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Choose Your Own Adventure: Young Readers #2
The Haunted House
You and your dog Homer are walking home from school one day. You throw a stick and Homer chases it right into an abandoned house. The house looks so creepy that you are scared to go in. But you've got to find Homer! He's your best friend.
There are lots of places you can look. Where do you start? If you go to the cellar to find Homer, turn to page 10. If you follow the mysterious woman who says she knows where Homer is, turn to page 6.
Everything that happens to you in the haunted house depends on the choices you make. Some of your adventures will be scary, some of them will be funny, but all of them will be fun!
There are lots of places you can look. Where do you start? If you go to the cellar to find Homer, turn to page 10. If you follow the mysterious woman who says she knows where Homer is, turn to page 6.
Everything that happens to you in the haunted house depends on the choices you make. Some of your adventures will be scary, some of them will be funny, but all of them will be fun!
56 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1981
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About the author
R.A. Montgomery
156 books121 followersRaymond A. Montgomery (born 1936 in Connecticut) was an author and progenitor of the classic Choose Your Own Adventure interactive children's book series, which ran from 1979 to 2003. Montgomery graduated from Williams College and went to graduate school at Yale University and New York University (NYU). He devoted his life to teaching and education.
In 2004, he co-founded the Chooseco publishing company alongside his wife, fellow author/publisher Shannon Gilligan, with the goal of reviving the CYOA series with new novels and reissued editions of the classics.
He continued to write and publish until his death in 2014.
In 2004, he co-founded the Chooseco publishing company alongside his wife, fellow author/publisher Shannon Gilligan, with the goal of reviving the CYOA series with new novels and reissued editions of the classics.
He continued to write and publish until his death in 2014.
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January 11, 2022
Super weird and random but the kids enjoyed it.
October 17, 2025
Is The Haunted House the most absurd gamebook ever published? I can't think of a more likely candidate. You are walking home from school for lunch with your dog Homer, when he spots a white cat and gives chase. They dash into a stranger's yard and inside a mansion with gothic architecture, broken windows, and rotting shingles. It couldn't look more haunted. You're sitting on a cold stone bench in the deserted backyard, contemplating what to do, when a hollow voice from the house calls that Homer is inside. Should you go after your beloved pet?
Running away won't spare you; tripping down a set of stairs, you're knocked unconscious and awaken in the dirty, lightless basement of the house. You could remain quiet, but what happens when a furry something bumps you? You might wind up being offered chocolates by a man-sized turtle covered in fur, or wander out of the basement and meet a couple of kids who can lead you out of this place. If you scream for help when the furry thing first touches you, a giant bat swoops by, speaking your language and offering rescue. He'll fly you out of the house to a garden of gigantic fruit, and from there you wander to a neighborhood of houses made from pastries and cakes. They look too delectable not to snack on, but what will the munchkin mayor says when he catches you? You didn't mean any harm; maybe he has a way to return you home.
If you enter the haunted house willingly when the voice first calls out, you run into a spectral woman in white who wants you to follow her into the dark, damp interior. You'll be free of the house instantly if you do, but how long are you willing to stay beside her? All the way up a beam of light into the radiant sky? You could lose your life, family, and the dog you risked entering the house to save. If you leave the woman and do so early enough, you'll find yourself back in the house, but with a friendly boy named Anson. He knows where Homer is...and potentially has a big surprise for you. If you never accompany the woman in white, the scary voice commands you to go down the cellar steps. Ignore that order and you'll meet a plump talking mouse; he takes you to a pair of doors, one openable by a gold key and the other a silver. Is there one correct choice? Maybe you pushed past the mouse and ran down the nearby tunnel alone, leading to a tiny door and a normal one that lead two very different places. Listening to the voice and going down cellar could lead to a tussle with a wimpy alligator or a ride in a magic boat. Will you and Homer make it out of the house? Read the book and discover your answer.
Objectively, The Haunted House may be not only the most psychedelic mainstream gamebook ever, but one of the worst. A single ghost shows up, and she's more angel than haint. The majority of your adventures are trippy and fantasy-oriented, not scary, so the selling point of it being a haunted house story doesn't ring true. Internal continuity is nonexistent; so many liberties are taken that it's hard to keep track what's going on. I appreciate the author's own young son Anson being inserted into the narrative; Anson Montgomery would go on to write many Choose Your Own Adventure books. The clown car ending on page thirty-nine is a surprising callback to book one of the Bantam Skylark series, The Circus; the illustration here is almost exactly modeled on one from that book. Ultimately there's a campy kind of fun to be had from The Haunted House, and I love Paul Granger's drawings, so I stop short of calling the book terrible. As I've found over the years, it grows on you.
