In a dark, dark, wood, there was a dark, dark, house. Thus begins this popular jump story. It will effectively scare the listener with its lime green ghost that pops up on the last page and appears to go toward the reader. The simple text, intended to be read slowly and quietly, is accompanied by illustrations in dark and muted tones. Once inside the house, the angled perspectives give the impression that something is amiss. The glowing eyes of a black cat and those within a knight's armor, along with white moonlit shadows and a dark shadowy hand further add to the spookiness. This is a favorite story of children in the primary grades. Carter's pop-up edition will be popular. 2002 (1991), Little Simon/ Simon i Schuster,
The Path is just what I was hoping it to be. Itl’s drenched in melancholy, with wonderful art design and music, its dark theme amusingly contrasted by atypical video-game trappings i— the hazy t‘goals,n’ the score tally at the end. It is dancing around a (slightly) hidden theme that most people would probably not want to play a video-game about — at least not on the emotional end. It reminds me of City of Lost Children a bit, and an old short story by Joyce Carol Oates: I‘Where are you going, where have you been? ’ In short, I find it a worthy 10 dollars spent. (By the way, out of curiosity: Is buying The Path directly from their site a better Euro rate than the notoriously crappy Steam conversion?)
I like In a Dark, Dark Wood and I think all of my friends would like it. I?m learning to read and I can read this book. At first it was hard. Now I can read it. Some kids can read this book. After I read it, it was in my dream. It?s a scary book. I love this book. Gurhan C. is a student in Pam's 1st Grade through Kindergarten Class1999-2000 Spaghetti
