Halloween Night on Shivermore Street
Pam Pollack & Meg Belviso
(Reviewer - Rev. Marie D. Jones)
2004 Chronicle Books
ISBN: 081183946X

A delightfully creepy Halloween tale filled with tricks & treats.

Associate Reviewer Rev. Marie D. Jones writes:

Come along with three brave children as they attend a spooky party on Shivermore Street, where the fun begins sharply at 6pm, at the rise of the pea green moon, & lasts until the wee hours of the morning -- if you last that long, that is!

Everyone is invited, from dancing mummies to musical witches, even a gaggle of ghosties & ghoulies, all with one desire in mind -- to throw the best Halloween night party in town. As the hours progress, the party does too, filled with activities ranging from vampire pumpkin carving to ghost hide-and-seek, even a rousing game of mummy limbo that sends limbs flying & tape unraveling everywhere. Ever see witches play musical chairs? This party has it all, kids, so don't be shy, come on in if you dare!

Our three brave children engage in the ghoulishly great fun until -- yikes! -- the clock strikes the hour of THIRTEEN! That's when everyone, kids & creatures alike, run for home & the party comes to a shuddering & shivering close.

Written by Pam Pollack & Meg Belviso, former children's book editors-turned-authors, the text is bouncy, in a catchy sing-song rhyming style, & the bold & colorful illustrations by award-winning illustrator Randy Duburke truly set the stage for an unforgettable Halloween spectacle filled with ghouls & goblins that are both humorous & just scary enough to have children squealing with frightful delight. The expressiveness of the faces of the children & the wild & weird assortment of monsters, really make this book a visual treat for the eye & the imagination.

Halloween Night on Shivermore Street is geared towards children ages 4 to 8, but could easily enchant any reader with a love for creatively creepy fun. This is one party kids & adults will want to read about over & over again, especially on those moonlit nights leading up to Halloween itself. Just be sure to try the whipped-cream-covered ants -- I heard they were simply TO DIE FOR!

More from Pam Pollack & Meg Belviso:
Bear Cub (All Aboard Reading Level 2)
Chickens on the Move (Math Matters)
So Weird #5: Web Sight
Ponies (All Aboard Science Reader) & many more!

More books illustrated by Randy Duburke:
Just For You! The Bravest Girls In The World
The Moon Ring which he wrote as well.
(10/10/04)

Rev. Marie D. Jones
2004©Marie D. Jones
A RebeccasReads.Com Associate Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
Marie Jones is a New Thought minister, author of Looking For God In All The Wrong Places & a widely published writer of inspirational essays, gift books, short stories & magazine articles. She is also a screenwriter, & has produced a children's storybook video series for Gigglebug Farms Productions. she holds a Masters Degree in Metaphysical Studies & is a licensed pastoral counsellor.