[Book Review]: THE HALLOWEEN TREE by Ray Bradbury (Yearling)
This is going to be a quick, short review. I read this one because it is the favorite book of a good friend and as he rereads it every Halloween, I decided to read it myself to see why he enjoyed it so much.
Blurb:
"A fast-moving, eerie...tale set on Halloween night. Eight costumed boys running to meet their friend Pipkin at the haunted house outside town encounter instead the huge and cadaverous Mr. Moundshroud. As Pipkin scrambles to join them, he is swept away by a dark Something, and Moundshroud leads the boys on the tail of a kite through time and space to search the past for their friend and the meaning of Halloween. After witnessing a funeral procession in ancient Egypt, cavemen discovering fire, Druid rites, the persecution of witches in the Dark Ages, and the gargoyles of Notre Dame, they catch up with the elusive Pipkin in the catacombs of Mexico, where each boy gives one year from the end of his life to save Pipkin's. Enhanced by appropriately haunting black-and-white drawings."--Booklist
Here's my review:
I really enjoyed this. I can see why my friend rereads it yearly. It's a perfect blend of creepy and lighthearted, with a really interesting overarching story line about Halloween through the ages. It teaches history while imagining the fantastic. the characters are fun and interesting and it's generally just a very fun Halloween read.
I recommend it!
Four nice glasses of wine!
This is an old book so it might be hard to grab copy, but check you library or the links at Goodreads for options!
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