Happy Halloweenie

by Katie Vernon (Author) Katie Vernon (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

A loveable hot dog named Weenie gets dressed up for Halloween in this fun and festive board book that will have little ones laughing out loud.

Weenie loves Halloween, but try as they might, just can't decide what to be on this night.

What will Weenie choose to be? Should they be cute or scary? Hairless or hairy? On a night like Halloween, the choices are endless!

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School Library Journal

Toddler-PreS--Weenie the hot dog is not sure what to wear for Halloween. Their closet is full of costumes. Should they dress as an ice cream, a banana, a ghost, or a knight? Weenie can't decide whether to be cute in a pumpkin costume or scary as a vampire. Should they be yucky, dressed as a zombie, or sweet, as a puppy? With so many choices, Weenie finally decides to be a little bit of everything! Adorable illustrations will delight fans of hot dogs. Certain illustrations, including pumpkin, ice cream, and shark, will be easily identifiable by children; others, such as hairy, hairless, or green, will be less clear, especially for the target audience. As far as a story goes, there's not much here, but those waiting to craft a story time around costumes will find a suitable addition in this board book. VERDICT An additional purchase for most libraries.--Shana Shea

Copyright 2023 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Publishers Weekly

A Halloween-loving hot dog dons a number of costumes leading up to the holiday in this comic concept board book. After an opening rhyme sets the scene ("Weenie/ loves Halloween,/ but try as they might,/ they can't decide/ what to be/ on this night"), Vernon amuses with contrasting choices as the lean frankfurter mulls various pairings: "hairless" earthworm or "hairy" Sasquatch? "Shark" or bikini-clad "swimmer?" "Yellow" banana or "green" Frankenstein's monster? Smudgy painterly renderings depict the frank posing against flatly colored pages. With stick legs, googly eyes, and a variety of facial expressions, Weenie's a silly sight in just about every getup. Uncertain until the end, the sausage finally arrives at a goofy solution that feels expansively creative, wishing a "Happy Halloweenie!" Ages 1-5. (July)

Copyright 2023 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.
Katie Vernon

Katie Vernon is an illustrator who used to arrange flowers as a florist and currently loves arranging colored pencils and paint tubes. She lives in the mountains of Flagstaff, Arizona, with her high-school sweetheart, their kiddo, and a couple of weird, but loveable dogs. This is Katie's debut author-illustrated picture book.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781665930604
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Little Simon
Publication date
July 18, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV017030 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Halloween
Library of Congress categories
Board books
Halloween
Frankfurters
Halloween costumes

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