| Title | : | The Halloween Play |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0060544430 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780060544430 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Board Book |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1983 |
The Halloween Play Reviews
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Ten years before Felicia Bond became known for her illustrations of Laura Joffe Numeroff's books (If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, for example), Bond wrote and illustrated The Halloween Play.
The story follows the planning and performance of a Halloween play by class of young mice. There's the anticipation of the parents, the nerves of the children and finally the performance and the excitement of a job well done.
The illustrations lack the vibrancy of her newer illustrations but the spirit is there. There are hints of her later successes as an illustrator. If you are a fan of Bond's work and want to round out your collection, get a copy of The Halloween Play. -
I love the illustrations, and the story is cute. The ending was a little cloying. I didn't really get the feeling Roger was that excited for the play to warrant such a sappy ending, but you know what? It's a book for pre-schoolers, so I should probably get over it! I would probably use this as a read-aloud for Kindergarten and 1st graders.
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I was wondering why this little mouse looked so familiar. My son insisted it was the mouse from If You Give A Mouse A Cookie and that's when I googled the author/illustrator and found out she did the illustrations for the If You Give series. The story is sweet about a little mouse who is going to be participating in a Halloween Play. Nothing spooky about this book so it was a win.
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This is good read aloud book with detailed pictures. The story line is not very entertaining but if read around Halloween time it would be well received due to the relevance. Children will be able to relate to it and would enjoy.
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3.5 stars--This is a charming little story about a group of mice who put on a school play, and one little mouse's quiet, but especially important, role onstage. This is a sweet, non-spooky read perfect for Halloween.
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This is a nice holiday book it would be nice to read during the season but other than that I don't really see a point. But it's a good book; nice pictures.
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Short a sweet story about a Halloween themed school play.
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A standing ovation for a mouse to stand there with a pumpkin head?!
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Simple story about a mouse who's nervous about being in the Halloween play. Very short. Easy to understand. Small basic pictures on each page.
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A cute Halloween story for children that might think Halloween is too scary.
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Roger and his classmates have worked very hard for their performance of a Halloween play. Although Roger has a small, but very important role in the play he is ready.
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I personally am not a Halloween fan, so please take that into consideration when you read my review. One of my nieces requested that I read it to her so I did. I did not like the mice dressing up like skeletons, a witch and ghosts. For that reason I would not recommend this book to any of my friends or relatives. I did like Roger, however, who was the cutest mouse of all. Even though he did not have any words to say in the play he had an important part as the pumpkin of the play. What is great is how proud he and his family were of him.
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This is a cute book, with a mildly entertaining story. (It's quite a disappointment, compared to the other Felicia Bond books.) The worst thing about this book is that the illustrations are so small. They're on decent-sized pages, yet they only fill up a portion of the paper. Why? If I were a little kid, I'd be annoyed by the small pictures with lots of blank paper surrounding them. But that's just me.
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The illustrator of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" and its stream of semi-sequels here constructs an entire story on her own, and does a good job of it. This book will be well received near Halloween or at any time of year, and the story is above average for what it is. I like it, and would give it one and a half stars.
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Roger's big performance is coming up in the school's Halloween Performance. There was plenty of talent at the school, and they practiced and practiced to get it just right. The audience loved it! But, was Roger a hit, too? You bet.
Used for "An Actor's Life for Me!: Sing, Act, Dance" Storytime- October, 2010. -
This is a simple story about a Halloween play with mice acting like anthropomorphic children. It's a sweet tale with colorful, fun illustrations and a short sentence or part of a sentence on each page. It's a great book for beginning readers, with a few challenging words in the story. Our youngest read this book aloud to me as part of her homework from first grade.
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Definitely a toddler-age book. Cute, though. I thought all of the mice were cute. And that everyone felt important in their role. And the idea of little dancing mice in a play--too, too cute. I loved his costume!
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Not a super emphasis on the holiday Halloween. The story is a little disappointing and I thought the plot could have been a little more developed. We love the illustrations though! Look for the series of "Ralph" books.
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This was pretty cute and my 2-month old son loves the pictures.
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Nice pictures. Do any schools still do Halloween plays? Some schools don't even mention Halloween as a holiday.
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Eh.
