Ollie's Halloween

By Olivier Dunrea

 In this picture book Ollie and his friends get dressed up for Halloween. They dress up as a wizard, a chicken, a 

dragon, a bunny, and a 

mummy.  They prowl through the night hooting and howling, creeping through bogs and scaring frogs. They creep 

behind beehives, poke 

around pumpkins, and stalk through corn fields. They gobble treats and yell Boo at ghosts. They bob for apples and 

run to a barn. In 

conclusion they spend a very happy Halloween together. 

 I love the illustrations in this story. They are very colorful and really grab the readers attention. I think this is a 

great story to read around 

or on Halloween to get kids excited about the holiday. You might even be able to incorporate safety into this read 

aloud. When Ollie is left

 alone in the dark you could tell your students " We don't want to be alone it the dark do we? We don't want to get 

lost so its important to 

stay with and adult at all times huh."  You could also read this story and then have the students talk about what 

they are going to 

be for Halloween. This book is best for kindergarden or first grade because of the low word count. On the down side 

It might bore 

older students , because there isn't a lot of reading.