Review by Booklist Review
Gr. 1^-3, younger for reading aloud. Weird and lurid enough for Halloween howls, these riddles combine horrible scenarios ("What did the zombie eat after he had a tooth taken out? The dentist!") with Schindler's detailed, crosshatched, colorful, grotesque illustrations. As always with riddles, puns are the main source of pleasure, from pictures of "ghoulfriends" and Dracula reading his "horror-scope" to sea monsters eating "fish-and-ships." Part of the Easy-to-Read series, this is sure to be as popular as Hall and Eisenberg's other riddle books. The spooky nonsense is just right for showing that reading is fun. --Hazel Rochman
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 1-3-A collection of riddles about vampires, ghosts, ghouls, and assorted monsters. The selections are presented in an easy-to-read format with the answer immediately following each question. The selections are not particularly fresh but the illustrations are a scream. Schindler uses a fine-nibbed pen to include lots of subtle details before adding vivid watercolor washes. The sea monster who likes to eat "Fish-and-ships" shows the captain holding his nose as he abandons a vessel being consumed by a grinning sea serpent. Details like this make Creepy Riddles a superior choice for most joke or beginning-to-read collections.-Sharon R. Pearce, formerly at San Antonio Public Library, TX (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Witches, ghosts, and monsters haunt this book that pairs pun-filled riddles (What moves through the air, casts spells, and has no name? An unidentified flying sorcerer) with detailed color illustrations that are spooky enough to produce a shiver, yet amusing enough to scare up a smile. From HORN BOOK Spring 1999, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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