Sheep Trick or Treat

by Nancy E. Shaw, Margot Apple (Illustrator)

Overview

What will happen when the sheep go trick-or-treating? Could there be wolves lurking in the woods, hoping to catch the sheep as they head home? This lively, funny story is a real treat for fans of this adventuresome flock.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547349213
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	07/25/2005
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	31 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	Up to 4 Years

About the Author

Nancy Shaw is the author of seven beloved tales featuring the endearing and comical sheep. She came up with the idea for the sheep books during a very long car trip with her husband and two children. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her family. For more information, visit http://www.nancyshawbooks.com/.

Margot Apple is a freelance illustrator, having illustrated more than fifty books for children while also producing illustrations for "Cricket" and "Ladybug" magazines. She now lives in Shelburn Falls, Massachusetts, with her husband and their pets, a dog and a cat.

Editorial Reviews

Forget the candy! This year kids can feed on some fun food for thought. Fans of Sheep in a Jeep will welcome the board book edition of Sheep Trick or Treat by Nancy Shaw, illus. by Margot Apple. The woolly heroes emulate youngest enthusiasts, "As the Halloween moon rises,/ Sheep are fixing up disguises." Kids will chortle to see the lambs in ape's clothing and Dracula-like bat wings, and giggle at the "treats" they gather ("Cows offer hay and clover"). Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

PreS-Gr 2These sheep have been in a jeep, on a ship, in a shop, on a hike, and out to eatmaybe it's time they took a rest. Sheep Trick or Treat is just not up to par with the earlier titles. Shaw's familiar rhythm and rhyme are still in evidence as the six prepare costumes and head out trick or treating. They collect goodies from the farm animals ("Spiders give a dried-up fly. Sheep decide to pass it by"). And as one might expect, they are followed by wolves dressed in sheepskins. Apple's illustrations here are somewhat dark and shadowy. The sheep dressed as a vampire on the front cover may actually frighten some children. There is nothing terribly wrong with this book, but it just isn't very interesting. Unless you are badly in need of Halloween books, or have some die-hard fans who must see it, this is not a necessary addition to picture-book collections. These sheep have gone on better romps before.Dina Sherman, Brooklyn Children's Museum, NY

School Library Journal

"They’re at it again. The rambunctious sheep, who have so delighted kids with their antics, are back, this time decked out for Halloween highjinks. . . . A Halloween treat to enjoy over and over again." —Booklist Booklist, ALA —

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