38 months - this book would have appealed to O a lot more two Halloween's ago, around 16 months when she was signing a ton and just beginning to speak. At that age she would have loved to guess what was next using signs or words. I guess she's just a bit beyond this type of book as she really didn't enjoy it and as she would say "I don't want to help read". ( )

I really liked the illustrations in this somewhat typical Halloween story. This would be a perfect storytime title because of the great large format illustrations and the repetitive "I can, said the..." that choruses through the story. What I liked about the illustrations was their unique perspectives; angled, downard glimpses of a creepy old house, upward, crooked glimpses of the creeking stairs and the pumpkin sitting on the porch. Every two-page spread was totally unique and really captured my eye. Very lovely and spooky. ( )