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Grinkles: A Keen Halloween Story
Ghost sends Witch to look for "grinkles" but Witch, though eager to comply, doesn't know what a grinkle is.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1981
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October 27, 2020
A witch and a ghost attempt to make a Halloween brew in this awkwardly rhyming early reader, but all they seem to produce is gray gruel. When Ghost, who has lost his glasses, dispatches Witch to find some 'grinkles,' she is eager to help, but not sure what a grinkle is. She appeals to various creatures she meets on her journey, and after much confusion and travail, discovers that grinkles are . Returning to her friend, Witch delivers the goods, the glasses are restored, and all ends happily. A recipe for the 'magic brew' the pair have cooked up is included at the read...
Published in 1981 and long out of print, Grinkle: A Keen Halloween Story is a title I sought out largely because of my interest in witchy picture-books. Unfortunately, despite my predisposition to like it - it's witchy, and it's about Halloween - I was distinctly underwhelmed, and can understand why it has slipped into a well-deserved obscurity. The text itself rhymes in unexpected and awkward ways, the story is uninteresting, and the artwork unappealing. The kicker though is the recipe at the end, for Halloween . Now, I like as much as the next person, but it isn't something I associate with the holiday, and I suspect that if I had come across this story in my youth, I would have put it aside in disgust. Not really recommended.
Published in 1981 and long out of print, Grinkle: A Keen Halloween Story is a title I sought out largely because of my interest in witchy picture-books. Unfortunately, despite my predisposition to like it - it's witchy, and it's about Halloween - I was distinctly underwhelmed, and can understand why it has slipped into a well-deserved obscurity. The text itself rhymes in unexpected and awkward ways, the story is uninteresting, and the artwork unappealing. The kicker though is the recipe at the end, for Halloween . Now, I like as much as the next person, but it isn't something I associate with the holiday, and I suspect that if I had come across this story in my youth, I would have put it aside in disgust. Not really recommended.
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