Spooky Riddles

by Marc Brown

'I can read it all by myself' is the Beginner Books motto, and behind it is an understanding of how important it is for children to take pride and pleasure in their early reading. Beginner Books have been designed to appeal directly to children through the use of humour, rhyme, and bright pictures that can be 'read' even by the non-reading child. Some Beginner Books are simple stories, others are hilarious nonsense: both types have been designed to give children confidence and make them want to go on reading. Ghosts and witches, vampires and mummies -- these characters are as popular with children as riddles are, so the combination of SPOOKY RIDDLES is a winner. Look for the other books of riddles in the Beginner Book series.

Genres: Childrens, Halloween, Picture Books, Humor, Holiday, Fiction

52 pages, Paperback

First published September 12, 1983

About the author

Marc Tolon Brown is perhaps best known for his series of children's books about Arthur the aardvark, which was turned into an animated television show on PBS. Brown is a three-time Emmy Award winner, for his role on the television show inspired by his books.

He lives on Martha's Vineyard and in New York City with his wife, Laurie Krasny Brown. He has three children, sons Tolon and Tucker, and daughter Eliza. The names of his two sons have been hidden in all of the Arthur books except for one: Arthur's Tooth.

Reviews

[Calista · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love old 80s books like this. They so remind me of my childhood. I never read this that I remember, but the artwork is so that time period and it really takes me back to that time. I love Halloween and this kind of spooky that turns on the imagination.

This is for beginners. The artwork is safe, cozy, but still a little spooky for youngsters. Enough, they can say, that doesn’t scare me. These are one line jokes and riddles. Some of them are some good puns and I love a good pun. There are ghosts, witches, vampires and mummies in these pages with things like: “What does a mother ghost say to her child when they get into the car? (Turn page for answer) “Fasten your sheet belt.” Oh, I love that kind of stuff. So silly.

These are cute. The nephew thought this book was fun. He enjoyed the monsters in here and both kids love to learn jokes and riddles they can say out loud. They try and make up their own, but it’s really bad, so now they are trying to memorize things to say. The niece even got in on this. The nephew gave this 3 stars and the niece gave it 2 stars.

[Cana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mommy says: Probably better for 1st graders. The kindergartener didn't think these were that funny. And the Daddy reading them thought they were awful.

[Jeremy Allen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for late 1- 2 grade humor, but that's about it. Reading is not overly difficult and could be used to discuss figurative language.

[Emily Myhren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading this to a kid is very nostalgic.

[rat!]

most of these don't even make sense but I like the drawings so who cares

[Isabelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute!

[haunteddollhouse · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5