Running away won't spare you; tripping down a set of stairs, you're knocked unconscious and awaken in the dirty, lightless basement of the house. You could remain quiet, but what happens when a furry something bumps you? You might wind up being offered chocolates by a man-sized turtle covered in fur, or wander out of the basement and meet a couple of kids who can lead you out of this place. If you scream for help when the furry thing first touches you, a giant bat swoops by, speaking your language and offering rescue. He'll fly you out of the house to a garden of gigantic fruit, and from there you wander to a neighborhood of houses made from pastries and cakes. They look too delectable not to snack on, but what will the munchkin mayor says when he catches you? You didn't mean any harm; maybe he has a way to return you home.
If you enter the haunted house willingly when the voice first calls out, you run into a spectral woman in white who wants you to follow her into the dark, damp interior. You'll be free of the house instantly if you do, but how long are you willing to stay beside her? All the way up a beam of light into the radiant sky? You could lose your life, family, and the dog you risked entering the house to save. If you leave the woman and do so early enough, you'll find yourself back in the house, but with a friendly boy named Anson. He knows where Homer is...and potentially has a big surprise for you. If you never accompany the woman in white, the scary voice commands you to go down the cellar steps. Ignore that order and you'll meet a plump talking mouse; he takes you to a pair of doors, one openable by a gold key and the other a silver. Is there one correct choice? Maybe you pushed past the mouse and ran down the nearby tunnel alone, leading to a tiny door and a normal one that lead two very different places. Listening to the voice and going down cellar could lead to a tussle with a wimpy alligator or a ride in a magic boat. Will you and Homer make it out of the house? Read the book and discover your answer.
Objectively, The Haunted House may be not only the most psychedelic mainstream gamebook ever, but one of the worst. A single ghost shows up, and she's more angel than haint. The majority of your adventures are trippy and fantasy-oriented, not scary, so the selling point of it being a haunted house story doesn't ring true. Internal continuity is nonexistent; so many liberties are taken that it's hard to keep track what's going on. I appreciate the author's own young son Anson being inserted into the narrative; Anson Montgomery would go on to write many Choose Your Own Adventure books. The clown car ending on page thirty-nine is a surprising callback to book one of the Bantam Skylark series, The Circus; the illustration here is almost exactly modeled on one from that book. Ultimately there's a campy kind of fun to be had from The Haunted House, and I love Paul Granger's drawings, so I stop short of calling the book terrible. As I've found over the years, it grows on you.
October 30, 2019
This is a fun, unusual book. The narrative bears all the marks of R.A. Montgomery's distinctive style. Most people who read The Haunted House won't find what they were expecting, but hopefully the unpredictability will provide some amusement.
The main change to the story for this Dragonlark revision of the original 1981 Bantam Skylark edition is that instead of a ghostly woman in white greeting you inside the haunted house, it's a shimmery unicorn. Also, the boy named Anson is your best friend, rather than a kid you'd never met. I usually prefer Paul Granger's illustrations in the Bantam Skylark editions over Keith Newton's in the Dragonlarks, but Newton's artwork for this version of The Haunted House seems as good as Granger's. Different, but equal overall. I like the Bantam Skylark original better, but the Dragonlark version of The Haunted House isn't a bad update of the story.
The main change to the story for this Dragonlark revision of the original 1981 Bantam Skylark edition is that instead of a ghostly woman in white greeting you inside the haunted house, it's a shimmery unicorn. Also, the boy named Anson is your best friend, rather than a kid you'd never met. I usually prefer Paul Granger's illustrations in the Bantam Skylark editions over Keith Newton's in the Dragonlarks, but Newton's artwork for this version of The Haunted House seems as good as Granger's. Different, but equal overall. I like the Bantam Skylark original better, but the Dragonlark version of The Haunted House isn't a bad update of the story.
December 7, 2019
This book is such a tangible piece of my childhood. It was published the January after I was born, and was the first (and I think only) Choose Your Own Adventure book I ever owned. I must have read this book 100 times in elementary school. At least.
