A little witch, Griselda, and a little wizard, George, decide to have a booing-competition: whoever scares the moon will be the winner. Griselda goes first and scares - a rat. Then George scares - a bat. Griselda scares a ghost and George scares a house, but neither scares the moon. So they agree to boo together. They count to ten and boo a boo that scares the moon. On each of the seven double-page spreads in this book, there's an intriguing pop-up device: a rat appears from under a stone, a bat from a tree; a ghost shifts from one window to another; furniture flies around inside the roof of a house; a huge "Booooooo" pops up and the moon's expression goes from surprised to scared, and George and Griselda leap up and down with glee. Harriet Ziefert has written "Pete's Chicken", "Where's Bobo?" and "We Dare You".

 

There are 16 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2005 by Sterling Juvenile .

G. Brian Karas (www. gbriankaras. com) is the popular author and illustrator of numerous picture books, including On Earth and Atlantic (both ALA Notable Books). He lives in New York's Hudson Valley. * Harriet Ziefert is a major force in children's publishing and has worked with some of the finest artists in the world. Her books are favourites with children, parents, teachers, librarians and booksellers.