Clifford's Halloween by Norman Bridwell

Clifford's Halloween Reviews

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  Calista

  The nephew and I both agree, the first picture in the book of Emily Elizabeth, the little girl was truly creepy. It scared us both. She’s drawn like a possessed doll. It’s been a long while since I read a Clifford story. I know the character.
  
  These books are for very young readers. They are simplistic and very boring for the parent. Both the nephew and I were bored to tears with this one. The nephew looked at me and said, no more Clifford books. He gave this 1 star. I understand why. He is too old for these books. I know people love Clifford and young kids love these, but our house has aged out of this series.
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  Jon Nakapalau

  A great GITD book that is sure to please you little ghost and goblins!
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  Ellen Gail

  Proof that I've loved ghost stories since I was a wee chunky baby.
  
  
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  Jon Nakapalau

  I remember this book...ghosts of Halloween past reminded me of what it was like getting ready to show off your costume to your friends.
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  Haley Heinkel

  Clifford the Big Red Dog books were my favorite as a child. With this series there are multiple books that can all be educational for children. There is Clifford's ABC, Birthday Party, At the Circus, Riddles, Pals and Manners. This series had great books that I could work in to my lesson plan for the day. This book Clifford's Halloween is very cute and explains what Halloween is about. This big red dog need a costume and cant figure out what he wants to be. When he does decided he picks a ghost. Everyone is scared of him but he acts like it does not bother him. At the end of the book it end with the readers opinion. Clifford asks the reader what he should be for the next Halloween. This is a great book for children to read around the holidays!
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  Elizabeth

  This is another classic Clifford book that has such great illustrations that they help the text of the story tell the plot. The illustrations can help students that may not understand all of the words, or are unsure of the meaning of some of the costumes. You could do a picture walk with just the illustrations and the students would be able to write a great story off of them. At the end of the book it sets up a wonderful prediction writing prompt where it asks the reader what they think Clifford should be. The students would have a blast writing descriptive writings about what costume they think would be best for Clifford.
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  Loren Mallard

  Clifford's Halloween is a great addition to your Halloween bookshelf. Not a scary tale, one full of fun. If you would like to get your children in the mood for dressing up, this book is ideal. It is full of how much fun you can have on Halloween, especially if you have a Big Red Dog! Clifford's Halloween also discusses what Clifford does for all holidays but, Halloween is his and Emily Elizabeth's favorite!
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  Lauren Piattoni

  Every Clifford book would be great to have in a young classroom, as each of them go through a great adventure with Emily Elizabeth and her giant dog Clifford. These books were always some of my favorites growing up and I would love to have many of them in my classroom.
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  A.

  Clifford is the dog of the house around here. There is no arguing that point. I love his "big turkey" he gets for Thanksgiving every year.
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  Michelle Cropper

  My daughter loves Clifford books and enjoyed this one because of all the different costumes Clifford had.
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  Jeff

  1st Read: October 1, 1976 (**** Rating)
  Another childhood book that holds memories of a better time in the world.
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  Rosa Cline

  This is a classic original Clifford storybook. He and Emily Elizabeth are discussing what they should be for Halloween this holiday. They reminisce about last Halloween and the fun they had.
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  Matthew Hocker

  They say the best way to bake a turkey is in an oven.
  
  I, for one, disagree.
  
  Clifford's Halloween, a discussion on the monopolistic and entrenched holiday ecosystem that enforces social conditioning and code, leaves an impression of guilt that wrenches even the animals that take witness to the annual moral decimation. Clifford, who wishes only to serve his lord and master Emily Elizabeth, reluctantly also becomes subservient to the establishment rulers of the holiday holocaust.
  
  This isn't to say that Clifford has changed his moral residing.
  
  Yes, he is indeed acting against previous moral magnitude, but this does not precisely cause his mind and spirit to defect from its roots. Emily, who was born corrupted by the sins of empiric gluttony, indeed manipulates her enlightened dog.
  
  But does action from love truly succumb and alter through the tone of greedy function?
  
  I'm not so sure. Clifford is not precisely moved by the same strings that move Emily, and he ultimately holds a responsibility to both.
  
  This character dilemma, one Clifford struggles to work through, is certainly a powerful motive for pushing through this book.
  
  I give Clifford's Halloween--one of the most introspective trilogies I've ever read--a two out of five.
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  Dianna

  My three-year-old saw this book on the back cover of another Clifford book and HAD to have it . . . so we got it (from the library), even though it's almost Christmas. He adores the idea of Clifford dressed up as a ghost. I liked how the beginning goes over all the different holidays: very educational for little ones!
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  Siskiyou-Suzy

  I definitely read Clifford as a kid but I don't remember them too well. This one is simple, unfortunately there's an "Indian" costume in it, so not really appropriate by today's standards. I wonder if they've taken that out of new editions?
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  Madison

  This book shows Clifford on several holidays and encourage your readers to think of a good costume ideas.
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  Jeffrey LeTempt

  My favorite Clifford book as a kid, who wouldn't want a big red dog dressed as a ghost to tricker treat with you.
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  Kristin King

  Classic Clifford. If you love the big red dog, you'll want to read this one in Octoboer with children. All his costumes are terrific, and this asks the reader questions as well to be a more interactive read.
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  Lachlan Dunnicliff

  Don’t recommend reading it at night!! I didn’t sleep for weeks 🥺
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  Margret

  I read this book to my granddaughter as we start Halloween decorations. This is another great classic. Clifford books has such great illustrations that it was a fun reading. Clifford's Halloween discuss how fun it can be especially deciding about Emily's costumes. Fun, fun, fun. Highly recommend it.
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  Meg McGregor

  A very sweet Halloween story, featuring Clifford, the big Red Dog!
  
  Thoughts of my own fond memories of Clifford, kept intertwining with my reading of the story, to the girls!
  
  We all thought Clifford would be such a great dog to have!
  
  The girls would like me to find as many Clifford books as I can; I told them there is a great place called the library to do just that!
  
  (We have only been there about fifty times so far this year!) LOL
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  Jillian

  Now THIS is a blast from the past! I remember loving this book when I was a kid. So an extra star for pure nostalgia!
  
  That said, the book has aged remarkably well. The costume ideas for Clifford are still pretty fun, and I actually kind of like that there's no real resolution (though a thought bubble from the dog himself would have been fun).
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  Travis

  a classic book that I read as a kid and then got to read to my kids.
  
  Tough finding a Halloween costume for a dog the size of a school bus, but they do and Clifford then gets to go trick or treating.