Trick or Treat, Danny! - Hardcover

Kunhardt, Edith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688073115 ISBN 13: 9780688073114

Publisher: Greenwillow

Synopsis

Danny's parents and friends make sure he has a happy Halloween even though a cold prevents him from going trick-or-treating.

About this title

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3 In this sequel to Danny's Birthday (1986) and Danny's Mystery Valentine (1987, both Greenwillow) the eponymous crocodile hero faces another of life's disappointments: grounded by a cold, he can't go out Halloween night. His parents help him make a snaggly-toothed jack o'lantern, though, and then his friends appear outside his window, convincingly disguised. They leave three bags for Danny, who puts on his mask for them. The bags turn out to contain trick-or-treat goodies, and with a final cup of hot chocolate, Danny concludes that his Halloween was ``perfect'' after all. The marker pictures, outlined in black pen, convey in an uncluttered way the story's emotional sub-text: discontent melted down to satisfaction and even to happiness. Vocabulary, type size, and layout would allow second and third graders to read this lesson in ``how to cope'' to younger siblings. Patricia Dooley, University of Washington, Seattle
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenwillow
• ISBN 10: 0688073115
• ISBN 13: 9780688073114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 24