Full of Pumpkin Spirit!

I read Ray Bradbury’s The Halloween Tree recently because it was the October group read at my online reading group Children’s Books of Yesterday and really enjoyed it (even if I sometimes found it difficult). So you can imagine how happy I was when I found out it was made into an animated film. I can’t believe I had never seen it before. It even won an Emmy (for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program)!

I thought the movie was almost as good as the book and unlike the book, it was aimed totally at kids. I thought the film translated the core feeling of the book well without going into too much detail or leaving out too much either. The only thing I didn’t care too much for was that Tom wasn’t as likeable as he was in Bradbury’s book. Speaking of which, Ray Bradbury was the narrator and he did such a wonderful job. I did love the instrumental music though.

If you want to watch a unique kid-friendly Halloween movie The Halloween Tree is a perfect film to curl up and watch on the spookiest of nights with the whole family... even the little kiddies! Who knows? Maybe you’ll be as entertained as I was and learn something too!

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