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69th out of 127 books
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AlphaOops: H Is for Halloween
by
Alethea Kontis (Goodreads Author),
Bob Kolar
H gets top billing — but a stubborn B has something scary to say — as the inside-out alphabet gives a howl-arious Halloween performance.
Ack! It’s time for the show, and A isn’t ready. But then again, Halloween can only start with one letter, no matter how the A-B-Cs normally go! The misbehaving alphabet is back, and there’s no telling who will take the stage next. Z for zo...more
Ack! It’s time for the show, and A isn’t ready. But then again, Halloween can only start with one letter, no matter how the A-B-Cs normally go! The misbehaving alphabet is back, and there’s no telling who will take the stage next. Z for zo...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
July 13th 2010
by Candlewick press
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1. Genre: Alphabet
2. This book is about the alphabet and their association to certain halloween words that begin with them. It runs like a theater production, going through the different letters, and has some mess-ups along the way. Each page reads as a different scene of the play.
3a. Illustrations
3b. The illustrations in this book were very confusing. The pictures themselves were very well drawn, but there seemed to be too much going on in each "scene". It was difficult to understand the progre...more
2. This book is about the alphabet and their association to certain halloween words that begin with them. It runs like a theater production, going through the different letters, and has some mess-ups along the way. Each page reads as a different scene of the play.
3a. Illustrations
3b. The illustrations in this book were very confusing. The pictures themselves were very well drawn, but there seemed to be too much going on in each "scene". It was difficult to understand the progre...more
The mixed up alphabet antics continue in this second Alpha Oops book. A isn’t ready to go on, but H has to start a Halloween book anyway. H starts with Halloween, and the other letters join in for a Halloween-themed alphabet that is not in any particular order. As the letters reveal themselves, poor B keeps on trying to get his word in but is upstaged each time. He tries to be a buccaneer, but P is wearing the same costume for pirate. X has trouble finding the perfect word too, but S is there wi...more
In this Halloween themed AlphaOops story, the mixed up alphabet is getting ready to celebrate Halloween in traditional AlphaOops style. When the letter A isn't ready to start the Halloween alphabet, the letter H gets top billing. The other letters appear throughout the book representing different creatures and items of Halloween. Kontis includes some alphabet book in-jokes, as when the letter J apologizes to the jack-o-lantern for picking another word, saying "J can't always be for jack-o-lanter...more
Genre: Picture books (Alphabet)
Alpha Oops: H is for Halloween Althea Kontis
Summary: This book presents the alphabet as a cast of characters who are ready to put on the Halloween show. “A” is initially called to go first, but she insists that “H” take center stage since it’s a Halloween presentation. Each letter is sure to make little readers laugh as they anticipate what will happen next especially to the letter “B” who can’t seem to find his place in the alphabet parade. All of the letters are...more
Alpha Oops: H is for Halloween Althea Kontis
Summary: This book presents the alphabet as a cast of characters who are ready to put on the Halloween show. “A” is initially called to go first, but she insists that “H” take center stage since it’s a Halloween presentation. Each letter is sure to make little readers laugh as they anticipate what will happen next especially to the letter “B” who can’t seem to find his place in the alphabet parade. All of the letters are...more
Citation: Alpha Oops! H is for Halloween, by Alethea Kontis. (Candlewick Press, 2010). 34p. Alphabet.
Summary: Creativity at its best! Althea Kontis does a fantastic job of capturing the readers attention with her simple yet colorful illustrations. The setting is a stage for the letters to perform on. And each page has a different Halloween theme for each letter.
A. This book takes a different approach to learning the alphabet. Instead of going straight from A-Z it skips around and keeps track of...more
Summary: Creativity at its best! Althea Kontis does a fantastic job of capturing the readers attention with her simple yet colorful illustrations. The setting is a stage for the letters to perform on. And each page has a different Halloween theme for each letter.
A. This book takes a different approach to learning the alphabet. Instead of going straight from A-Z it skips around and keeps track of...more
I definitely would have given this picture book five stars except that it was the equivalent of an ADHD picture book. It was too confusing, especially for little children who are trying to learn the alphabet. The letters were all mixed up and then the letter characters interrupted the story too many times with their (funny) commentary. I'm all for creativity in a picture book, but the way this author executed was a distraction rather than an enhancement.
That said, whenever I'm looking at an alp...more
That said, whenever I'm looking at an alp...more
It's time for the alphabet show to start, but A insists that H must go first since the word "Halloween" starts with that letter. As the letters line up and call out the Halloween-related words they represent--there are some challenging ones too, such as Z for zombie, K for kraken, G for goblin, L for lycanthrope--the letters are talking to each other, leading to some delightful asides that add to the appeal of the story. Although the letters don't appear in order in the book, the tiny pumpkins w...more
Fun story, great illustrations, the words are kind of all over the place and it does not follow any alphabetical order (although the letters use words that start with their letter). Some banter between the letters makes it entertaining for adults as well. Reading it to a child requires a fair amount of pointing to direct attention to where it's supposed to go. Still, very worthwhile. Good Halloween seasonal read for one on one, maybe not so great for a read aloud.
