is a fun story about facing your fears, Sometimes things aren't as scary as they might seem to be at first, I like that the main character is a brave little old lady, But she doesn't look little or old to me, I have read this book for thesitelinkChildren's Book Club and it was alright, “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything” is a Halloween childrens book by Linda Williams along with illustrations by Megan Lloyd and it is about how a brave old lady goes out of her cottage to get some herbs, spices, nuts and seeds when she started to walk home, she meets a spooky set of clothes that follow her along the way! “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything” may have a brave protagonist and cute illustrations, but the story might not be creative enough for some children.
Even though I gave this book a rating of three, there were some elements that I liked about the book, Linda Williams has done a great job at providing us a protagonist an old lady that does not fear anything no matter how scary the situation is and that was a trait that I really liked about the character since most children might actually learn how to be brave in scary situations from the old lady.
Another aspect that I loved about this book was Megan Lloyds cute illustrations, especially of the image of the old lady herself, I loved the way that Megan Lloyd illustrated the old lady wearing a red dress with a white apron and a straw hat and black stockings with black shoes, I also loved the images of the clothes which include two brown shoes, one pair of green pants, one white shirt, two white gloves, one black hat and an orange pumpkin, chasing the old lady through the spooky forest.
Another image that I really enjoyed was the way that the forest looked as it truly looks extremely spooky and the tree branches look like they are twisting themselves to grab the old lady.
Now here is the reason why I gave this book a rating of three, I thought that the concept of a pack of magical clothes following an old lady was cute and not too scary for smaller children, however, the idea of just ordinary magical clothes following a little old lady seems to be lacking creativity and not creepy enough, but thats just me.
All in all, “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything” does have cute illustrations and a brave protagonist that everyone will adore a lot, however they bland storyline might not be every childs cup of tea to read.
A little old lady is walking in the woods and suddenly followed by shoes, shirts, pants and a pumpkin, This is story that would work well for a younger child who likes to act out the parts of a story, There is plenty of clomping, wiggling, shaking, clapping and nodding with one BOO at the end, Nice rhymes for early readers who can easily pick up the repetitive pieces and join in, A little old lady leaves her cottage for an afternoon's walk in the forest, in this appealing folktalestyle story, finding herself far from home as darkness begins to fall, Encountering a series of ghostly articles of clothing, as she makes her way home two empty shoes, clompclomping, a pair of pants with nobody in them she resolutely refuses to become frightened, although the appearance of a glowing JackOLantern does have her running from her pursuers.
Finally, when confronted with the entire "ensemble," the little old lady has a bright idea, . .
I enjoyed The Little Old Lady Who Not Afraid of Anything, and think it would make an excellent Halloween readaloud, The everexpanding refrain, with its soundwords and repetition,will allow young listeners and readers to participate in the story, clompclomping and wigglewiggling along, The illustrations by Megan Lloyd whose artwork can also be seen in a more recent autumn offering, sitelinkToo Many Pumpkins are appealing, capturing the humor and well as the spookiness of the story.
All in all, a solid Halloween tale! Now this is a seasonal hit, My kids loved it, I loved it, and I'll be buying a copy for my classroom, It wasn't scary only slightly creepy, It had repeating lines, which kids love no matter their age, It has a strong rhythm, which almost always pushes a book into the Can't Miss category,
Classroom Connections
fun read aloud for Halloween time
great intro for discussions about fear and courage
surprise ending lesson for writer's workshop
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perfect for creating rhythm and movements to go along with a class performance either dance or reader's theater I would have LOVED this story when I was little!!! All the sounds and the cumulative nature of the tale.
. . it'd make a great readaloud, Plus, my favorite story when I was little was Dr, Seuss' tale of "The Pale Green Pants With Nobody Inside Them" and this features a pair of pants with nobody inside them!!! I also like how the Little Old Lady solves her "problem" of the frightening things following her in a thoughtful, kindhearted and proactive way.
