Megan Lloyd (1) (1958–)

A little old lady leaves her cottage for an afternoon's walk in the forest, in this appealing folktale-style story, finding herself far from home as darkness begins to fall. Encountering a series of ghostly articles of clothing, as she makes her way home - two empty shoes, clomp-clomping, a pair of pants with nobody in them - she resolutely refuses to become frightened, although the appearance of a glowing Jack-O-Lantern does have her running from her pursuers. Finally, when confronted with show more the entire "ensemble," the little old lady has a bright idea...

I enjoyed The Little Old Lady Who Not Afraid of Anything, and think it would make an excellent Halloween read-aloud. The ever-expanding refrain, with its sound-words and repetition,will allow young listeners and readers to participate in the story, clomp-clomping and wiggle-wiggling along. The illustrations by Megan Lloyd - whose artwork can also be seen in a more recent autumn offering, Too Many Pumpkins - are appealing, capturing the humor and well as the spookiness of the story. All in all, a solid Halloween tale! show less

This is the very fun story of a little old lady who gets followed home by a bunch of magical and mysterious pieces of clothing. The thing I like the most about this book and what I think would make it great to use in a classroom is the pattern of repition used in the text, Anne the fact that every piece of clothing makes a specific noise which could be used as a great example of onomatopoeia

Genre: fantasy

Uses:
-classroom read aloud
-classroom library
-study on onomatopoeia

A little too long for my toddler's attention span, but delightful all the same! The little old lady is on a walk through the dark woods when she is followed by one empty item of clothing after another - shoes, pants, shirt, etc. When she reaches home, a spooky pumpkin head knocks. Still, she tells the ensemble, "I'm not afraid of you!" So what should they do? The little old lady has an idea - she puts them to work as a scarecrow. Brave and clever - and with sound effects!

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Re-read October show more 2021 (Halloween)
Repetition, sound effects, and movements make this a perfect spooky fall read-aloud for preschool and kindergarten! show less

A perfect Halloween book for younger children.....the atmosphere is very traditional autumn/fall.....the storyline is just spooky enough for little ones, without being truly scary....and children will take delight in the ending, especially those that figure out where it's headed prior to reaching the conclusion.