![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
juushikaTitle: The Scariest Book Ever (The Emotion Books 2)
Author: Bob Shea
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2017
Rating: 4 of 5
Page Count: 40
Total Page Count: 538,840
Text Number: 1976
Read Because: more spooky picture books, hardback borrowed from the Timberland Regional Library
Review: A scared ghost talks himself out of exploring the spooky woods with the reader. This has an abundance of what I want to call gimmicks, except that I enjoyed them. The sheetless ghost is rendered in a glossy finish on matte paper, the color-blocked art is bright and perfectly spoopy, the direct addresses to the reader move back and forth through the pages--frankly, it feels too self-aware and clever to suit children, right down to the glossy/matte effect that's ruined by fingerprints. But, as not-a-child, I thought this was delightful.
Author: Bob Shea
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2017
Rating: 4 of 5
Page Count: 40
Total Page Count: 538,840
Text Number: 1976
Read Because: more spooky picture books, hardback borrowed from the Timberland Regional Library
Review: A scared ghost talks himself out of exploring the spooky woods with the reader. This has an abundance of what I want to call gimmicks, except that I enjoyed them. The sheetless ghost is rendered in a glossy finish on matte paper, the color-blocked art is bright and perfectly spoopy, the direct addresses to the reader move back and forth through the pages--frankly, it feels too self-aware and clever to suit children, right down to the glossy/matte effect that's ruined by fingerprints. But, as not-a-child, I thought this was delightful.