This book, like seemingly all CYOA books, is also a total acid trip in places, which didn't bother me as a kid when I first read it and only made me laugh harder re-reading it as an adult.
CYOA books are legion (and legend in some book nerderrific circles, yes?), but in my utterly biased opinion this one is the best one. It's also one of the oldest.
I adored the illustrations as a child, and I still adore them now because they're wonderful. They're also super strange, because I think it's a rule that all CYOA books have to be bizarre, not only in the choices you get to make, but in the creatures you meet and adventures you take along the way.
Want to talk to giant rats, endlessly lose (and find) your dog every other page, befriend a ghost, and also maybe float away on a sunbeam? This book has you covered.
[Five stars for nostalgia, for indecisive whimsy, and for the original and best haunted house of my childhood.]
This book, like seemingly all CYOA books, is also a total acid trip in places, which didn't bother me as a kid when I first read it and only made me laugh harder re-reading it as an adult.
CYOA books are legion (and legend in some book nerderrific circles, yes?), but in my utterly biased opinion this one is the best one. It's also one of the oldest.
I adored the illustrations as a child, and I still adore them now because they're wonderful. They're also super strange, because I think it's a rule that all CYOA books have to be bizarre, not only in the choices you get to make, but in the creatures you meet and adventures you take along the way.
Want to talk to giant rats, endlessly lose (and find) your dog every other page, befriend a ghost, and also maybe float away on a sunbeam? This book has you covered.
[Five stars for nostalgia, for indecisive whimsy, and for the original and best haunted house of my childhood.]
August 6, 2025
Is The Haunted House the most absurd gamebook ever published? I can't think of a more likely candidate. You are walking home from school for lunch with your dog Homer, when he spots a white cat and gives chase. They dash into a stranger's yard and inside a mansion with gothic architecture, broken windows, and rotting shingles. It couldn't look more haunted. You're sitting on a cold stone bench in the deserted backyard, contemplating what to do, when a hollow voice from the house calls that Homer is inside. Should you go after your beloved pet?
Running away won't spare you; tripping down a set of stairs, you're knocked unconscious and awaken in the dirty, lightless basement of the house. You could remain quiet, but what happens when a furry something bumps you? You might wind up being offered chocolates by a man-sized turtle covered in fur, or wander out of the basement and meet a couple of kids who can lead you out of this place. If you scream for help when the furry thing first touches you, a giant bat swoops by, speaking your language and offering rescue. He'll fly you out of the house to a garden of gigantic fruit, and from there you wander to a neighborhood of houses made from pastries and cakes. They look too delectable not to snack on, but what will the munchkin mayor says when he catches you? You didn't mean any harm; maybe he has a way to return you home.
If you enter the haunted house willingly when the voice first calls out, you run into a spectral woman in white who wants you to follow her into the dark, damp interior. You'll be free of the house instantly if you do, but how long are you willing to stay beside her? All the way up a beam of light into the radiant sky? You could lose your life, family, and the dog you risked entering the house to save. If you leave the woman and do so early enough, you'll find yourself back in the house, but with a friendly boy named Anson. He knows where Homer is...and potentially has a big surprise for you. If you never accompany the woman in white, the scary voice commands you to go down the cellar steps. Ignore that order and you'll meet a plump talking mouse; he takes you to a pair of doors, one openable by a gold key and the other a silver. Is there one correct choice? Maybe you pushed past the mouse and ran down the nearby tunnel alone, leading to a tiny door and a normal one that lead two very different places. Listening to the voice and going down cellar could lead to a tussle with a wimpy alligator or a ride in a magic boat. Will you and Homer make it out of the house? Read the book and discover your answer.
Objectively, The Haunted House may be not only the most psychedelic mainstream gamebook ever, but one of the worst. A single ghost shows up, and she's more angel than haint. The majority of your adventures are trippy and fantasy-oriented, not scary, so the selling point of it being a haunted house story doesn't ring true. Internal continuity is nonexistent; so many liberties are taken that it's hard to keep track what's going on. I appreciate the author's own young son Anson being inserted into the narrative; Anson Montgomery would go on to write many Choose Your Own Adventure books. The clown car ending on page thirty-nine is a surprising callback to book one of the Bantam Skylark series, The Circus; the illustration here is almost exactly modeled on one from that book. Ultimately there's a campy kind of fun to be had from The Haunted House, and I love Paul Granger's drawings, so I stop short of calling the book terrible. As I've found over the years, it grows on you.
