Little Goblins Ten - Review and Giveaway

Over in the forest
Where the trees hide the sun
Lived a big mommy monster
And her little monster one.
"Scare!" said the mommy;
"I scare," said the one.
So he scared and he scampered
Where the trees hide the sun.

From monsters to ghosties to goblins, everyone's favorite beasties haunt and howl and rattle their way through their forest home in this silly, spooky twist on the beloved nursery rhyme "Over in the Meadow."

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins (July 26, 2011)

"In a gently spooky spin on “Over in the Meadow” that counts up to 10, various ghouls and beasts groan, swoop, and haunt. Jane has fun playing within the nursery rhyme’s parameters, whether peeking in on a family of zombies (“ ‘Stare!’ said the mommy; ‘We stare,’ said the three”), howling werewolves (dressed in patchwork overalls), or a rattling “father skeleton/ And his little skellies eight.” Manning’s quirky and expressive monster families are 10 kinds of cute."—Publishers Weekly

Pamela Jane has published twenty-six children’s books with Houghton Mifflin, Atheneum, Simon & Schuster, Avon, Penguin-Putnam, Harper, Mondo, and others. Her books include Noelle of the Nutcracker, illustrated by Jan Brett which has been optioned for a film, and the “Winky Blue” and “Milo” series published by Mondo. Books in these series have recently gone into Spanish, big book, and CD editions.

For more information on Pamela Jane, visit http://www.pamelajane.com.

In addition to her children’s books, Pamela has recently completed a memoir about her journey to becoming a children’s book author. She is a regular contributor to the popular blog, womensmemoirs.com, and the creator of http://www.austencats.com, a website for Janeites and cat-lovers.

Pamela lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania with her husband and daughter, and their cat, Mittens. In her spare time she reads, walks, and plays the piano very badly.


Pamela Jane is also the author of A VAMPIRE IS COMING TO DINNER!

Read along as the narrator of this story comes up with some practical rules for dealing with a vampire. But rules are meant to be broken, aren't they? From feeding the vampire garlic to filling the house with mirrors, the narrator is doing just that! With ten full-page gatefolds and a pop at the end of the book, kids will love seeing which rules are being followed and which aren't! If you're expecting a vampire (invited or not) this is your chance to get ready for a night of pranks and surprises. It is best to be prepared.

"...a ghoulishly good time."— Publishers Weekly

Review
Now I could tell you what a wonderful book this is and how much I enjoyed it but for a proper review I needed a child. So I borrowed my neighbor's four year old granddaughter for a reading.

As I read the story she laughed and giggled and pointed at the pictures of the ghost and goblins and assorted creatures. One each page she counted, all the way to ten at the end. When I finished she said, "Read it again." So I did! This time around she acted out each of the characters. From a witch child's cackle to a ghostly boo and even a bat's swoop. You really should have seen her zombie "stare".

This is a colorful fun filled book for young children. The illustrations are delightful and the characters are spooky cute. I definitely recommend this book for any child you know.

You can purchase Little Goblins Ten HERE. Or you can enter my giveaway to win a copy.

LITTLE GOBLINS TEN GIVEAWAY

I have one copy of Little Goblins Ten to giveaway to one of my followers. This is open to US and Canadian residents only.

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The giveaway will end on October 18th at midnight PT. I will use Random.org to choose the winner and post the results the next day.




I received a copy of Ten Little Goblins from the publisher. I was not compensated for my review, all opinions are my own.