Sparkleton #5: The Haunted Woods

Sparkleton #5

by Calliope Glass, Hollie Mengert (Illustrations)

Sparkleton braves a night in the haunted woods in the fifth book of this full-color early chapter book series about a wishful unicorn who will do anything to get wish-granting powers—except his homework.

When Sparkleton finds out he can get wish-granting magic just by camping out in the haunted woods, he packs his tent! His best friends, Willow and Gabe, are ready for adventure. But can they fend off ghostly lights, twisted ankles, creepy noises, and the dreaded Whirlwind Unicorn long enough to make Sparkleton’s dream come true? Or will their dream sleepover turn into a nightmare?

This full-color art-filled early chapter book series is for unicorn fans to enjoy at home or in the classroom!

HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time! With short, fast-paced books, art on every page, and milestone markers at the end of every chapter, they're the perfect next step for fans of I Can Read!

Genres: Fantasy

94 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 28, 2021

About the author

Calliope Glass is an editor and the writer of several popular titles for licenses like Star Wars, Marvel, and the Disney Princesses. She lives in New York City with her family.

Reviews

[Joanne Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great series for emergent readers/ The illustrations are adorable and focus on a boy unicorn and his friends. It had age-appropriate action, suspense, character arc, and world-building, even if it was a little silly and a bit didactic. I loved the voice and I especially loved the little cartoons at the end of every chapter to encourage reluctant readers to keep reading. It had word count and a progress bar. What a unique and fun way to get the reader to enjoy the task of reading as well as the material. It combined a few elements of graphic novels and really kept the reader's attention moving. Of all the book for this age group, this was one of the better edited texts. The book seemed put together in a very thoughtful way. Some of the illustrations didn't quite match up, but the character art was colorful, cute, and energetic.

[Elina · Rating 5 out of 5]

When sparkleton hears he can get wish granting magic just by sleeping in the HAUNTED WOODS he packs his tent! But to do that you need courage. Because there are creepy creatures a twisted ankle and the spooky whirlwind unicorn . but his BFFs did a prank on him but why?

[HappyGay Bakunzi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best so far!

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty cute! Fun that it was spooky for Halloween time!

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sparkleton The Haunted Woods picks up Sparkleton’s quest for wish-granting magic. He will do anything to get the magic, but neglects to do his homework. This time, on advice from his friends he sets out to spend the night in the haunted woods. If he can make it through the night, the rumor is he’ll get wish-granting magic.

Sparkleton and friends encounter a variety of challenges to the woods where they must work together and think about what they learned in school.

I like the short chapters and the recaps of how many words we’ve read, and how far we have to go.

There are a lot of unicorns to keep up with but the author has a photo guide at the beginning. We referred to this a lot.

The messages of working together and the importance of school were good and easily digestible for young readers. There are enough illustrations to keep younger readers engaged. The haunted woods is a little scary for younger readers (we had a lot of, it’s pretend, do you want to stop conversations).