Synopses & Reviews
Halloween is full of surprises. Old Armadillo hears the distant sound of laugher and voices as children scamper from house to house. He sets jack-o'-lanterns on the edges of the flagstones. Inside his casita, he settles down before the fire with a mug of hot cocoa and his favorite book of ghost stories, waiting for goblins, pirates, and princesses to come knocking. He is ready for Halloween. Old Armadillo waits and waits and wonders if he ever will be visited by trick-or-treaters. Meanwhile, outside, Roadrunner, Bear, Peccary, and other friends are planning a Halloween surprise for Old Armadillo. But when friends knock on his door, they find another surprise in store. Old Armadillo and his friends from Merry Christmas, Old Armadillo have returned for another holiday. Includes a glossary of Spanish words.
Review
"While the bespectacled armadillo from Merry Christmas, Old Armadillo waits for his Halloween visitors indoors, his friends are gathering outside in their costumes. Catalano's atmospheric pastels show both the indoor and outdoor activities. . . . Laced with Spanish words, Brimner's prose creates a quietly spooky mood for this distinctive Halloween tale."--Publishers Weekly
Review
"Laced with Spanish words, Brimner's prose creates a quietly spooky mood for this distinctive Halloween tale." --Publishers Weekly
Review
"Catalano's dark pastel illustrations work well with the text, setting the stage for the spooky night and a few spooky stories. The narrative . . . would work well for one-on-one sharing." --School Library Journal
Synopsis
From the author and illustrator of the popular "Merry Christmas, Old Armadillo" comes a gentle, uplifting Halloween story, with a colorful Southwestern setting. Full color.
About the Author
Larry Dane Brimner is an award-winning author of more than 150 titles for young readers-fiction and nonfiction. His previous titles for Calkins Creek are We Are One: The Story of Bayard Rustin, winner of the Jane Addams Book Award and the Norman A. Sugarman Children's Biography Award, and Birmingham Sunday, a NCTE Orbis Pictus honor book and a Jane Addams Children's honor book. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.Dominic Catalano has illustrated many books for children, including Mr. Basset Plays, which he also wrote. He lives in Perrysburg, Ohio.