“On the first day of Halloween my good friend gave to me: a vulture in a dead tree.”

Everyone knows the Twelve Days of Christmas, but are you ready for the Thirteen Days of Halloween?  In this delightfully offbeat story, a dashing ghoul tried to win his ghostly love’s heart with heaps of hilarious gifts – ranging from broomsticks and bats to cauldron’s and cats!

Author CAROL GREENE wrote her first poem when she was six years old (it was about a spider).  To date she has published more than 200 books for children.  Carol also likes to read, sing, and make teddy bears.

Illustrator TIM RAGLIN brings his wacky imagination and wonderfully odd cast of characters to this book.  His previous books include:  The Wolf Who Cried Boy, The Curse of Catunkhamun, and The Birthday ABC.  He received a silver metal from the New York Society of illustrations for his book Uncle Mugsy and The Terrible Twins.

My Thoughts:

Beautifully illustrated I really enjoyed this book.  It is easy to see that kids are going to find great enjoyment to a tune they are already familiar with.  Each page I had to read every word to keep up the rhythm of the song…  The 13 Days of Halloween is one I can picture coming out each October and reading as a family in anticipation of the holiday that kids and adults alike enjoy.  It was a T R E A T to read!

This review book was sent to me by Sourcebooks