Reviews for Don't Go up Haunted Hill...or Else!

The average rating for Don't Go up Haunted Hill...or Else! based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-12-13 00:00:00 Noverto Gonzales Read: November 12 Reading level: 2.2 Summary: Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie is the story of an unlikely duo. In order to keep from being eaten, Dexter comes up with many different adventures to distract the beastie from his hungry appetite for Dexter. Dexter was just trying to keep from being eaten- but he just may have gained a best friend in the process. Characteristics that support the Genre: This book has elements of a graphic novel as it has thought bubbles throughout the story to describe characters conversations. This book's story is heavily told through the pictures on the page. Mentor writing traits: 1. IDEA: This book has a compelling and interesting story about a boy and a beastie. Readers would be intrigued to see if Dexter can keep from being eaten by the Beastie. 2. ORGANIZATION: The story has a logical progression and goes through the many ideas that Dexter has to keep the beastie distracted. The book keeps coming back to a familiar, predictable phrase from the beastie and then, at the end, comes to a satisfying conclusion for the reader. 3. PRESENTATION: The presentation of this book is unique. The text varies between thought bubbles which are in caps and then a cursive font to display to separate between the dialogue of the story and the narration. Classroom intergration: This book, with its varied presentation of thought bubbles and narration, would be a great tool to teach the students about the concept of character conversation ( who said what) and narration. Becuase of the varied ideas that Dexter has throughout the story, I think that this book could be useful for teaching/probing inferencing skills ( what do you think Dexter and Beastie will do next)? How do you know... Other Suggestions: Due to the organization of conversation and narration of the story- I think children who have problems with pauses and inflection while reading stories could benefit from this book. It could help them to learn there the appropriate pauses and voice articulations should be placed, regardless of they are reading aloud or reading to self.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-11-01 00:00:00 Kimberly Hayes Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie is about a boy named Dexter who bumps into a big blue beast, and for a minute the beast contemplates eating Dexter. Instead of eating him, Dexter suggests that they go into business together. they go on adventures but the beast continually finds himself bored and hungry and contemplating eating Dexter. I liked this book and think its a silly story that young elementary kids would love to laugh about. The illustrations are cute and draw you into the story. I would use this in my class as a fun read aloud.