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SpookyTale (An Abrams Trail Tale): A Halloween Adventure
Discover spook-tacular surprises in SpookyTale , a board book adventure, with die-cut pages to peek through and gatefolds to open.
In this Halloween story, follow two children on their way to a haunted house as they travel through the woods, across a swamp, and past creaking gates. Young readers will delight in the clever die-cut surprises on nearly every spread and the dramatic quadruple gatefold at the end that folds out into a special Halloween surprise.
From Christopher Franceschelli, creator of the Abrams Block Book series, the Abrams Trail Tale series takes readers on unforgettable holiday-themed adventures, with illustrations by Allison Black.
In this Halloween story, follow two children on their way to a haunted house as they travel through the woods, across a swamp, and past creaking gates. Young readers will delight in the clever die-cut surprises on nearly every spread and the dramatic quadruple gatefold at the end that folds out into a special Halloween surprise.
From Christopher Franceschelli, creator of the Abrams Block Book series, the Abrams Trail Tale series takes readers on unforgettable holiday-themed adventures, with illustrations by Allison Black.
56 pages, Board Book
Published August 3, 2021
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November 22, 2021
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SPOOKYTALE is an interactive board book celebrating Halloween. Readers will follow two children as they head through the spooky woods, across the bridge, through the graveyard and field all the way to the haunted house where all the monsters have gathered - for a party! The board book features lots of cut-outs, sound word details, and some fold out pages for lots of tactile interaction.
What I loved: This was a simple board book that celebrates Halloween with a lot of interactive elements. Young children will have a lot of fun turning pages, folding them out, and checking out all the peek-through cut-outs. The illustrations feature a lot of intriguing details, including sound words, which can be read and enjoyed for extra fun. The full-color pages give children a lot to examine and explore as they enjoy the book, and the potentially spooky elements are cute enough so as not to be scary.
The book itself is really sturdy. It is very thick, but not too tall, and the fold-outs and cut-out pages are thick enough to stand up to even the toughest of young readers. This will work well for children who love to turn their own pages and explore books by themselves. The simple storyline means that they can remember and enjoy this on their own as they go.
What left me wanting more: This is a bit awkward to read as a phrase may be started and then not finished for a couple turns of the page. It is tough to keep up with the story plus all the sound words, so it is almost better to do one or the other (though the reading will be stilted due to turning pages regardless). The dark colors do make this a little spooky along with the scenarios, but I do think everything is cute enough so as not to be scary.
Final verdict: A board book that young readers can really explore with their hands, SPOOKYTALE is a cute story that takes the reader on a Halloween adventure to a spooky house party! Recommend for toddlers who enjoy turning pages and opening fold-outs.
Please note that I received a review copy. All opinions are my own.
SPOOKYTALE is an interactive board book celebrating Halloween. Readers will follow two children as they head through the spooky woods, across the bridge, through the graveyard and field all the way to the haunted house where all the monsters have gathered - for a party! The board book features lots of cut-outs, sound word details, and some fold out pages for lots of tactile interaction.
What I loved: This was a simple board book that celebrates Halloween with a lot of interactive elements. Young children will have a lot of fun turning pages, folding them out, and checking out all the peek-through cut-outs. The illustrations feature a lot of intriguing details, including sound words, which can be read and enjoyed for extra fun. The full-color pages give children a lot to examine and explore as they enjoy the book, and the potentially spooky elements are cute enough so as not to be scary.
The book itself is really sturdy. It is very thick, but not too tall, and the fold-outs and cut-out pages are thick enough to stand up to even the toughest of young readers. This will work well for children who love to turn their own pages and explore books by themselves. The simple storyline means that they can remember and enjoy this on their own as they go.
What left me wanting more: This is a bit awkward to read as a phrase may be started and then not finished for a couple turns of the page. It is tough to keep up with the story plus all the sound words, so it is almost better to do one or the other (though the reading will be stilted due to turning pages regardless). The dark colors do make this a little spooky along with the scenarios, but I do think everything is cute enough so as not to be scary.
Final verdict: A board book that young readers can really explore with their hands, SPOOKYTALE is a cute story that takes the reader on a Halloween adventure to a spooky house party! Recommend for toddlers who enjoy turning pages and opening fold-outs.
Please note that I received a review copy. All opinions are my own.
October 22, 2021
Christopher Franceschelli’s latest book in his Abrams Block Book series is Spookytale, an interactive board book. We travel along with a boy, girl, and dog to their far-off destination: a haunted house. This journey takes them through the woods, across the bridge, and so forth. Each scene has die-cut pieces that lift to reveal fun Halloween-themed surprises.
The simple text is offset with rich illustrations by Allison Black. Pages have a lot going on; in subsequent readings, kids will find something new. Done in autumnal tones with pops of bright colors, costumed kids and smiling monsters are equally cute. The final scene is a dramatic quadruple gatefold that reveals all the festivities inside the house.
The simple text is offset with rich illustrations by Allison Black. Pages have a lot going on; in subsequent readings, kids will find something new. Done in autumnal tones with pops of bright colors, costumed kids and smiling monsters are equally cute. The final scene is a dramatic quadruple gatefold that reveals all the festivities inside the house.
October 24, 2022
I love the unique ways this book folds out. It's not quite a pop-up, but it is interactive and makes the book interesting. The story line is very simple, but it is a book for toddlers. My issue is that the illustrations are just too overwhelming. There's too much going on and it gave me a headache. I don't think that sort of busyness is good for children.
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