Who Said Boo?

by Anne Miranda, Ross Collins (Illustrations)

One dark and gloomy Halloween, a brave little girl is spooked right in her very own home. With her loyal and feisty pooch by her side, she sets out to catch who…or what…is trying to trick her. Young trick-or-treaters will delight in spotting clues as to who the culprits might be when they open oversized pull-out pages and flaps. Ross Collins's dynamic artwork is the perfect match for award-winning author Anne Miranda's hilarious Halloween story.

Genres: Picture Books, Halloween, Holiday, Childrens

24 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2003

About the author

I am a freelance writer of books and educational materials for very young children. I'm represented by Ron Zollshan at Kirchoff/Wohlberg in Ct.

I have been published by: Addison-Wesley, Boyds Mill Press, Bradbury Press, Bricks (Korea) BridgeWater Books, Bt Bound, EP Dutton, Harcourt Brace & Company, Hampton-Brown, Heinemann (Fauntas & Pinnell) Holt, Houghton Mifflin, Hyperion, Joy Street Books, Laidlaw, Little Brown, LB Kids, Macmillan McGraw-Hill, McGraw Hill School Division, Modern Curriculum Press, Newbridge Educational Publishing, Nutmeg Media, Options Publishing, Perfection Learning, Scholastic, Scott Foresman, Silver Burdett and Ginn, Simon & Schuster, Steck-Vaughn, Troll Medallion, Turtle Books, Turtleback Books, The Rowland Reading Foundation, Time Life Books for Children, Voyager, and William H Sadlier Inc.

Reviews

[Anne Miranda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love the art and the clever pull out pages in this book. When I wrote it, I never imagined that the story would be so magnificently illustrated. Hats off to Ross Collins, who brought his A game to this project.

[Susan Wheeler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect Halloween book! Teaches children about the different kinds of Halloween figurines and offers an excitement as they try and discover who is scaring them.

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a GREAT book both the story line by Anne Miranda and the illustrations by Ross Collins! Please help it get more attention as it is a treasure! The story, which has rhymes and repetition, would be excellent to read aloud as it will be as much fun for the reader as the listener. The illustrations are bright, but simple, and they portray the emotions of the main character so well! The fold out pages hold secrets to be revealed. For dog lovers, the main character is even backed up by her trusty dog. The only negatives to this wonderful book are, first, that it could be scary for children, who are easily frightened by monsters under the bed, as most Halloween books could. Secondly, it does contain a witch for families that are sensitive to that. Otherwise, please buy this book it is so wonderful! It is the most wonderful Halloween book! (Note: I am not connected with the author or the publisher in any way. I just happened to pick it up at a garage sale.)

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A little girl home early from tic-or-treating answers the door expecting to see kids wanting candy. Instead her house is invaded by a bunch of ghosts, ghouls and monsters. While she's startled by their eerie boos coming from throughout her home, she isn't scared. Why? Her house is already haunted!

The story of Halloween spirits trying and failing to haunt a home is really funny. Better yet are the illustrations and the fun of the different types of pages. Each page opens or unfolds in a different way. Young readers will probably accidentally rip the pages at the folds; it's an unfortunate side effect of the book being so creatively constructed.

[Kari Huddleston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interactive book! On each page he would ask who said boo and then there woul be a flap and underneath the flap would be the monster who said it! I love when she went to bed and at the end of her bed under the flaps were monsters in pajamas!

[Cynthia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be a fun book to read to kids at Halloween! Great pictures/drawings!