Inside a House that is Haunted by Alyssa Satin Capucilli is a rebus read along, so it is repetitive and it builds upon itself. This is great for children who are eager to “read along” before they are able to read words. The repetitiveness allows them to anticipate what is next and feel included. Very cute even after reading it hundreds of times.
There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! by Lucille Colandro will be a huge hit! It’s a reworking of the classic song "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly" only this one swallows a whole bunch of Halloween creatures, like a goblin, ghost and of course a bat. She continues to swallow bigger and bigger things until at the end the old lady belches. Children will laugh hysterically.
Dem Bones by Bob Barner is sort of two books in one. The superficial layer uses the words of the ever popular old time spiritual with fun Halloween inspired skelleton illustrations. There is also a second layer that has longer text for older children that goes into the anatomy of the bones the song sings about. Great way to keep a Halloween theme strong while teaching about the human body!
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