The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Stutson, Caroline

By the Light of the Halloween Moon

32 pp. | Cavendish | August, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7614-5553-0 $16.99
Reissue (1993, Lothrop)

(1) K-3 Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. In this lively cumulative story, a pair of legs dangles from a porch. One by one, a cat, witch, bat, ghoul, ghost, and sprite approach, tempted by the irresistible toes. Not only is Stutson's text rhythmically bouncy and appealing, but Hawkes's illustrations are of the least fearful and most amusing of ghastly creatures. A sure Halloween hit.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1993