Boynton Bookworks | 978-0761193005
I generally don’t post about board books on ReaderKidZ, but I do very much admire the variety and skill of the authors who “own” the genre. And when it comes to humorous board books, there’s really no one quite like Sandra Boynton.
It takes a certain kind of skill to write a well-paced, satisfying, (and rhyming!) story of only 102 words. And Sandra Boynton has done just that in EEK! Halloween!
There’s a big round moon
in a dark, dark sky.
The chickens are nervous.Do you know why?
It’s because…![]()
CLICK TO ENLARGE © Text and Illustrations by Sandra Boynton
If picture books are like compact poems, board books are its tighter, flash fiction cousin. Short and sleek, EEK! Halloween! is this and more. Pitch-perfect timing, rhyme, alliteration, assonance, along with all manner of silly animal antics — from nervous chickens who scare easily to ducks with “ridiculous feet” — Sandra Boynton books have much to recommend them.
Do you have a favorite Sandra Boyntan book?
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If you’re looking for stellar examples by other authors, try these!
- Little Truck by Taro Gomi
- Peek-A-Boo Haiku by Danna Smith and Teagan White
- Whose Nest is Best? by Heidi E. Y. Stemple and Gareth Lucas
- Odd Birds: Meet Nature’s Weirdest Flock by Laura Gehl and Gareth Lucas