A note on this edition: I kind of prefer the red border for the cover, over the yellow one used in other printings. It's more visually striking.
Running away won't spare you; tripping down a set of stairs, you're knocked unconscious and awaken in the dirty, lightless basement of the house. You could remain quiet, but what happens when a furry something bumps you? You might wind up being offered chocolates by a man-sized turtle covered in fur, or wander out of the basement and meet a couple of kids who can lead you out of this place. If you scream for help when the furry thing first touches you, a giant bat swoops by, speaking your language and offering rescue. He'll fly you out of the house to a garden of gigantic fruit, and from there you wander to a neighborhood of houses made from pastries and cakes. They look too delectable not to snack on, but what will the munchkin mayor says when he catches you? You didn't mean any harm; maybe he has a way to return you home.
If you enter the haunted house willingly when the voice first calls out, you run into a spectral woman in white who wants you to follow her into the dark, damp interior. You'll be free of the house instantly if you do, but how long are you willing to stay beside her? All the way up a beam of light into the radiant sky? You could lose your life, family, and the dog you risked entering the house to save. If you leave the woman and do so early enough, you'll find yourself back in the house, but with a friendly boy named Anson. He knows where Homer is...and potentially has a big surprise for you. If you never accompany the woman in white, the scary voice commands you to go down the cellar steps. Ignore that order and you'll meet a plump talking mouse; he takes you to a pair of doors, one openable by a gold key and the other a silver. Is there one correct choice? Maybe you pushed past the mouse and ran down the nearby tunnel alone, leading to a tiny door and a normal one that lead two very different places. Listening to the voice and going down cellar could lead to a tussle with a wimpy alligator or a ride in a magic boat. Will you and Homer make it out of the house? Read the book and discover your answer.
Objectively, The Haunted House may be not only the most psychedelic mainstream gamebook ever, but one of the worst. A single ghost shows up, and she's more angel than haint. The majority of your adventures are trippy and fantasy-oriented, not scary, so the selling point of it being a haunted house story doesn't ring true. Internal continuity is nonexistent; so many liberties are taken that it's hard to keep track what's going on. I appreciate the author's own young son Anson being inserted into the narrative; Anson Montgomery would go on to write many Choose Your Own Adventure books. The clown car ending on page thirty-nine is a surprising callback to book one of the Bantam Skylark series, The Circus; the illustration here is almost exactly modeled on one from that book. Ultimately there's a campy kind of fun to be had from The Haunted House, and I love Paul Granger's drawings, so I stop short of calling the book terrible. As I've found over the years, it grows on you.
A note on this edition: I kind of prefer the red border for the cover, over the yellow one used in other printings. It's more visually striking.
November 18, 2019
I used to love these so much as a kid. I read every single one in our library at that time, about 35 years ago. Now I kind of get tired of the monotony! These will always be well-loved by kids. I read it because I've been really sick and in a reading funk (??????!!!!!!) and not up for anything heavy. So, I picked one up and did enjoy adventuring again. Just couldn't do it all the time like I used to!
Basically, kid's dog runs into a "haunted" house. He wants to find his dog, but obviously has to make decisions along the way which may have good results or bad ones. Will anybody help him? Will he get trapped or come under some other unfortunate fate? Can he find his dog? Do they get home safely? Can he trust anyone? It's up to you to decide! :)
Basically, kid's dog runs into a "haunted" house. He wants to find his dog, but obviously has to make decisions along the way which may have good results or bad ones. Will anybody help him? Will he get trapped or come under some other unfortunate fate? Can he find his dog? Do they get home safely? Can he trust anyone? It's up to you to decide! :)
April 25, 2017
I read it lots of times.
September 12, 2021
I loved Choose Your Own Adventure books as a kid. This one would be a good way to start younger readers on them.
March 1, 2012
Geared for younger children, The Haunted House contains a very simple premise: Your dog chases a cat into a spooky old house. Now, what do you do?
This book gives children the opportunity to make their own choices, and create their own story. If you ever chose your own adventure as a kid, you’re familiar with the concept, but perhaps not with this younger version of it.
The first thing I noticed, when I flipped through the book, were large, colorful pictures on nearly every page. The text itself is large, dark, and bold — easy to see so early readers can follow along. (And when a legally blind person says something is easy to see, you know I mean it! :) ) Most of the pages contain only a couple of paragraphs of text, and there are a lot of choices. After the setup, you get to a choice on practically every page, or every other page. This definitely helped hold my kids’ interest!
