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Sheep Trick or Treat
What will happen when the sheep go trick-or-treating? Could there be wolves lurking in the woods, hoping to waylay them as they return home with their bags full of goodies? In crisp verse and whimsically eerie pictures, Nancy Shaw and Margot Apple tell the lively story of a remarkable Halloween adventure. Simple sentences, rhyming text, and a humorous tone make this the perfect treat for beginning readers. Fans of this adventuresome flock of sheep will not want to miss this Halloween treat.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1997
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October 13, 2023
4 stars - nostalgic & so sweet & cute for Halloween!!
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November 6, 2019
This is a really cute book of sheep going to trick or treat on Halloween with the dangers of the forest and the wolves stalking them at night.
March 7, 2020
Read to my son when he was in first grade. Another fun, animal-themed Halloween book.
October 1, 2023
Jack got this book as a hand-me-down. The sheep dressing up to go trick or treating and then scaring the wolves was cute. The language seemed a little weird to me, though.
July 28, 2019
What will happen when the sheep go trick-or-treating? Could there be wolves lurking in the woods, hoping to waylay them as they return home with their bags full of goodies? In crisp verse and whimsically eerie pictures, Nancy Shaw and Margot Apple tell the lively story of a remarkable Halloween adventure. Simple sentences, rhyming text, and a humorous tone make this the perfect treat for beginning readers. Fans of this adventuresome flock of sheep will not want to miss this Halloween treat.
July 27, 2017
Categories/Genres: Picture Books, Poetry, Easy Reader
Copyright Date: 1997
Estimate Grade Level of Interest: K-2
Estimate Reading Grade Level: 1.9
Brief Description: A group of sheep go trick or treating
An easy reader book uses rhyming to help readers predict and read words. The story is written in verse so students can find a rhythm to the story and the text. An easy reader has limited text on each page with the emphasis on the illustrations or images. The illustrations for the book are funny and match the text well, again helping the reader to access the text.
The first book, Sheep in a Jeep, is quite cute and clever, so for students who like that book, here is another story about the sheep. Some of the words will be challenging for young readers, but the topic of Halloween and rhyming verse will make it interesting for students to read.
Awards:
Reviews: Horn Book 9/97; Booklist, 9/97; NYT, 9/97
Copyright Date: 1997
Estimate Grade Level of Interest: K-2
Estimate Reading Grade Level: 1.9
Brief Description: A group of sheep go trick or treating
An easy reader book uses rhyming to help readers predict and read words. The story is written in verse so students can find a rhythm to the story and the text. An easy reader has limited text on each page with the emphasis on the illustrations or images. The illustrations for the book are funny and match the text well, again helping the reader to access the text.
The first book, Sheep in a Jeep, is quite cute and clever, so for students who like that book, here is another story about the sheep. Some of the words will be challenging for young readers, but the topic of Halloween and rhyming verse will make it interesting for students to read.
Awards:
Reviews: Horn Book 9/97; Booklist, 9/97; NYT, 9/97
March 8, 2018
A story of rhyme with the sheep making scary costumes to attend the festivities at the barn on the farm. Once the activities are over the sheep head home, only to be surprised by wolves hiding to ambush them, but when the wolves see the sheep's disguises the wolves flee, and the sheep arrive back home safe and sound to enjoy their treats.
February 14, 2024
Rhyming Halloween tale featuring our luckless sheep gang from Sheep in the Jeep. My children love it, especially when the wolves are scared by the sheep in their various costumes. Nice illustrations. I prefer the original, but this is a fun book to break out during spooky season.
September 26, 2025
I wasn't really a fan of this book. It just didn't stick out to me as anything that would add to my classroom. If you used this in your classroom I would suggest for K-1st grade but I wouldn't go any older than that.
September 4, 2017
This books showed the sheep going through the farm while trick or treating. It was great to see all the different illustrations and how the sheep interacted with the other animals
October 1, 2017
We love the sheep books! In this book, the sheep get dressed in costumes to go out and trick or treat. A cute, rhyming Halloween picture book.
November 5, 2018
solid for a toddler halloween book
September 18, 2019
Nancy Shaw's adorably addled sheep celebrate Halloween in her customary rhyming couplets.
September 30, 2019
This was a cute halloween book. The sheep costumes were pretty fun.
October 20, 2020
Puts new meaning to wolf in sheep's clothing.
December 18, 2020
For: animal fans; readers looking for a funny book with simple text and lots of excitement.
Possible red flags: characters in peril.
Possible red flags: characters in peril.
December 30, 2020
This was... not great. Not much there. To be honest, I feel like sheep in a jeep and sheep in a shop are the only ones that really hold up, all the rest are a bit of a stretch, like this one. My 3.5 year old agreed, she was not enthused by this one.
October 4, 2021
I love seasonally themed books and baby loves hearing all the rhymes! Plus it’s super fun to read aloud.
December 10, 2022
Rating: 5 leaves out of 5
Characters: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Children
Type: Book
Worth?: Yes
Characters: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Children
Type: Book
Worth?: Yes
August 25, 2023
*3.5/5
October 29, 2024
A cute story about sheep dressing up to trick-or-treat at a nearby farm. Who will the sheep scare?
November 16, 2024
What a cute story! And the iambic pentameter and internal rhyming was on point.
September 12, 2025
A silly story of sheep trick or treating
October 12, 2025
My under-3 daughter has the mental development to be full of Halloween anticipation this year, and we love the rhyming Sheep stories, so this is perfect.
November 1, 2025
The idea of farm animals trick-or-treating at each other's stalls is so cute, and the art to accompany it is just perfect!
October 17, 2023
This book is so cute
January 9, 2019
I wonder if the board book edition is abridged. This seemed awkward and clunky compared to other Sheep books I've enjoyed, especially the wolf plot. I did like that each barn animal gave treats appropriate to what they had available... but would chickens voluntarily give eggs?
(Maybe they think of eggs much as the Aandrisk to in "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet."
(Maybe they think of eggs much as the Aandrisk to in "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet."
October 18, 2019
This is a wonderful rhyming Halloween story.
February 15, 2024
This is an entertaining rhyming Hallowe'en story about sheep trick-or-treating. They make their own costumes, dress up, and go out to visit the other animals in barns nearby. Meanwhile, wolves are waiting for the sheep - not knowing they are in disguise. Fun illustrations.
October 30, 2011
This is a fun, rhyming Halloween story featuring the adorable sheep from the series by Nancy E. Shaw and Margot Apple. The narrative is bouncy and the illustrations are cute, although some of the rhymes are a bit awkward. We loved the different costumes and enjoyed reading this story together. We've read this one a couple of times.
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