A great Halloween read! The story was a little similar to the Dr Suess book What Was I Scared Of A little spooky, lots of fun! I reread this because Id never written a review for it, even though I used to read it frequently with and to kids, because its one ofbooks for the October theme: Autumn/Halloween Picture Books Club at the sitelinkChildren's Books group.
I was expecting that this would be a book Id downgrade when reading it on my own, without enthusiastic kids hanging on every word and/or participating,
But, its a delightful story, I love its cumulative nature, the sound effects, and
the clever conclusion, Its a perfect read aloud book, but independent readers will enjoy it too,
The illustrations are terrific also, Theres so much to look at, and they reflect both the humorous and frightening aspects of the story, This book has a classic, timeless feel, It's "just the right amount" of scary for a primary grade audience, and will make a perfect Halloween readaloud, Very silly book excellent for a Halloween themed story time, Much giggling and wiggling, clomping, shaking, clapping, etc will ensue, Being in touch with our inner child, We grow up, we experience the world, we toughen up, we become adults, Along the way, we outgrow our fears or we suppress them, but once in awhile, that fear we think is gone rears it ugly head and manifests in ways that scare us still.
On those days, wouldnt it be fun if we dig out our copy of The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, and be reminded that BOO! Goes both ways.
In this classic tale, a little old lady resolved not to be afraid of anything, As she walked deeper into the woods to collect herbs and whatnot that little old ladies collect while alone in a spooky forest full of shadowy apparitions that lurk at night, of course she met with stranger things.
I shant tell you what they were except to whisper that they were discombobulating, spectral and you would most certainly quake in your boots, At once brave and terrorstrickened, but never afraid, the little old lady confronted the moon lit visage and tell it to “F off” in more polite form, She faced her fear straighton and put it in its place, quite literally in the backyard, where it was always within sight but never within reach,
For some of us, thats how itll always be, Call this fear anything insecurity, anxiety, depression, despondence, anger, inertia or debilitation by any name, A fear we cannot vanquish entirely, but with resolution, can be kept at bay if we find within ourselves our own LittleOldLadyWhoIsNotAfraidOfAnything,
Ah, yes, and also very suitable for childrenyear old and up, Lifes lessons must be instilled from young! A lesson story presented in decent illustrations with cutesy graphics and catchy words that one can sing and boogie to or less embarrassingly, played with a YouTube video as accompaniment.
A surefire hit for the uncle or aunt relegated to entertaining young relatives during the family Halloween oh, lets call it Harvest festival, for you nonpagans! shindig, This book is a great Halloween read for younger listeners because it is cumulative, superinvolved you get a whole body workout when you read this to your kids you have to shake, shimmy and clap on every page! and it sends a message that "scary" things aren't scary when you face them bravely.
A mustread for ages. My favorite Halloween book not that it's about Halloween per se, Genuinely creepy, but won't freak outyearolds, and a perfect ending, Sadly, this year T didn't want me to read it to him "because I can read it to myself", Still, it will be a good place holder while we head to RI for the weekend for some suburban trickortreating! A not too scary Halloween tale! A little old lady goes for a walk and meets several pieces of clothing floating along.
When the clothing joins forces with a carved pumpkin head she finds a novel use for them,
Although the illustrations aren't in a style I particularly love I can see this would be a very nice book to read with children, I have a vague memory of a Halloween story with some clothes floating along so I think I might have read this as a child, An enjoyable read for this time of year,
Read on open library, The illustrations word well done, Colorful and kinda spooky. The story was unique and crisp, The ending was a great surprise, My two daughters LOVE this book! There were plenty of places for me to make noises and voices which engage them and help them to interact with the story which is ideal for a.
andyear old who is just starting to read herself, We have read it several times each day and I am sure will continue through the fall, My daughters will be anticipating taking it out again next year, Read for my daughters nap time, A lady not afraid of anything on her way out to the woods to collect nuts and herbs, On her way back home she was followed by shoes, pants, shirts etc, The last one said boo and she was scared and rushed home,
Read from kindle unlimited, There once was a little old lady who wasnt afraid of anythingbut one evening, she hears a clomp, clomp behind her as she travels home, and finds a whole assortment of random bewitched items following her, from shoes to a pumpkin! Each item makes its own unique sound which is fun for readers/listeners to imitate, and makes for a great story time book.
