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published
September 7th 1988
(first published 1986)
by HarperTrophy
binding
Paperback, 32 pages
isbn
0064431835
(isbn13: 9780064431835)
description
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything Linda Williams. Illustrated by: Megan Lloyd. 0nce upon a time, there was a little old lady who was...more
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One windy afternoon the little old lady went for a walk in the forest. It started to get dark and when the little old lady started to walk home she kept seeing things in the middle of the path -two big shoes, pants, a shirt, two white gloves, a black hat, and a very scary pumpkin head- but the little old lady was not afraid of anything. What became of these things? They may not have been able to scare the little old lady, but they did scare all the crows away. This book reminded me a bit of that...more
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Read in November, 2008
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Interesting story about a little old lady who is pursued by several items of clothing and a scary pumpkin. They want to scare her, but she finds something useful for them to do instead.
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Read in October, 1990
My all-time favorite Halloween picture book! I read it every year for my Halloween storytime. Even older kids will participate with the CLOMP, CLOMP, CLAP, CLAP, etc. After reading the story, I like to go back to the beginning and show the picture of the old lady's yard. The kids love seeing what is in her neighbor's yard and hanging on the clothes line.
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This book is great for predicting and repetitve word choice allows your students to get involved with the reading process. It makes it fun and silly. You can even have pictures made of the clothes so that when it is that particular time in the story, the children can hold up that item. Great book for Halloween! Cute!
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Read in October, 2006
I picked this up from a Scholastic Book order--just because I wanted some Halloween books. It is a great kids' picture book for Halloween. It gets a little suspense build up for kids and is a cute resolve. It repeats similiar phrases and my kids help read it. Really fun!
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This is a wonderful children's book. It's mainly a Halloween book but can be read at anytime during the year. Most of the words are repititious so it really helps with comprehension. It's been a long time since I've read this!! I don't think I'll ever give this book away!
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we love this one because we act out all the parts (the pants, the shirt, the gloves, etc.)
it's also a great theme for kids (dealing with fear, being brave, creative solution at the end)
especially popular at Halloween
it's also a great theme for kids (dealing with fear, being brave, creative solution at the end)
especially popular at Halloween
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My son got this as a Halloween gift from preschool. It's written in a way that makes it easy for kids to read along and anticipate what the next lines will be. A fun seasonal read aloud.
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Read in October, 2007
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Read in October, 2007
This is one of my favorite fall/halloween books to read with my kids. We get totally into the story with actions and everything. Sometimes we go slow and sometimes we go fast. So fun!!
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This was the first item I ever brought to show and tell and all the kindergarteners loved me because I introduced them (and the teacher)to this book. A childhood classic.
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I used to love this book when I was a little kid...when I reread it when I was older it didn't seem that good. I still wonder what it was in this book that attracted me.
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My favorite read aloud at Halloween time for young kids. It's fun to act out the story and is a great book to use with larger groups of children.
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I just love this book. Have a puppet show we have done to it. Use it for teaching sequence, memory, problem solving and teaching the concept of bravery.
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my kids like this one. typical halloween book, not scary enough to give them nightmares, but creepy enough for them to want to hear it again and again.
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Nice cumulative read-aloud and was fun to act out with a group of 1/2s in the roles of pants, shirts, gloves, and hats. Just a tad scary.
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My absolute FAVORITE fall/Halloween book. My kids loved it and still want to read it together during the fall (and they are 8 and 11 yrs.)!
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Read in January, 2008
Pretty good story, and fund. The little old lady stands up to the spooky clothes and eventually puts them to her use as her new scarecrow.
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Read in October, 2008
It just wouldn't be Halloween without reading this book with my kids and our chorus of clothing "noises" on each page.
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All good Halloween books get a 5 star rating in Grant's eyes. This is from the list he asked me to to compile.
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