Is there a tea that captures the flavor of October and its candy-collecting holiday? A book for the young and young-at-heart that borrows spookiness from Halloween’s tradition, but remembers its true soul of fun? You bet.
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Instant LOVE! This book is wonderful for R2R use. Great illustrations, engaging storyline (a Halloween pageant!), excellent for vocabulary and letter knowledge (the letters appear out of order in the "pageant," but line up nicely along the bottom of the page as each one "takes their turn.") I will definitely be using this one for my own children come Halloweeen time! p.s. *love* the hint to a third book at the end...
"H" gets top billing in the Halloween alphabet show. I missed the first book in this series, but I enjoyed this Halloween themed mixed-up alphabet. It's a really fun alphabet book and great for reinforcing letters with younger children at the same time. I love how poor "B" had to keep trying for something to represent his letter and finally came up with a great Halloween "B" word. A slightly spooky, fun book.
I liked the story book about ALphaOoops who mixed up in order to celebrate Halloween. The letter A is not ready , but letter H is on the top letters who shows readiness.The author used digital art type in order to attract children to read it. This book suites k-Gr 3 students to read it and it introduce American traditional celebrations as Halloween.
If you liked the first one, you'll like this one. If you haven't ever seen the first one ... give both of them a shot!
For sheer alphabetical Halloween fun this might even be a four and a half star book.
The only thing I might say is don't go into it expecting a "story." The fun is in the silly alphabet characters (both the written depiction as well as the fun illustration).
For sheer alphabetical Halloween fun this might even be a four and a half star book.
The only thing I might say is don't go into it expecting a "story." The fun is in the silly alphabet characters (both the written depiction as well as the fun illustration).
ages 4 and up. This isn't the type of alphabet book that would be great for toddlers who are just learning their letters, but it is great for preschoolers who can pick up on the humor of the story, the characters, and have fun with the mixed up alphabet. The vocabulary words are great too.
Very cute, mixed up alphabet story. As the letters make their appearance on stage, their letter appears permanently in it's spot in the alphabet at the bottom of the page. A fun and interesting way of looking at the alphabet, especially for those who love Halloween!
Cute mixed up alphabet book with a Halloween theme. It's designed for younger children, but with all the dialogue, it's a bit hard to read aloud. Still, the illustrations are fun and the narrative is humorous. We enjoyed reading this story together.
Although some of the jokes might not interest the kids for story time, I think it could be used because there is enough text to read to them.
While putting on a Halloween pageant, the alphabet mixes things up with some spooky, and funny, results.
While putting on a Halloween pageant, the alphabet mixes things up with some spooky, and funny, results.
A parade of letters. I get the too much going on. Which is why it would be a great book to actually work with beginning readers; slow down and take time to see each thing going on rather than be rote of order of alaphbet or sight words.
This book is a nice blend of alphabet and holiday. Thinking that some subtleties may be missed in a group environment but this went over well as a reading to a solo child. Clever and funny, we both enjoyed it.
17 months - I had high hopes for this one when I borrowed it from the library but I was quickly disappointed. Not really a great Halloween book and really not a good ABC book.
I just read this book to my 5 year old last night. He liked it but was a little confused to the "conversations" the letters have between each other. I thought it was pretty cute.
This a great read aloud for pre k, kindergarten, or first grade students. This book is in reference to halloween. Great read aloud to read in the month of October.
Love this! Great book to pair with E-MERGENCY! B just can't get its act together until the end...and love the promise of another book.
I read this book to my duaghter, she loved it. I thought it was very cute and amusing. I would recommend this book for any child.
Nov 24, 2010
Renee
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
K-3rd
Shelves:
picturebook-alphabet,
picturebook-halloween
4.5 I loved the bottom of the pages where the letters are getting put in to their correct order. Overall, a really funny alphabet book.
Wow apparently I'm the only one who hated this book. It received high ratings from everyone else but I thought it was crap.
C is for CRAP.
C is for CRAP.
Clever, entertaining. Fun for the adult reading it. Probably not for the usual alphabet book audience - more for older kids.
A fun, clever and witty Halloween-themed alphabet book that's a perfect companion with Tom Lichtenheld's E-Mergency!.
Cute letter book about Halloween. This one could be read to older elementary school students because it is so detailed.
Although my 5 year old grandson liked this book, I felt it was a little confusing as an alphabet book.
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