Happy Halloweenie

by Katie Vernon, Katie Vernon (Illustrator)

Overview

A loveable hot dog named Weenie gets dressed up for Halloween in this fun and festive board book that will have little ones laughing out loud.

Weenie loves Halloween,
but try as they might,
just can’t decide
what to be on this night.

What will Weenie choose to be? Should they be cute or scary? Hairless or hairy? On a night like Halloween, the choices are endless!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665930604
Publisher:	Little Simon
Publication date:	07/18/2023
Series:	Weenie Books
Pages:	30
Sales rank:	157,287
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	1 - 5 Years

About the Author

Katie Vernon is an illustrator who spent most of her life in the Midwest but whose heart belongs in the mountains. She now lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, and shares her studio with a large cricket that sings to her all day long. Katie has gathered lots of inspiration from being a florist, working with alpacas, and living on a bus. She loves working with inky paints and then arranging and adding detail digitally. When not creating art, Katie might be found rearranging furniture, thrifting with her hubby, biking with her daughter, and walking her dog. Find out more at KatieVernon.com.

Katie Vernon is an illustrator who spent most of her life in the Midwest but whose heart belongs in the mountains. She now lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, and shares her studio with a large cricket that sings to her all day long. Katie has gathered lots of inspiration from being a florist, working with alpacas, and living on a bus. She loves working with inky paints and then arranging and adding detail digitally. When not creating art, Katie might be found rearranging furniture, thrifting with her hubby, biking with her daughter, and walking her dog. Find out more at KatieVernon.com.

Editorial Reviews

07/31/2023

A Halloween-loving hot dog dons a number of costumes leading up to the holiday in this comic concept board book. After an opening rhyme sets the scene (“Weenie/ loves Halloween,/ but try as they might,/ they can’t decide/ what to be/ on this night”), Vernon amuses with contrasting choices as the lean frankfurter mulls various pairings: “hairless” earthworm or “hairy” Sasquatch? “Shark” or bikini-clad “swimmer?” “Yellow” banana or “green” Frankenstein’s monster? Smudgy painterly renderings depict the frank posing against flatly colored pages. With stick legs, googly eyes, and a variety of facial expressions, Weenie’s a silly sight in just about every getup. Uncertain until the end, the sausage finally arrives at a goofy solution that feels expansively creative, wishing a “Happy Halloweenie!” Ages 1–5. (July)

Publishers Weekly