Member Reviews
Michele T, Librarian
It was a fun premise but the writing was uneven and there was not always enough description to imagine myself in the story.. I am regularly on the hunt for holiday themed books. I typically can't keep them on the shelf in the days leading up to Halloween but I fear this book would be returned unfinished. |
Seems like a decent older elementary/middle-grade type of book. A decent book of kids on a new adventure. |
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers. A Halloween Adventure with Jack and Ony Lantern is a fun, unscary and sweet adventure story about two siblings - Jack and Ony Lantern - who love the Halloween holiday season and get taken on a magical adventure with a mystery to solve. I loved the characters in this book and found them memorable and well created. This book is ideal for children aged 7-10 years of age and isn't scary or gruesome at all. This book would make a fantastic Halloween read for any lovers of Halloween. |
Every autumn needs a new Halloween book, this is a great one! Beautiful art and fun story. Just the right amount of scary verses fun. |
catherine h, Reviewer
I'm sorry, I couldn't get this read before Halloween! It was a fun read and not too scary, lots of laughs, too I think kids 4th grad to maybe 7-8th grades will enjoy it! Kids can read it anytime and enjoy it really, so maybe as a stocking stuffer to read next Halloween?! |
I couldn't completely finish this as I was struggling to get through it but I did like what I read of it and found it heartwarming. I got about 40% through before DNFing. |
Shauna M, Bookseller
I really wanted to love this book because Halloween is my favorite holiday but for me, this book was meh. It took me seven nights to read this book, it just could not hold my interest. Thank you NetGalley for the DRC. |
My step son really enjoyed this novel and it wasn’t extremely hard for him to read, I would definitely buy this for him to read to his little brother again next Halloween Thank you |
Laura M, Educator
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review. I received and read this funny ebook on Halloween. I wish I'd had some kids around to share it with! As a middle school teacher, I think they would have loved it. Full of fun and giggles. It was greatly appreciated on a cold Halloween day, especially one that was as uneventful as this one in 2020. It brought Halloween into my home! |
From the description of the book, I was expecting a short story but turns out that this is a chapter book. I found it to be okay. The story is pretty out there but certainly a fun Halloween read. |
“A Halloween Adventure with Jack and Ony Lantern” by Sylvie Gionet is a chapter Halloween book, which parts from the standard Halloween picture book format. I can see how this can be a great whole-class guided reading story. Perfect for students in primary grades. |
Kelli S, Educator
I read this one with my ten and twelve year old kids. I personally didn’t enjoy it (I’m not a scary book fan) but they both loved it! |
Kathy P, Educator
Halloween fun run amok but in such a good way. Jack and Ony are getting ready for Halloween, decorating their house, testing their new pumpkins and enjoying every moment in anticipation of the big day! Someone is destroying ingredients in Halloween-Land (oh no!) but Casey the witch gets Jack and Ony to help her. These are theur adventures y and experiences. This book certainly sparked my imagination and is a lot of fun. I read it to my 7 and 9 year old grand babies and we laughed and got silly throughout the book. |
This was a really cute book. The two boys reminds me of my little boys also. This book is definitely great for autumn and a Halloween read. I love the cover also. Thank you netgalley and the publisher for an e arc for my honest review. |
Amanda L, Reviewer
Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for kindly providing me with a digital copy of this book for review. I read this to my 8 year old son and what a wild and wacky ride it was. I wouldn’t recommend anyone to take this seriously, but it did prompt a serious conversation with my child to advise him not to associate with anyone who ever offers you Happy Jack pumpkin seeds and certainly don’t take them! That advice stands true to everyone I think! This had Narnia vibes for me, with children knocking about in cupboards and ending up in different lands. In this case it is Halloween land- don’t get excited, there isn’t a talking Jesus lion, but there is a talking gecko that hiccups fire balls! Groovy right! It’s a perfect October read for young readers. There’s more pumpkins and spooky folktales than you can shake a witches broom at! It certainly captured my son’s imagination. I just hope he doesn’t start climbing in the back of my wardrobe as I’m sure he’ll just end up disappointed with the tap shoes last used in 1999 and the giant feathered fascinator I wore to my brother’s wedding. |
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. Unfortunately, I thought it was a short children's book, but it ended up being a chapter book and that is not what I was looking for. |
This is such a cute Halloween story for kids. I love holiday stories, and this is a really good one. I loved the characters and the setting. |