Does the little old lady remain brave in the face of these spooky happenings, or will she flee in terror Read the story to find out! Hannah V, Impressive and enthralling at numerous levels, Linda Williams amp Megan Lloyd created “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything” in, I am elated to have discovered it! Its brevity does not diminish one iota of its layered, tickling impact, At first, one is tempted to attest Megans tremendously attractive illustrations to this books spark but Lindas storytelling thrills me just as much,
A nature woman like me, gathers herbs on foot at a distance from home, She has a contented life but knows her woods can be spooky, so she hastens to avoid traversing them by night, This story is about a walk extending to nightfall, It is inanimate characters, as frightening in their aliveness as they are goofy in of themselves, that pop out to scare her, Boots, a shirt, pants, and even a jackolantern should not be floating after her, The impossibility of these items giving chase to the woman has a builtin terror but of course, readers know their worst wont become too scary, These goofy items manage to be onehundred percent startling, on a night walk that she has to finish but she is bravely determined to shoo them away,
I cannot adequately express how hilariously her utterances struck me! Likely, Lindas easy words are built to teach vocabulary simultaneously, For adults, their effect is the funniest, most zany dialogue we have ever heard, I laughed joyfully upon every page! If there appeared two shoes, she specified verbatim: “Get out of my way, you two shoes”! Megans art is a marvel: exquisitely detailed with hearthrugs, clothes flapping on a line, face expressions, and vibrantly bright environs.
She also succeeds superbly and emotively at exuding soft, rich, spooky darkness in fulfillment of a majestic, atmospheric ambiance, I love and savour each lush page! This is a great scary story for young kids, Its about facing your fears and realizing its not as scary as you thought it was, The little old lady keeps running into items of clothing, Some gent is missing a lot of garments out there, Shoes, pants, shirt, and gloves, all moving on their own, A pumpkin head tries to scare her, but she figures out what to do with them,
Its a simple story that builds suspense for the younger ones, I like how the little old lady says Im not afraid of you, get out of my way to each thing that happens to her, We know she is a little scared as she is walking faster, but she keeps going,
The nephew said that he wasnt scared at all, Its interesting how these simple suspenses work on the mind, The nephew thought it was a fun story overall and he gave thisstars, Not bad , not bad. Im reading as many short classics as I can find at the thrift stores for my kids, Im trying to squeeze in as many goodies as I can find, This one is solid and I recommend finding it, Who doesnt love a tale about a spooky scare crow Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard.
. . clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap,
And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life! With bouncy refrains and classic art, this timeless Halloween story is perfect for reading aloud.
While walking through the woods at night, a little old lady heard sounds following behind her, She wasn't afraid though, until more and more sounds joined in following her, A spooky Halloween story good for young kids, One dark and windy autumn night a brave little old lady was walking back to her house when she heard a clomping noise behind her, What could possibly be making that sound She discovers an old pair of shoes has been following her, "Clomp, clomp, " She turns to them and says, "I'm not afraid of you, " but she walks a little faster, As her journey continues she is confronted by other spooky things: a pair of pants, wiggle, wiggle, a floating shirt shake, shake, a top hat nod, nod, a pair of white gloves clap, clap, and finally a pumpkin head boo, boo.
She turns to each one and loudly declares she is not afraid but each time she steps up her pace to get back to her home little faster, Once inside she closes the door and collapses in her rocking chair and rocks and rocks so thankful to have made it home and to safety, The next morning she wakes up to a great surprise outside her window,
I loved this book, This little old woman inspires you to face your fears, to keep on trucking and never, ever give up, I love how the suspense builds up on each page and invites the reader to accompany her on her frightening walk home, The illustrations are colourful, expressive and detailed, which I liked a lot, I highly recommend this book to be added to your Hallowe'en collection,
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