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Hallowilloween: Nefarious Silliness from Calef Brown
40 pp.
| Houghton |
September, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-547-21540-2$16.99
(3)
K-3
Brown presents a series of cleverly constructed--and masterfully incongruous--rhymes and wordplay. Ants gather debris for the title arboreal celebration; the Oompachupa Loompacabra lures goats with chocolate bars; and the Portrait of Gory René turns shamefully handsome. Autumnal tones and geometric creatures in the acrylic illustrations enhance the humor.