Author picture

Ilanit Oliver

Author of Ten Flying Brooms

11 Works 445 Members 3 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: Oliver Ilanit

Works by Ilanit Oliver

Tagged

Common Knowledge

Gender
female
Short biography
Ilanit Oliver has written and edited over a hundred children's books for kids of all ages. A graduate of Barnard College, Ilanit lives, works, and writes in New York City.

Members

Reviews

Ten brooms set out to find their missing witches in this rhyming Halloween picture-book, searching air and land, and finding their wayward riders in all sorts of locations, from the bat shed to the forest. Once all of the brooms and witches are reunited, it is time for their annual Halloween flying show beneath the moon...

Given my love for both Halloween stories and witchy tales - witchy picture-books are a perennial pet project of mine - I expected to enjoy Ten Flying Brooms more than I did. Unfortunately, although I liked the book idea - a Halloween countdown, as the brooms search for their witches - the text itself was cumbersome, reading awkwardly throughout. Ilanit Oliver's rhythm here is just off, and her rhymes feel forced. I enjoyed the accompanying artwork from illustrator Kyle Poling, which was colorful and cute and full of lots of witchy details, but it wasn't enough to compensate for the sub-par text. Far better Halloween counting books in rhyme have been done, and I would recommend that readers seek elsewhere for this sort of fare, perhaps with such titles as Jennifer O'Connell's Ten Timid Ghosts, Teri Sloat's Zip! Zoom! On a Broom, Carole Gerber's 10 Busy Brooms, or Gris Grimly's recent Ten Spooky Pumpkins.… (more)
½
 
Flagged
AbigailAdams26 | Oct 29, 2021 |
Fun counting picture book with Santa's jolly reindeer.
 
Flagged
SABC | 1 other review | Feb 24, 2018 |
A shaped board book with tabs and glitter featuring Santa's eight adorable reindeer!Eight jolly reindeer flying with delight.Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!Young readers will love counting down from eight to one in this adorable story book featuring Santa's famous reindeer! The familiar, catchy rhymes combined with Jacqueline Rogers's soft, sweet illustrations make this a perfect story to celebrate Christmas!
 
Flagged
wichitafriendsschool | 1 other review | Mar 25, 2016 |

You May Also Like

Associated Authors

Kyle Poling Illustrator

Statistics

Works
11
Members
445
Popularity
#55,082
Rating
2.9
Reviews
3
ISBNs
38
Languages
1

Charts & Graphs