Trick or Treat, Alistair Gray

by Lindy Ryan, Timea Gazdag

Overview

Award-winning picture book now an award-winning animated short film featuring narration by Mister Sam Shearon.
Alistair Gray loves Halloween.
When Alistair Gray attends his school Halloween carnival, he is disappointed to see his favorite night of the year has turned more silly than scary—all treats and no tricks.
But when he wanders alone into the dark the night before Hallow's Eve, Alistair meets a spooky new friend that teaches him the holiday is about fun and fright...and that there's more than one way to celebrate Halloween.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645481164
Publisher:	Black Spot Books
Publication date:	08/16/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	49 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Timea Gazdag comes from Hungary, a strange place where everyone is sad. She now lives in the UK, where no one would tell you if they were. Lindy Ryan is a bestselling and multi-award-winning author and editor with numerous titles in development for film/television adaptation, including an upcoming animated short based on her Halloween picture book, Trick or Treat, Alistair Gray. An award-winning professor, Lindy has published two textbooks on data visualization and analytics as well as numerous papers and chapters. She also writes seasonal romance as Lindy Miller and is the author of the books-to-film Renovate My Heart and The Magic Ingredient.

Editorial Reviews

"A delightful blend of fantasy, revelation, and spooky encounters with a message in this study about changing interpretations of Halloween and horror." —Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review

"Trick or Treat, Alistair Gray will send enjoyable chills down the spine." —School Library Journal

"Spooky, thought-provoking, and beautifully produced—a true Halloween classic in the making." —Dr. Jen Harrison, The Children's Book Review

From the Publisher

06/01/2022

K-Gr 2—Alistair Gray believes Halloween is a time for frightening monsters, not fairies and fun. So when the Halloween party he attends doesn't live up to his expectations, the young boy mummy leaves to find the "real Halloween." As he wanders around, a scarecrow interjects, pointing out that this is a night of contradictions, and that he should enjoy life's activities. Just like the scarecrow does for the boy, Ryan and Gazdag invite readers to take up this perspective. With its rhyming cadence and spooky Tim Burton-esque illustrations, they acknowledge the holiday's origins of warding off the supernatural. But they also remind readers that this is a time for fun. While the tone, pictorial descriptions, and atmospheric visuals have an eerie vibe, the boy himself looks and acts quite innocent. If read with the right voice, this will send enjoyable chills down the spine. Additionally, for those who like other mediums, this picture book is soon to be an animated short film. VERDICT An excellent edition for any Halloween collection, to pair with a lesson on the holiday's origins or about managing expectations.—Rachel Forbes

School Library Journal