Week 34:

Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parody VS Otis and the Scarecrow

Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parody:

Summary:

Goodnight monsters everywhere, in this parody romp with its own special twist!

Goodnight tomb. Goodnight goon. Goodnight Martians taking over the moon.?

It's bedtime in the cold gray tomb with a black lagoon, and two slimy claws, and a couple of jaws, and a skull and a shoe and a pot full of goo. But as a little werewolf settles down, in comes the Goon determined at all costs to run amok and not let any monster have his rest.

A beloved classic gets a kind-hearted send up in this utterly monsterized parody; energetic art and a hilarious text will have kids begging to read this again and again.

Review:

I've come to realize I don't really like rhyming stories. This book has great illustrations and it really fit with its style being a Halloween book, however I found it a little hard to care for the story. It was kinda fun in ways, but overall it lacked the "it" factor.

Otis and the Scarecrow:

Summary:

On the farm where Otis the tractor lives, the farmer has introduced someone new—a scarecrow to shoo away the pesky crows. But when Otis and the animals greet the scarecrow with friendly smiles, the scarecrow’s frown never leaves his face. So everyone leaves him alone.

Then one day, when a cold autumn rain sets in, Otis and the animals snuggle close and play Otis’s favorite game: the quiet game. Otis knows the puppy and ducks can’t sit still for long, and soon the farm friends begin to giggle and squirm, feeling warmed by one another’s friendship . . . but on this day, Otis can't seem to take his eyes off the lonely figure in the cornfield.

A deeply resonant book about subtle acts of compassion and standing up for others, featuring everyone's favorite tractor, Otis.

Review:

I really wanted to like this book. I loved the other "Otis" book that I reviewed months ago, but this one was simply not that interesting. And it was long. It seemed like it was building a good character in the scarecrow, but in the end it didn't really deliver as I had hoped it would.

The Winner:

Congratulations to Otis and the Scarecrow! 

We will see you in November!

We’ll see everyone else next week!