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Mitchell on the Moon
Mitchell on the Moon
Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: May 9, 2017
Review
This is the fourth picture book in a quartet featuring imaginative siblings. Mitchell wants to be the hero in this one as the four set out for some trick-or-treating. Unfortunately, Gretchen, the youngest sibling, becomes his unwanted sidekick as he tries to save the vanishing moon from the carved Jack-o-Jerks (pumpkins). As in the other books, imagination takes over and an adventure awaits. Young readers are given clues about this phenomenon by the change of the children's clothes/costumes and the magical things their ordinary items can do. Compared to others books in the series, this story has much more back and forth banter between characters and a less dreamlike presence. Due to the smaller font on the dark background pages, one on one sharing is suggested over presenting in a large story time setting.
Overall Book Score: good
About the Book
Author:
Alley, R. W.
Illustrator: Alley, R.W.
Illustration Quality: good
Publisher: Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: adventure,fantasy
Audience: preschool
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: fair
ISBN: 9780547907031
Price: 14.99