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Halloween Night
They all come out on this Halloween night--a diving bat, a hooting owl, an inky black cat, a ghost-costumed child, a regular old dog--and each one contributes to a chain of events that transforms a little mouse.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published August 9, 2005
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October 21, 2009
A fun, colorful story--"The House that Jack Built" Halloween style! :-) A great read aloud with its cumulative story and eye-popping illustrations.
October 23, 2017
cute little Halloween story with adorable illustrations. Perfect for the Halloween season
October 29, 2018
Love the illustrations. Good for babies, toddlers, or pre-K.
October 11, 2019
a halloween version of "The House that Jack Built."
October 2, 2022
really sweet little rhyming story perfect for the season.
September 20, 2023
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This is a creative story of Halloween Night.
This is a creative story of Halloween Night.
August 21, 2015
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1–Using the framework and rhythms of This Is the House That Jack Built, Hatch constructs a cumulative chain of events that begins with a mouse hiding inside a jack-o'-lantern. Each successive character that arrives on the scene–a bat, an owl, a cat, a costumed child, and a dog–adds a complicating layer until the pooch finally trips the trick-or-treater, spilling the candy, scattering the figures, and leaving the merry mouse in possession of the treats. Hatch's lively text is matched by the quirky full-color art. Using changes in perspective, an elastic line, an appropriately spooky font style, and a sure hand for depicting action, Pickering drenches the spreads in dark blues, purples, greens, and reds. Libraries looking for a slightly scary tale will want to consider this one.–Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha's Public Library, WI
PreSchool-Grade 1–Using the framework and rhythms of This Is the House That Jack Built, Hatch constructs a cumulative chain of events that begins with a mouse hiding inside a jack-o'-lantern. Each successive character that arrives on the scene–a bat, an owl, a cat, a costumed child, and a dog–adds a complicating layer until the pooch finally trips the trick-or-treater, spilling the candy, scattering the figures, and leaving the merry mouse in possession of the treats. Hatch's lively text is matched by the quirky full-color art. Using changes in perspective, an elastic line, an appropriately spooky font style, and a sure hand for depicting action, Pickering drenches the spreads in dark blues, purples, greens, and reds. Libraries looking for a slightly scary tale will want to consider this one.–Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha's Public Library, WI
March 26, 2010
A fun, simple Halloween read for younger children. The first half of the book has a repetitive pattern that students can repeat with you. And the action in the book all centers around a lucky mouse who is happy at the end.
The illustrations are bright and cartoonish with an edge. The dimensions and embellishments remind me of Tim Burton. And while they appear painted, they look computer generated which gives them a crisp feel that compliments the spooky Halloween night. They far outdo the simple story.
The illustrations are bright and cartoonish with an edge. The dimensions and embellishments remind me of Tim Burton. And while they appear painted, they look computer generated which gives them a crisp feel that compliments the spooky Halloween night. They far outdo the simple story.
February 23, 2008
A “House That Jack Built” tale for Halloween (“This is the cat, all inky black, who stalks the owl, who hoots at the bat...”), this book is rollicking fun for preschoolers and early elementary students. Pickering’s spiraling pumpkin vines and google-eyed Halloween creatures are the real magic that makes this book work so well. Read it aloud for Halloween fun, challenging older kids to follow it up by creating their own cumulative tales.
November 21, 2015
This book reminds me of the House that Jack Built and There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly stories. The story has a fun and rhythmic flow which makes it enjoyable to read/listen to. The book could be used in a classroom in the month of October to discuss cause and effect, rhythm, retelling a story, and sequencing.
October 8, 2013
This reminds me of the old lady who swallowed a fly... only because each additional character builds upon the last and it repeats itself back to the beginning of the jack-o'-lantern (at least at the beginning). This is cute for young children and the illustrations are different and very colorful.
August 28, 2014
I liked this book because it is perfect for the season and holiday coming up, but also it repeats the lines over, like "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." This is beneficial for children an also entertaining.
September 24, 2009
Really cute illustrations!
October 26, 2008
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! I mostly love the art, yes I am a Jimmy Pickering fan. So very cute.
November 26, 2008
This was a totally great Halloween book. Frank loved it and so did I. The illustrations were great. It was a lot of fun.
October 19, 2009
love a Jimmy Pickering illustration so had to pick this up. a fun and nifty take on The House That Jack Built. a great holiday read!
April 26, 2010
Fun sort of cumulative story about Halloween, would be a good toddler storytime book.
November 23, 2011
With illustrations reminiscent of Tim Burton, Halloween Night tells the happenings on Halloween centered around a Jack-O'-Lantern to the rhythm of "The House That Jack Built."
May 31, 2013
Would make a nice read-aloud for Halloween.
October 1, 2013
Unique pictures
September 22, 2014
This was a cute book for younger children. The art work was spectacular.
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