I read this with my 6-year-old kindergartener and my 3-year-old preschooler (almost 4). They both seemed to enjoy making choices, and the stories ended before they became too long or tedious.
Fair warning: This book is whimsical, to say the least. Many of the things that happen inside that house are random and silly. You might stumble across a unicorn, or end up in a funhouse. If you’re looking for logic and cohesion, this isn’t going to be a good fit for you.
Some of the paths through this book were great. I particularly appreciated the path solidly built in for children who may be frightened (or who at least keep choosing the “run away” options), to put them at ease. If your child chooses to run away, the book will let him. Here’s an excerpt: “‘Yip! Yip! Yip!’ It is Homer. He is waiting for you outside. He is safe and so are you.”
I also particularly liked the choice of whether or not to take candy from a stranger. If you do, you get to the only bad ending — you turn into a furry turtle. So, bad but silly, and a gentle lesson.
My only reservation about the book was that many of the endings really were random, and basically without consequence. A few too many of them had you waking from a dream. (Then again, one is too many for my taste…this may be my adult writing “rules” getting in the way, but I really dislike that kind of ending.)
I made the mistake, after reading through a couple of scenarios with my kids, of going through the other choices myself all at once. Don’t do this. I highly recommend you enjoy this book with your children, letting it be silly, and letting them enjoy the fact that each time they read the book, it is a little bit different. This was about the perfect reading level for my kindergartener. My preschooler also enjoyed it, but it probably helped that she has an older brother to emulate.
Note: This book was reissued by Chooseco in 2007. It was originally released in 1983, under a different cover. Both text and pictures have been updated in the latest version.
This book gives children the opportunity to make their own choices, and create their own story. If you ever chose your own adventure as a kid, you’re familiar with the concept, but perhaps not with this younger version of it.
The first thing I noticed, when I flipped through the book, were large, colorful pictures on nearly every page. The text itself is large, dark, and bold — easy to see so early readers can follow along. (And when a legally blind person says something is easy to see, you know I mean it! :) ) Most of the pages contain only a couple of paragraphs of text, and there are a lot of choices. After the setup, you get to a choice on practically every page, or every other page. This definitely helped hold my kids’ interest!
I read this with my 6-year-old kindergartener and my 3-year-old preschooler (almost 4). They both seemed to enjoy making choices, and the stories ended before they became too long or tedious.
Fair warning: This book is whimsical, to say the least. Many of the things that happen inside that house are random and silly. You might stumble across a unicorn, or end up in a funhouse. If you’re looking for logic and cohesion, this isn’t going to be a good fit for you.
Some of the paths through this book were great. I particularly appreciated the path solidly built in for children who may be frightened (or who at least keep choosing the “run away” options), to put them at ease. If your child chooses to run away, the book will let him. Here’s an excerpt: “‘Yip! Yip! Yip!’ It is Homer. He is waiting for you outside. He is safe and so are you.”
I also particularly liked the choice of whether or not to take candy from a stranger. If you do, you get to the only bad ending — you turn into a furry turtle. So, bad but silly, and a gentle lesson.
My only reservation about the book was that many of the endings really were random, and basically without consequence. A few too many of them had you waking from a dream. (Then again, one is too many for my taste…this may be my adult writing “rules” getting in the way, but I really dislike that kind of ending.)
I made the mistake, after reading through a couple of scenarios with my kids, of going through the other choices myself all at once. Don’t do this. I highly recommend you enjoy this book with your children, letting it be silly, and letting them enjoy the fact that each time they read the book, it is a little bit different. This was about the perfect reading level for my kindergartener. My preschooler also enjoyed it, but it probably helped that she has an older brother to emulate.
Note: This book was reissued by Chooseco in 2007. It was originally released in 1983, under a different cover. Both text and pictures have been updated in the latest version.
September 16, 2013
I remember being really excited by this new concept of a book where you made the decisions, then I read The Haunted House and met the bitter reality. This is actually one of those books where the main character wakes up and finds the whole adventure has been a dream. Exactly as our class teacher had told us not to do. Fortunately Ian Jackson and Steve Livingstone came along with Fighting Fantasy shortly after and all disappointment at Choose Your Own Adventure was forgotten, until Goordreads dredged it up for me.
