AlphaOops: H Is For Halloween (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
What a great Halloween alphabet book-- or for alphabet learners who keep Halloween in their heart all year round.As in the first AlphaOops book, the order of the letters' 'pageant' is rearranged-- this time A isn't ready to go on and suggests H go first, since 'you can't have Halloween without H.' After some protests (Astute readers may remember that H was the one in the first book who wanted to stay right in his usual position, 9th), H leads off a Halloween-themed alphabet, though this time B struggles to come up with a costume and companion that isn't duplicated by anyone else. Again lots of initialisms byplay, ending at last with B's big finale. As the letters and their assistants clean up, Z lounges in a director's chair while a red-hatted C comes forward with a candy cane to make a suggestion.Again, excellent for practicing letter identification out of order, though some of the letters are harder to decipher than others (N and K in particular). Another favorite with the four-year-old, though his dad finds it a bit dragging; I loved it too. I chose this book as my alphabet picture book. When looking at this book, I found that it grabbed my attention. I like Halloween, and I thought the cover was very appealing. The cover was the same as the jacket of the book and the end pages were black with grey letters. I liked how the end pages corresponded well with the theme of the book. Each page has a lot to look at. At the bottom of the page, there are pumpkins with different letters on them. As each letter comes out on to the stage, the pumpkin with that letter shows up on the bottom of the page in alphabetical order. Some of the pages toward the middle of the book had tombstones in the background that had the letters going in alphabetical order. I thought it was neat how the book started off with "A" not being ready to go out on stage yet, so they had "H" go instead, since halloween starts with the letter "H". I also enjoyed how each letter was dressed in costume for something that was halloween related. This is a great book to use in your classroom around Halloween time, however I think you have to be cautious as to what grade you are reading it to. I say this because I think that that book may be a little bit confusing for a group of students too young that do not have a good grip on the alphabet or that may not understand the side conversations of the letters in between them coming out on stage.
What do You think about AlphaOops: H Is For Halloween (2010)?
fun, bold, beautiful, Halloween themed, what wasn't to love? I could read it over and over.
—suzkruz
