Pub Date: October 1, 2008
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2002003537
Lexile Code: 0550
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 10 to 12
Physical Info: 0.38" H x 7.40" L x 5.02" W ( 0.25 lbs) 128 pages
BISAC Categories:
Series: Magic Shop Book
Description: The Magic Shop Book that started it all is back. Russell is sure that the ring is just a silly magic trick, but he follows the instructions and twists the ring twice anyway--and becomes a monster. Illustrations.
Brief description:
Katherine Coville is an artist as well as an author. Books she has illustrated include Aliens Ate My Homework and Sarah's Unicorn, both by written her husband, Bruce Coville. Books she has written include Ivy, The Cottage in the Woods, and Briar, Rose, and Jack. She lives in Syracuse, New York, with a varying assortment of pets and children.
Review Quotes:
"This lively tale . . . is more than just another story about [Halloween]. . . . It is a good book that will appeal, at any time, to anyone who, like Russell, is 'very fond of monsters.'" - New York Times Book Review
"The mix of monsters, magic, and Halloween has a built-in appeal." - Booklist
"Bruce Coville's story is a Halloween romp, with Katherine Coville's illustrations revving up the chills and giggles . . . a junior Jekyll and Hyde." - Publishers Weekly