July 23, 2008
Great for kids who find it boring to just sit and passively listen to a book being read.
Great for boys in particular, imo.
Great for boys in particular, imo.
July 23, 2018
Read for Summer Reading Challenge 2018 - Stretch Your Reading Comfort Zones Childhood Reboot: Read a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure novel.
Okay I requested three altogether from my library for the reading challenge. They are all short so I don't mind stacking these for that challenge.
This is definitely meant for young children, probably around the ages of 6-8. There are lots of color pictures and in spite of it's title, it is not scary in the slightest.
Not even one ghost. Which is the entire reason I requested it. Yet another haunted house story that has disappointed, not that I had held high hopes.
However if I had read this at age 7 I think I may be have been charmed. Especially by the unicorn. (You read me right).
Okay I requested three altogether from my library for the reading challenge. They are all short so I don't mind stacking these for that challenge.
This is definitely meant for young children, probably around the ages of 6-8. There are lots of color pictures and in spite of it's title, it is not scary in the slightest.
Not even one ghost. Which is the entire reason I requested it. Yet another haunted house story that has disappointed, not that I had held high hopes.
However if I had read this at age 7 I think I may be have been charmed. Especially by the unicorn. (You read me right).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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July 12, 2019From time to time I read some children's books to see if they are appropriate for my granddaughter so that I can have the titles to recommend to her.
This was a pick your own happenings through out the book. I enjoyed at how the endings always turned out different. I am sure she will love this too. I will recommend all the RA Montgomery books where you pick your ending!
This was a pick your own happenings through out the book. I enjoyed at how the endings always turned out different. I am sure she will love this too. I will recommend all the RA Montgomery books where you pick your ending!
April 5, 2020
Lazy writing. Seems like most endings are “then he woke up from a dream”. At the beginning he is looking for his dog. But many stories do not end telling what happened. Not an exciting book by any means.
April 25, 2020
I actually enjoyed this book more than “House of Danger”, R. A. Montgomery’s other leading entry on haunted houses in the CYOA series. That said, my favorite book of this type in the series is Mr. Packard’s “The Mystery of Chimney Rock”, which definitely creeped me out as a kid!
November 21, 2021
The initial setting for this book is a haunted house (hence the title, duh!) but it goes places that are quite fantastical and weird in a way that does not make sense. Eh, if you are looking for a Choose Your Own Adventure book that is at least plausible, skip this one.
July 17, 2017
I remember reading this when I was little. I thought it was spooky, cool, and fun. I still enjoy it! This is the book that got my son wanting to read Choose Your Own Adventure books.
June 28, 2018
Too young, infantile, and leaps-and-boundish for me.
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December 8, 2019Halloween reading at its finest? Perhaps.
September 23, 2020
I read this book for my nephew. It is a fun adventure for little kids. My nephew did enjoy this book.
October 12, 2021
I liked the illustrations
November 9, 2021
Rather bizarre!
September 26, 2022
Isabel really liked it!
April 1, 2025
Not my favorite book by this author, but still a fun one. If the fuzzy turtle offers you candy, don't eat it. (That ending literally says, "Too bad!").
April 10, 2025
Minus one star for the creepy mouse on the cover!!!!!!!!
September 13, 2025
not as good as the others in the series
November 19, 2022
Kind of strange, but it was interesting.
March 6, 2017
Read this with my 9 year old and this book is as charming as it was when I read it as a child. Great book to hook in younger children or struggling readers to read on their own!
January 24, 2018
Nota: Ésta reseña pretende analizar las serie de aventuras contenida en el presente volumen mediante dos visiones: la del más pequeño y la del adulto, para así poder servir de ayuda en una futura recomendación de lectura y compra futura. Por lo cual, puede contener ciertos Spoilers
Estás jugando con tu perro Homero a la salida del colegio, cuando éste se mete en lo que parece una mansión abandonada a la búsqueda de su juguete..¿entrarás a buscarlo o tienes miedo?
Bajo una premisa argumental muy sugerente y directa comienza la lectura- aventura, en la que, y mediante una rápidas elecciones (lo sumo pasan dos o tres páginas hasta que se te pide ésta), el lector se verá sumergido en las historias y experiencias más fantásticas posibles; en lo que es su poco recorrido. Casi todas las soluciones son buenas, apenas hay malas, pero sí muy bizarras (por lo menos desde el punto de vista adulto).
