Yossi Lapid’s new book, Halloween with Snowman Paul, is guaranteed to send chills and thrills along your spine in this deliciously spooky tale. Follow the adventures of Dan and his snowman as they celebrate a holiday full of ghosts, witches, pumpkins, dragons, and much more! The illustrations by Joanna Pasek really bring the story to life and the childish joy on the characters' faces can help the “horrendous” threats seem not quite so bad (threats such as abduction by aliens, being turned into a mouse by a witch, chased by a ghost, etc.). So if you would like a book that is scary but not too scary for your four to six-year-olds to read this Halloween, you have found the right one.

Halloween with Snowman Paul is the sixth book in the Snowman Paul series by Yossi Lapid. The delightfully charming cover art by Joanna Pasek captured my eye, and her illustrations definitely carried the story through. The story encourages children to have fun on Halloween and embrace, even push past their fears surrounding this spookily entertaining day. Perfect for a traditional Halloween night bedtime story. Your children can feel like they were “scared” without it being so bad that they need to sleep with the lights on. Are the “scary guys” Dan and Snowman Paul’s friends who were just playing Halloween-inspired games? The book ends with everyone sharing candy and it all ends happily ever after. Great book for your family’s collection! (Or to donate to your local library around October.)

Halloween with Snowman Paul is an illustrated children’s book, written in rhyme by Yossi Lapid and illustrated by Joanna Pasek. As a young boy ascends to a tree house, he finds many warnings posted on the tree on the way up to the door, warning of the danger of dragons, witches and and various other evils lurking about, waiting to cause mayhem to all who continue their ascent to the front door. Each warning becomes spookier than the last, until finally the guest makes it to the top of the stairs and is greeted by the most unexpected sight.

Yossi Lapid’s tale of the fun and hi-jinks of a child’s Halloween party is well written, with glorious illustrations to accompany each and every verse. I do like how the warning of each poster on the tree is accompanied by the spooky thoughts that go through the minds of those who continue their arduous trek to the front door, regardless. Each of the characters has dressed up in costume, each aligning themselves with the characters written about in the warnings, so the guest isn’t sure whether they will be welcomed or will meet their doom. While Halloween Trick-or-Treating is not a global activity, it is portrayed as a fun and delightful evening for children who pick up this fun tale, reading about all of the ghouls and goblins which might be about, ready to grab you when you least expect. I found myself smiling at the end of Halloween with Snowman Paul, and recommend it to all young readers, or for youngsters to have it read to them by their parents or siblings, showing exactly how much fun you can have at Halloween when you let your imagination get to work.

Yossi Lapid has done it again! Our now-beloved characters, Lapid's inspired (rhyming) storytelling and Joanna Pasek's lovely illustrations are back just in time to help us celebrate Halloween with our favorite young readers.

Leave it to Yossi Lapid to stretch us beyond the usual Halloween suspects of ghosts and witches. Space aliens and dragons are recruited into the time-honored tradition of scaring children on Halloween. This is not a book to scare children with, but rather to celebrate sharing a holiday with friends. I'll be glad to have my grandchild learn about Halloween with this book.

Halloween with Snowman Paul is the perfect October read-aloud to prepare young children for the potentially frightening costumes, decorations, and parties they are likely to encounter during the month.
Halloween with Snowman Paul is the latest book in Yossi Lapid’s Snowman Paul series, and arguably the most fun tale yet. As with all of the previous Snowman Paul stories, this one is written in light verse. The entire story is a clever invitation to a Halloween party in a tree house. A series of warnings lures the reader into Halloween festivities. Joanna Pasek’s delightful illustrations are reassuring accompaniments to the slightly scary text and the combination is deliciously funny.
For emerging readers, this book is a perfect independent read for a child at the second grade level, a read-together book for a first grade reader.

My grandson and I are quite fond of Yossi Lapid’s Snowman Paul series, but this last one, “Halloween with Snowman Paul” is a whole lot of fun! We especially like the Warning Signs and how the main character is given a chance to turn back should it become too scary. Also, the repetitive “But if you do, we’re warning you” is fun to say together and use our loud voices. It’s become our chant of sorts. As in all the Snowman Paul books, the rhymes and the illustrations come together to create very entertaining and visually enjoyable books. I also try to find good readers that show diverse cultures, and Snowman Paul and his pals are great examples. Yossi Lapid seems to have a never ending imagination!