The ghostly carousel : delightfully frightful poems / by Calef Brown.
Material type: TextPublisher: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781512426618
- 151242661X
- Poems. Selections
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 811.6 B877 | Available | 33111008907889 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 811.6 B877 | Available | 33111009231479 | ||||
Children's Book | Northport Library | Children's NonFiction | 811.6 B877 | Available | 33111008207538 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A zombie family reunion, a "Jekyll lantern," a giggling undertaker, a telekinetic warlock . . . are you scared yet?Sure to induce shrieks and giggles in equal measure, Calef Brown's poems present a wonderfully creepy cast of characters. Richly detailed paintings add to the frightful fun!"Employing clever puns and unexpected end rhyme, Brown creates as engaging an aural experience as a visual one. . . . [E]mboldens young readers to find fun in things that go bump in the night."--Kirkus Reviews"[W]ickedly humorous and gently eerie."--Publishers Weekly"A highly recommended purchase for Brown fans and those who relish poems that go bump in the night."--School Library Journal"[A]n imaginative exercise perfect for the Halloween season."--The Horn Book Magazine
Spooky light-verse poems featuring otherworldly creatures and things: witches and warlocks, the 'Creeping Crud' and a cannibal's fingery fondue, fictional characters such as Dr. Jekyll and Medusa, and more.
Ages 5-9 indicated on verso, ages 6-10 indicated on jacket.
Coven tots -- Joel -- Glumm -- The ghostly carousel -- The Jekyll lantern -- Medusa -- The creeping crud -- Dublin's goblins -- Cannibal Q & A -- Fritz -- Canary canoe -- Hank -- Insect pie (Hank's recipe) -- Warlocks -- Wee demon -- The gambling ghost -- Silhouettes.