A cute story of boys' imaginative adventures, including fears that can come. A cute twist that was predictable for the reader. Fabulous illustrations. Might work in a preschool storytime, though I think a smaller group would be best to let them see the pictures more easily.12/3/14 Finally managed...
Three small boys build a den, from which they battle terrible monsters, until one by one they are snatched away by giants (or their parents). I really liked the way that it fuses reality and the children's vivid imaginings. My only reservation about this book is that it's all about boys, there ar...
Written in rhyme, full of wit and humour, this book is so much fun to read aloud. A conniving wolf named, Lou Pine (pun intended I'm sure) was prowling around a flock of sheep looking for a young, tasty lamb to fill his meat cravings. He snuck through the hedge and came head-on with the flock'...
Parents will enjoy reading this picture book to their offspring since it spells out all the things parents are good for. After all, it's easy to forget how useful they are when sometimes it seems that all they do is tell their children what to do, how to behave, and set limits for them. In humoro...
Orlok’s managed to keep the werewolves from scoring, but Growler made sure that no one got anywhere near the Chaney Street casket. Even when he wasn’t cheating, he was so big and fierce that most of the vampires were terrified of him. One minute from the end of the game, the score was still 5-0, ...
By the time I woke my master, the sun was already peeping over the forest. It didn’t look quite so scary in the daylight and at least it had stopped raining. But I was still glad when Sir Percy decided to bring Patchcoat, too. “He can tell us a few jokes as we go along,” S...
snarled Sir Roland.“Shh!” hissed the queen, as Perkin began: “My name is Sir Percy, a brave gallant knight. I’ve challenged Sir Roland to have a big fight. Here he comes now! I’m afraid he’ll soon see That no one is tougher and braver than me!” &nbs...
As the school bus pulled up, the vampires saw large crowds of Fangless folk and all kinds of brightly lit stalls and carnival rides. There were merry-go-rounds, a roller coaster, and a huge Ferris wheel that was almost as tall as the castle. “Right,” said Miss Gargoyle, as the vampires filed exci...
It was lined with rich tapestries and paintings of formidable women wearing tiaras and old-fashioned dresses – the princess’s ancestors, by the look of them.Patchcoat pointed to a large door decorated with a gold crown.“Her Highness’s private quarters, I reckon,” said Patchcoat. ...
beamed Mr. and Mrs. Price when Lee had changed back into his normal vampire clothes. “You were great!” “Yeah,” said Ollie. “That was a scream.” “Thanks,” smiled Lee. “Just one thing, Lee,” said Dad. “Why did you keep hiding during Snow Fright’s songs?” “Yes dear,” said Mom. “Didn’t you like Bella...
Walter must have boasted about it to everyone he met on the way back to Blackstone Fort. I know this because at lunchtime on Tuesday a troupe of travelling players in a big covered wagon called at the castle.“Good day, young master!” said the troupe leader, with an elaborate bow. “Perkin’s the na...
Gore had his back to them. He appeared to be strapping Miss Fitt to a long black bench surrounded by electrical wires and tubes. These all led to a gigantic machine covered with knobs and switches and dials and lights. A flash of lightning revealed the words on the machine: MONSTER MEGACHARGER PR...