Stephanie Gordon Tessler

A cute counting book, with fun alliteration, good for little ones who are just beginning to appreciate Hallowe'en.

When six creepy decide to go trick-or-treating on a spooky Halloween night, they’re the ones in for a surprise. As they go a-haunting, the six creepy sheep meet their matches one-by-one, until...there’s only one left. Where did they all go? Turn the pages of this quick holiday read to discover a fun twist ending and happy surprise.

The Bottom Line: With rhyming text, this picture book is suited for storytimes for beginning readers. It’s a super short and super fun read for kids learning show more to count backwards, and it’s a great way to introduce kids to the concept of collective nouns too. O’Brien’s Goreyesque illustrations create a lighthearted spookiness, and the use of a Halloween color palette adds to the fun. For kids ages 3 and up.

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Six creepy sheep decide to go trick-or-treating, but as they meet various costumed groups along the way, they disappear one by one. Tongue-twisting rhymes make this a good read-aloud, and the line ink illustrations have a spooky Edward Gorey feel. This would be a fun way to introduce some collective nouns such as "gaggle" (of goblins) "warren" (of witches), herd, flock, and "passel" (of pirates).

Four brother ducks, who's names rhyme, take a trip to the city on a train. Little Zack Quack becomes missing and the other three brothers explore the city while looking for Little Zack Quack. As the story continues, each person they come in contact with follows them on their mission to find their missing brother. None of the brothers realize that Little Zack Quack is actually with them the entire time but the reader will have to look really hard on each page to find him.