Author: Lisa McCourt
Illustrator: Cyd Moore
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Awards: N/A
Grade level: PreK- 2 grade
Stinky Face is very concerned about what might happen on Halloween! He asks his mother many ridiculous"what if" questions. He is scared the neighbor will accidentally drop the candy bowl and that his friends butterfly costume will actually turn into a real butterfly! Despite Stinky Face's silly worries, his mom always finds a positive solution to each problem. He begins to question his costume choice in case until his friends show up at the door. The story ends with his mother suggesting that he just go as a ghost.
The illustrator uses interesting color choices to create a fall atmosphere. A neighbors hair is blue and purple trees line the streets. He also makes an interesting choice when on one page, the orientation of the book flips so the reader has to turn the book sideways. The text is also visually appealing because it often wraps around the illustrations or emphasizes one word, for example the words "goopy oozy" looks like goop.
I found this book to be a fun story for children to read around halloween. Classes could talk about the repetition found throughout the story when the little boy begins each sentence with "But Mama, Mama!" Students can also share their opinions about whether or not they think Stinky Face's concerns are valid or not.
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