If You're Spooky and You Know It

by Klaus Hochstetter, Jannie Ho (Illustrator)

Overview

Clap your hands for this spooky, Halloween-themed twist on the classic children's song "If You're Happy and You Know It"!

If you’re spooky and you know it,

clap your hands!

If you’re spooky and you know it,

clap your hands!

If you’re spooky and you know it,

and you really want to show it—

if you’re spooky and you know it,

clap your hands!

The monsters in the book all want to show how spooky they are! Filled with spooky skeletons clapping hands, wicked witches stomping feet, hairy werewolves jumping up and down, sneaky vampires nodding heads, naughty mummies snapping fingers, and creepy frankensteins honking noses, little ones will love this frightful, Halloween-themed twist on the song “If You’re Happy and You Know It”!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781499801651
Publisher:	little bee books
Publication date:	07/26/2016
Pages:	16
Sales rank:	95,876
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Aly Fronis was born and raised in Connecticut. She enjoys coming up with story ideas, cooking, and traveling. Aly now lives in New York City, where she works as a children's book editor.

Jannie Ho is a children's book illustrator whose work has appeared in both trade and educational books, magazines, toys, crafts and digital media. She currently lives in Boston. You can find out more about her at chickengirldesign.com.

Editorial Reviews

08/01/2016
Fronis brings a Halloween twist to the familiar children’s song “If You’re Happy and You Know It,” in rhymes complemented by Ho’s lightly mischievous cartoons. Childlike (and none-too-scary) skeletons, vampires, witches, and other creatures act out the actions described in each verse (“If you’re wicked and you know it, stomp your feet!”) in mildly chaotic vignettes—rolls of toilet paper are strewn across a scene featuring finger-snapping mummies, and a bat and cat try to keep up with some shedding werewolves who are hairy (and know it). It’s just the thing to enliven Halloween parties at libraries and preschools. Ages 2–5.

Publishers Weekly

09/01/2016
PreS—In this board book, Fronis has turned the familiar childhood ditty into a song for the Halloween season. Six toddlers costumed as a skeleton, a witch, a mummy, a werewolf, Frankenstein, and Dracula cavort about as each introduces a verse from the song. These include "If you're spooky and you know it," "If you're sneaky," "If you're wicked," "If you're naughty," "If you're hairy," "If you're creepy," and "If you're frightful." The actions include "clap your hands," "nod your head," "stomp your feet," "snap your fingers," "jump up and down," "honk your nose," and, finally, "dance around." With the possible exception of snapping fingers, most preschoolers will be able to mimic these actions. Though the last rhyme mentions the word frightful, none of the characters are frightening. VERDICT A fun choice to use in a storytime, especially in October.—Elaine Lesh Morgan, formerly at Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR

School Library Journal

2016-08-02
The classic movement song gets a thrilling twist.Nearly every child in America knows the song "If You're Happy and You Know It," and most enjoy clapping hands, stomping feet, and spinning around to its rhythm. This board book adapts that rhythm and filters it through the creepy hues of Halloween. Verses include "If you're spooky and you know, it clap your hands," "If you're naughty and you know it, snap your fingers," and "If you're hairy and you know it, jump up and down!" Each verse is accompanied by an illustration of different traditional Halloween monsters, including vampires, werewolves, and mummies, getting in on the fun. It's unclear whether the double-page spreads include multiple iterations of one monster or several separate, identical monsters. Little readers who are developmentally inclined to believe the latter may be confused when they reach the final double-page spread, which features one each of all the adorable monsters at one big Halloween party dancing together. The illustrations are colored with the usual green, purple, and orange-heavy scheme most Halloween books employ. Adults looking for an amusing way to introduce small children to the tricks and treats of Halloween will find this mostly fills the bill. A delightfully creepy spin on an old favorite. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews