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Halloween in the Orchard (Countryside Holidays, 3)

Halloween in the Orchard (Countryside Holidays, 3)

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Halloween in the Orchard (Countryside Holidays, 3)

Author(s)

Phyllis Alsdurf

Co-Authors / Illustrators

Lisa Hunt

Publisher Name

Beaming Books

Genre(s)

Age Range

Release Date

September 12, 2023

ISBN13

1506487688

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From the author of Thanksgiving in the Woods and A Simple Christmas on the Farm comes another fall holiday story.

The apples are ready for harvest and Halloween is here! What better way to celebrate than by donning homemade costumes and going to the local apple orchard? In this charming story, a boy and his family enjoy everything the orchard has to offer, including searching for scarecrows, getting lost in a corn maze, and going on a hayride. Phyllis Alsdurf's nostalgic storytelling and Lisa Hunt's cozy illustrations will have you counting down the days until Halloween and apple orchard season!

Editor review

1 review

Plan a trip to a holiday orchard

October 08, 2023

Overall rating

4.0

Plot

4.0

Characters

4.0

Writing Style

4.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

4.0

A little boy and his parents prepare to go to a Halloween festival at an apple orchard. They ready their costumes and treat bags, and head out to the local orchard. There, they find a variety of scarecrows, including Amelia Scarehart and Mootilda. The little boy gets treats, learns about Johnny Appleseed, and has a scary moment when he almost gets lost in a corn maze. After a hayride pulled by a tractor, the tired family picks up an apple on their way out, and returns home. The end of the book has some holiday activities as well as pictures of scarecrows to find in the story.

Good Points

This would be a great book to read to a child who is going to a farm for the first time. I don't know that I have ever been in a corn maze, myself, but it's good to see these new activities discussed before heading out, especially with anxious children. I love that the parents are involved, and actively point out sights and experiences that the little boy can learn about.

The artwork has beautiful fall tones that support the autumnal feeling of the book, and I just really wanted to go right out to an orchard and pick some apples after reading this!

To get in a holiday mood, put this book up on display with some harvest decorations so it can be read frequently, along with Houts' Hopefully the Scarecrow, Quillen's Halloween on Sunshine Farm, and Sandra Boynton's board book Eek! Halloween.