Book Review: 'Mother Ghost' by Rachel Kolar

✰✰✰✰ Based on classic nursery rhymes, this seasonal collection of Halloween-themed rhymes will make kids laugh and shiver. Beautifully illustrated with creepy creatures in dark blacks, lots of purples, whites and just the right amount of orange, pink, green, and yellow hues to delight.

The Bottom Line: “Little monsters” everywhere will enjoy reading these spooky poems over and over again.  With a creepy twist on the original nursery rhymes, these are great for reading aloud. Recommended for kids ages 5 – 7 and for story times for Grades 1 – 2.

Details: Mother Ghost: Nursery Rhymes for Little Monsters written by Rachel Kolar & illustrated by Roland Garringue. Picture book published by Sleeping Bear Press in 2018. 32 p. ISBN: 978-1-58536-392-6