The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
Common Sense Note
Parents should know that this is safe spooky fun, even for the smallest kids. While the story takes place on a dark night -- and the old lady does become afraid -- nothing really happens to her, and she is able to face her fears.
Families who read this book should encourage their youngest kids to join with the parents reading this book; they could even make up movements to go along with the clomping shoes and clapping gloves the old lady encounters on her path. For slightly older audiences, parents could use this book as a way to get kids to talk about their fears -- and how best to deal with them.
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: Kate Pavao
The Little Old Lady Who was Not Afraid of Anything is a great Halloween book for even the littlest kids. There's nothing here to really scare them, but it features a perfect Halloween setting: a dark night, a forest -- and even a "scary pumpkin head."
The story and illustrations here are solid enough, but it's really the noises that the shoes, pants, shirt, gloves, hat, and pumpkin head make along the way that will thrill kids. The sounds are repeated throughout the story, and kids will gleefully join in as they are read to.
From the Book:
"Get out of my way, you two big shoes! I'm not afraid of you," said the little old lady. On she walked down the path. But behind her she could hear
Two shoes go CLOMP, CLOMP.
Plot Summary:
Walking in the woods late at night, a fearless old lady encounters (disembodied) clomping shoes, a shaking shirt moving along the dark path -- as well as a pumpkin head saying "BOO, BOO!" She runs home, but soon enough faces her fear, even finding an important purpose for all of the spooky stuff she encountered on the way back to her cottage.
Related Books:
Other Halloween Books for Little Ones:
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
The Very Worst Monster by Pat Hutchins
There's a Monster Under My Bed by James Howe
The Widow's Broom by Chris Van Allsburg
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