Mouse’s First Halloween by Lauren Thompson
Reviewed by: Susie Rivera, Reference Specialist
Genre: Children’s picture book
Suggested Age: 2-4 years
What is This Book About? It’s Mouse’s first Halloween and he decides to creep around outside in the dark. He hears something rustling. What could it be? It’s nothing scary, just leaves! Laura Thompson’s rhyming prose leads mouse to discover many things that aren’t really scary such as flying bats, falling apples, a scarecrow, scampering kittens, and a glowing jack-0-lantern. In the end he meets a couple cute trick-or-treaters all dressed up in costumes. Finally he returns to his parents having had a fun Halloween night.
My Review: This is a great introductory book for preschoolers who are experiencing fall and Halloween for the first time. There are many things in the dark that can be scary to small children and the lesson here is to relax and look a little closer. Maybe things aren’t scary after all. I read this with my son who was terrified of our neighbor’s scarecrow and our jack-o-lantern. I think it helped him feel a little more at ease. Children will enjoy the rhyme, cadence, and repetitive language of this story.
Rating: 4.5/5
Three Words That Describe This Book: Cute, seasonal, discovery
Give This a Try if You Like: Rhyming picture books, books about first holiday experiences, non-scary Halloween reads
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