Sin ser del mismo autor, es una especie del “El secreto de Chimmey Rock”, pero ‘blanco’. El presente claramente discurre por la fantasía y el mundo onírico, con algún que otro guiño a leyendas reconocidas internacionalmente y cuentos clásicos infantiles.
La historia en sí deja un regusto dulce y misterioso sin llegar a ser terrorífico, por lo cual los más pequeños no tendrán pesadillas e incluso quizá quieran soñar con éstas aventuras. Y hasta les ayude a superar sus temores nocturnos, quién sabe, mediante la visión amable de una casa encantada.
Cosa diferente es para el lector adulto. Yo, que era admiradora de la obra de Montgomerry de pequeña, por su sobriedad y gran narración, aquí veo a uno menos riguroso y serio, pero también más libre para fantasear a su gusto, con cierto límite. Hay escenas que me han extrañado por bizarras y repentinas (la del circo y la del parque de atracciones) , otras que me han interesado y me han frustrado por su no continuidad (como la de la pareja de chicos en la mansión) y alguna la mar de original en su salida (como la del sol).Así que, por ése lado, ha resultado agradable y hasta a veces sorprendente de leer.
En resumen, Una serie de historias que resultan encantadoras y ‘blancas’ acerca de una Mansión encantada, con todos los ingredientes imprescindibles de misterio y Fantasía .Lectura 100% recomendable y sumamente adictiva para los más peques de la casa y primeros lectores.
Estás jugando con tu perro Homero a la salida del colegio, cuando éste se mete en lo que parece una mansión abandonada a la búsqueda de su juguete..¿entrarás a buscarlo o tienes miedo?
Bajo una premisa argumental muy sugerente y directa comienza la lectura- aventura, en la que, y mediante una rápidas elecciones (lo sumo pasan dos o tres páginas hasta que se te pide ésta), el lector se verá sumergido en las historias y experiencias más fantásticas posibles; en lo que es su poco recorrido. Casi todas las soluciones son buenas, apenas hay malas, pero sí muy bizarras (por lo menos desde el punto de vista adulto).
Sin ser del mismo autor, es una especie del “El secreto de Chimmey Rock”, pero ‘blanco’. El presente claramente discurre por la fantasía y el mundo onírico, con algún que otro guiño a leyendas reconocidas internacionalmente y cuentos clásicos infantiles.
La historia en sí deja un regusto dulce y misterioso sin llegar a ser terrorífico, por lo cual los más pequeños no tendrán pesadillas e incluso quizá quieran soñar con éstas aventuras. Y hasta les ayude a superar sus temores nocturnos, quién sabe, mediante la visión amable de una casa encantada.
Cosa diferente es para el lector adulto. Yo, que era admiradora de la obra de Montgomerry de pequeña, por su sobriedad y gran narración, aquí veo a uno menos riguroso y serio, pero también más libre para fantasear a su gusto, con cierto límite. Hay escenas que me han extrañado por bizarras y repentinas (la del circo y la del parque de atracciones) , otras que me han interesado y me han frustrado por su no continuidad (como la de la pareja de chicos en la mansión) y alguna la mar de original en su salida (como la del sol).Así que, por ése lado, ha resultado agradable y hasta a veces sorprendente de leer.
En resumen, Una serie de historias que resultan encantadoras y ‘blancas’ acerca de una Mansión encantada, con todos los ingredientes imprescindibles de misterio y Fantasía .Lectura 100% recomendable y sumamente adictiva para los más peques de la casa y primeros lectores.
September 25, 2012
Our oldest has been bringing home various You Choose books from her elementary school library. And now at our local library we've discovered some of the books from the original Choose Your Own Adventure series that I read when I was a child. I remember loving books like this in my childhood and I am excited that our girls are discovering them as well.
This is a CYOA book for young readers and it focuses on a haunted house in your neighborhood. Your dog breaks free on a walk and goes into the house and the adventures follow. It's a fun, but fairly odd story with colorful illustrations and we enjoyed reading it together, taking turns following different paths.
This is a CYOA book for young readers and it focuses on a haunted house in your neighborhood. Your dog breaks free on a walk and goes into the house and the adventures follow. It's a fun, but fairly odd story with colorful illustrations and we enjoyed reading it together, taking turns following different paths.
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