonfiction books on just about every topic under the sun (including the sun!). Lisa lives in New Jersey with her husband, Dave, two moody cats, and a dog named Blue.
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Kindergarten-Grade 2—Although the concept of a boy who mistakenly gets on a school bus for spooks is fun, the rhyming text is trite and uninspired: "A blockhead MONSTER stomped inside/and someone called, 'Hey Rufus!'/A swirl of BATS flew through the door—/I jumped just like a doofus." Ho's computer-generated art depicts the cartoon Halloween creatures as a laughing, nonthreatening group. The boy looks uncomfortable when he first notices that he is surrounded by assorted monsters, but joins in their smiles when he realizes it's just Halloween fun. The text swooshes in a wavy pattern that matches the singsong rhythm of the verses. A few words in each stanza are in a larger font and/or are in color, but they do not necessarily serve as a guide to help readers know which words to stress when reading the book aloud. The purple background scenes inside the bus add a touch of spooky night, while bats, worms, and other jolly crawlies haunt the pages. With all the great Halloween books currently available, this book is a marginal addition at best.—Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT
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Awful poetry,
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This review is from: The Haunted Ghoul Bus (Hardcover)
The concept of a "haunted ghoul bus" is a good one, and the animation here is acceptable. But the verses offend the ear so much that it's painful to read aloud to even a 2-year-old. The Amazon reviewer cited the worst stanza, but you also have:
"And where would they be dropped off? / My heart beat fast... my breath came quick... / I thought my head would pop off." or "I'm sorry, son, for my mistake / but now the fun has timed out. / It's off to school for kids like you / before your teachers find out." Gag.
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This review is from: The Haunted Ghoul Bus (Hardcover)
My daughter is 7 and she raved about this book from school. We bought it for her and it is pretty cute!!
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We read it every night.,
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This review is from: The Haunted Ghoul Bus (Hardcover)
I have 2 boys, ages 5 and 2.5. They love this book! We've read it every night for at least a week. The pictures are fun and it's engaging to read - it's written in a sing-song, rhyming fashion. Love it!
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