![]() Roald Dahl’s 100th Birthday Celebration Sophie Dahl's Orange Raspberry Victoria Sponge Archival Lists Two Susan Branch books + Potato Chip Cookies.Two Recipes from The Tasha Tudor Family Cookbook.Three Course Celebration of Colin Firth's 54th Birthday. ![]() Secret Garden: Yorkshire Culinary Delights.Interview with Little House Actor Sidney Greenbush.Dumpling Soup: Recipe for a Picture Book.Christmas Tea with Madeline, Anne and Eloise.Bob Dylan's 74th Birthday Celebration (with meatballs).Anne's Liniment Cake for Valentine's Day.An Easter Tale (Mr Cornelius and His Checkmates).Sign me up! Currently Reading Favorite Posts All rights reserved.Įnter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. All rights reserved.Ĭopyright © 2013 Jama Rattigan of Jama’s Alphabet Soup. *Spreads posted by permission of the publisher, text copyright © 2013 Debbie Leppenan, illustrations © 2013 Tad Carpenter, published by Beach Lane Books. Just to be safe, put on your mask before you click through to her site to avoid scaring her. The unmasked, frequently amok poet, author and educator, Laura Shovan, is hosting today’s Poetry Friday Roundup at Author Amok. Poetry Picture Book for ages 5-10, 40 pp.Ĭool themes: holidays, Halloween, poetry, humor Published by Beach Lane Books, August 2013 TRICK-OR-TREAT: A Happy Haunter’s Halloween Now that this review is over, you may take it off. Thanks again for wearing your mask today. Pick up a copy and share it with your favorite tricksters. Pretty cool bag of treats, don’t you think? When all is dread and done, there’s nothing like tucking in for the night: Tad Carpenter’s neon-colored, eye-popping illustrations set just the right tone with spooky-cute monster faces and slightly shivery comic relief - did you know when it rains, some witches ride sponge mops, or when you bob for apples you may as well bob for eyeballs? Wait till you read the limerick, “Squeaky Clean”: John the Spector has some mighty cute butt cheeks :D. Hot dog!ĭo me a favor? Please remind me not to invite this gustatory ghoul to lunch: One of my favorite poems, “Mummy Dearest,” mentions eerie edibles:Īnd there’s n’er a chilly bone in sight with these barbecuing, ping pong-and- booooooom box-playing osteo freaks. We follow them to a dark alley, a graveyard, a Halloween party, and into the homes of mummies and vampires. A group of trick-or-treaters and iconic Halloween regulars (skeletons, mummies, ghouls, witches, black cats, monsters) are all out on the prowl for a spooktacularly good time. This mixed bag of 15 rhymes is perfect for munchkins and short grown-ups who like their scariness served up with a good side of humor. While you’re gnawing on that leg bone in anticipation, thought I’d share three poems from Trick-or-Treat: A Happy Haunter’s Halloween by Debbie Leppanen and Tad Carpenter (Beach Lane, 2013). The leaves will start turning in the blink of your good eye, the winds will howl, and come October, you’ll have an actual excuse to wear your green scaly costume in public. Like me, you’re probably already feeling that Fall chill in the air, especially at night. So nice of you to wear your monster mask for today’s post.
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