Gator Halloween (The Gator Girls) (The Gator Girls) - Softcover

From School Library Journal Grade 2-4 With three popular earlier titles to their credit, Amy and Allie are back with an adventure that their fans should enjoy. Here, the Gator Girls are desperate to win the Halloween costume contest, desperate enough to brave going to see the mysterious fortune-teller Madame Lulu. But the seer is not the least bit helpful, and the two friends struggle to come up with an idea so unique that they will take the prize over their male competitors. While they don't win the contest, they do find a lost lizard and are rewarded in a happy ending. Munsinger's cartoon-style watercolor illustrations are bright, expressive, and add to the humor of the story line. A warm and cheerful holiday selection. Rosie Peasley, Empire Union School District, Modesto, CA Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist Those lively Gator Girls are up to their old tricks in a new chapter-book adventure. Amy and Allie are determined to win the best-costume prize at the Halloween parade, but they don't have a clue about what to wear. The girls' creativity eventually kicks in, but their enthusiam for winning takes a backseat to their concern for someone's lost pet. They turn up too late for the parade, but their selfless act makes them winners all the same. This doesn't hang together quite as well as some of the girls' previous adventures, but it's still fun, with a dash of over-the-top comedy and wonderful illustrations by Lynn Munsinger that give the story a double shot of pizzazz. Stephanie Zvirin