The Good, The Bad, and The Spooky!
Author: Jory John
Illustrator: Pete Oswald
Publisher: HarperCollins, 2021
ISBN: 978-0062954541
Reading Level: 4-8 years
Main Characters: The Bad Seed
Plot: A sunflower seed in a bad mood cannot find a Halloween costume that he likes. He tries to convince everyone that Halloween has to be delayed.
Settings: Halloween in Bad Seed's neighborhood
Genre/Theme/Style: Children's Humor, Halloween, Costumes, Trick-or-Treating
I Gave This Book 4 Roars! 🦁🦁🦁🦁
Why 4 Roars? The book is fun and silly and kids will want to read it, but I thought it was a little too long for younger readers.
Critical Analysis: Readers will enjoy the positive messages of not stressing over things that should be fun. It's not your costume that counts, but how much you enjoy the holiday.
Critical Analysis: Readers will enjoy the positive messages of not stressing over things that should be fun. It's not your costume that counts, but how much you enjoy the holiday.
Kids will relate to the idea of not having to compete with other people to enjoy themselves and the whimsical humor makes it appealing.
"The text cultivates emotion in the botanical protagonist,
while the digital illustrations are seeded with funny facial expressions—now
with bonus jack-o’-lanterns
and silly costumes."
~~ Horn Book Magazine
Connections: Easy Halloween Costume Ideas from Michaels
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