A Dark, Dark Tale

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One can see that a great amount of detail went into drawing the abandoned house, the dark passage way, as well as the curtain in which the cat hid behind. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The illustrations are wonderful, and just a little unusual for a picture book, especially one that might be enjoyed by the very young. My preschoolers also love it when I turn the last page towards me for dramatic effect and then at the last second say “there was a mouse!

The curtain as well as the cupboard that has all of the toys, holds the most color compared to any of the other illustrations in the picture book. This book has some truly lovely illustrations that cover all of the pages, it can be used as a great tool for getting children to use their imaginations and to encourage discussion. The use of dark colors and double page illustrations makes the spookiness of the story pop out at the reader. Filled with great noises and ways to get little hearts pitter-patting, this book is an impressive read aloud. The detailed illustrations throughout the book only contribute to the telling of the story and the emphasis of darkness and spookiness, and they are beautiful in and of themselves.The pictures are dark and creepy and fun, and my 5 yr old got to learn some new words like "moor" and "passage". I’ve brought it work and my preschool class has asked for it to be read multiple times a day for last 3 months. I absolutely loved this book as a child and when i saw the cover all the memories of reading it came back to me!

Aber es werden 5 Sterne vergeben, weil meine Tochter davon begeistert ist und das Buch supertoll und spannend findet. From a dark and mysterious moor, through the creepy woods, on to the porch of an old house, through a creaky door and more, readers are taken on an exciting journey that will leave them anxiously and nervously flipping the pages. With all the repetition of words and structure, gorgeous atmospheric illustrations, and just the right amount of new vocabulary, "A Dark, Dark Tale" is a Halloween home run.I know we are not supposed to be envious of other's but gee whiz, I sometimes just cannot help it when I see such wonderful writing and such beautiful artwork and wish I COULD CREATE like that! In fact, I also noticed that we seem to have this cat that is following us as well, though he (or she) is only even shown, never mentioned in the words. I would definitely read this aloud to a younger class and see how easily and fast they will catch onto the flow of the book. The house in the story looks like it could be haunted, complete with cobwebs, black cats and all, so there are a lot of activities that could go along with this theme around that time of year. Les enfants apprécient également ces éléments qui leur rappellent les histoires qu'on leur lisait en français en maternelle.