If You're Scary and You Know It!

by Carole Gerber, Noel Ill (Illustrator)

If you're scary and you know it, moan and groan . . .

Set to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It," this festive holiday book is perfect for all of the boys and ghouls roaming around on Halloween night! Ghosts moan and groan, while pirates yo ho! If You're Scary And You Know It! is sure to be a Halloween hit!

Genres: Picture Books, Halloween, Holiday, Childrens

20 pages, Board book

Published August 1, 2019

Reviews

[Alicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is AWESOME! It follows the song really well. It's super cute. One of the best versions of "If You're Happy and You Know" that I've come across in a while! Can't wait to use this at our Halloween Party :)

[Tracy Gold · Rating 5 out of 5]

Silly and scary! Sure to be a Halloween favorite.

[Annamarie Carlson (she, her)]

A "spooky" version of the song If You're Happy and You Know It. The illustrations are cute and appropriate, with the only reference to Halloween in the last spread's Trick or Treat--which could be skipped if this was to be adapted for a holiday-less storytime.

The author does a great job reimagining the tune, though I wish the lyrics were as repetitious as the original song. Generally, kids seem to like to sing along to books like these, and that simply isn't the structure here. While the verses keep to the beat and tune, almost every line in each lyric is different. The first and last lines do end with clear actions, good for an energetic crowd.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actually clever lyrics!