Halloween Howlers: Frightfully Funny Knock-Knock Jokes

by Michael Teitelbaum, Jannie Ho (Illustrator)

Overview

Knock, knock!
Who’s there?
Tomb!
Tomb who?
Tomb many hilarious Halloween jokes to miss out on!

Put spookiness and laughter in a cauldron and—abracadabra—it’s Halloween Howlers.

With hilarious lift-the-flaps throughout, this bewitching book contains dozens of ghoulishly funny jokes.

“Howl” you ever stop laughing?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061808913
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	07/26/2011
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	16
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Michael Teitelbaum has written hundreds of books for young readers, including tie-ins to Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and Disney Movies.

Editorial Reviews

"Knock, knock! / Who's there? / Ghouls! / Ghouls who? / Ghouls and boys both love Halloween!" And many kids love knock-knock jokes and cannot get enough of them.

Teitelbaum comes through with this holiday collection of 28 jokes utilizing classic knock-knock form with wordplay and puns. Ho chooses to cast this series of jokes into a loose story of a girl and boy first preparing for Halloween and then having various adventures during Halloween night. As the two go from one activity and joke to the next, the format remains fairly consistent, with four jokes per double-page spread. A repeated lift-the-flap feature dedicated to a couple of the jokes on each spread as an interactive element as well as a chance for independent readers to guess the answer. Each flap has a unique shape and location on the page, and readers' eyes automatically jump to those parts of the book. This helps to create an enjoyable apprehension as readers turn the page. What is hidden there? Ho takes full advantage of the flaps, creating visual sleights of hand. The top of the flap leads readers to anticipate one answer to the joke, but often unexpected punch lines lurk below.

Have this at the ready for a quick dose of gentle Halloween humor. (Early reader. 5-8)

Kirkus Reviews