Orange, Black, Pumpkin Patch, the finale!

Don’t worry! Our story will soon come to an end! Yesterday we saw how Toby was captured by a mean pumpkin – but why???? And where is Simon??? Let’s find out!!

Ahh! Now that wasn’t too scary was it? And if it was, everything ended well! Now, enjoy your Halloween!!!

 

I created this book several years ago – it was created using MS Word basic shapes. The only things that are free-form are the trees, pumpkin vines, ghosts and the witch’s nose, chin and fingers. Everything else is either a square, circle, crescent, triangle, rectangle, and so forth.

I hope you enjoyed the story as much as I enjoyed creating it and bringing it to you!

Happy Halloween, Sabina Ayne

Orange, Black, Pumpkin Patch, Part 3

Yesterday we saw how witches and ghosts tried to steal Simon and how Toby bravely saved him. Will today be the day they find their pumpkin? I hope so! Let’s find out!!

Oh no! Poor Toby! First Simon, and now Toby! What will become of him? What does the pumpkin want with our boy? And, where is Simon? Come back tomorrow for the finale and find out!!!

Orange, Black, Pumpkin Patch, Part 2

When we last left the boys, they were starting out at night to find a pumpkin to carve for Halloween. Let’s find out what happens next!

Oh! The poor boys!! They’ve gone through so much already – all of this to get a pumpkin! What will happen next?? Come back tomorrow for Part 3!!

Orange, Black, Pumpkin Patch, Part 1

What happens on Simon and Toby’s adventure? Come back tomorrow for Part 2!

The Halloween Cat

The Halloween Cat

Dora the Explorer

 

Christine Ricci

Illustrated by Zina Saunders

Simon Spotlight/Nick Jr., 2009

 

From the back of the book: “Dora and Boots find a lost cat on Halloween. Will they get the cat home in time for the big Halloween party?” This book, according to the publisher is a ‘Level 1 – Starting to read’  and it’s attributes are listed as ‘simple stories, increased vocabulary, [and] longer sentences’.

 

Dora tells a cute and very short story. Dora and Boots help a black cat find her way home through a haunted house, a locked gate and a spooky forest. When they finally find the Good Witch’s Candy Castle, they find a Halloween Party in full swing.

 

The print is large and some of the words have icons to identify them because they might be new or hard to pronounce. The illustrations are bright and cheerful and very toddler friendly. I especially like how Dora made it through the spooky forest – I can see little ones following along the path with their paw to find their way out. The story encourages interaction between the older reader and younger listener.  I really loved the Candy Castle.

 

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Reviewer: Simon, A Halloween Cat