Herbert's First Halloween by Cynthia Rylant illustrated by Steven Henry

Herbert's First Halloween   by Cynthia Rylant illustrated by Steven Henry is a wonderful cute story for little children: the story of Herbert and his first Halloween.

Herbert is a cute little pig and he doesn't know for sure what Halloween is, and if he can loves it. He is skeptical. He wouldn't want to go outside the night of Oct 31, he wouldn't want to celebrate, he would want to stay in his little house. His daddy, big smile on his face let him see the pictures of his own first Halloween when he was a little tender pig and so Herb starts to ask if he can be a tiger, not a phantom or a ghost, and his dad says that yes it is possible. Herbert's dad carves a very smiling pumpkin and the costume for the night of Oct 31 and they put it on the porch . When they goes outside, Herbert notices with joy that also all the other parents are with their children outside asking house after house for some candies and sweet treats. What a joy to receive all that candies!!! thinks Herbert.

Beautiful, sunny story I strongly suggest it to your little children!
They will love it so badly. Illustrations are sunny, and familiar, for a fresh approach, without any scaring important thematic regarding this feast. The feast, Halloween, lived like a wonderful, sunny celebration, as it should be.
Herbert and his dad are two sunny characters you'll love a lot!

I thank Chronicle Books for the physical copy of this book.

Anna Maria Polidori