Reviews

Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam

bmg20's review

4.0

This is a fun little Halloween ABC rhyming picture book for kids. Ended up on the banned/challenged book list, but I’m really not quite sure why. I let my kids read it right after I did and they had a lot of fun with it.

The pictures were actually the best part, they were beautiful color paintings.



My favorite lines were also associated with the above picture, from ‘P for Pet’:
…a pet that’s not the least bit vicious,
yet finds the neighbors quite nutritious.

cflorea's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars. The artwork is beautiful and I loved the poems. Really a great way to define Halloween.

sandylovesbooks's review against another edition

4.0

I want to say up front that parents need to know if their younger kids can handle this book. It is spooky and most kids will love it. The rhymes are fantastic and gruesome and the illustrations are weird and great. It does talk about nooses and creatures coming after you and I thought it might be better as a j fiction book like Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex. But some kids can handle books like this.

It is a banned/challenged book for "frightening violent". Kids and adults love being scared and this book it a great way to do that. I loved it.

graveyard_witch's review against another edition

5.0

I LOVE THIS BOOK! I saw the book at the library and couldn't help but check it out. The poetry and illustrations are spooky, sometimes a little too spooky but I love that nothing was held back. Can't wait until my cousins are old enough to be able to read this

cflorea's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars. The artwork is beautiful and I loved the poems. Really a great way to define Halloween.