Catherine Emmett ensures we will never think of ‘trick or treat’ in the same way again!
Down a ‘twisty, turny path,’ through a ‘winding, wailing wood,’ in a ‘creepy, creaky house,’ lives a witch.
In her quest to cast a spell to sniff out an ogre, one important ingredient is missing – a little girl.
Broomsticks, cats and cauldrons appear, and we are firmly in the world of witches alongside a little girl who believes everyone wears a costume at Halloween.
A surprise ending tricks us all and you can see who likes the green treats best.
This ‘treat’ of a Halloween story left me smiling as broadly as the little girl in the story did.
It is a joy to read ‘Trick Or Treat’ aloud. Catherine Emmett plays with fun alliterations to give us all the ingredients of a witch’s spell.
Remember – don’t believe everything is it appears to be.
The illustrations, in suitably Halloween inspired hues, are full of bold humour,
I particularly enjoyed the expressions on the little girl’s and the witch’s faces, providing wonderful characterisation.
This is the perfect recipe for Halloween: pumpkins, spiders, frogs, bats and everywhere, spooky eyes in the dark.
A good book to read on a dark and spooky night, but who will get the biggest fright?
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