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Haunted House

Haunted House

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  • Create Date：2021-05-05 11:56:29
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Jan Pieńkowski
  • ISBN：1844288749
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Summary

Revisit – if you dare！ – one of the best-loved pop-up books of all time， now more gleefully ghoulish then ever with the addition of several spooky surprises。

Come in， Doctor。 Yes， it is a quaint old place - chilly， though。。。

The owner of the Haunted House is unwell， and it's not surprising。 There's a ghoul in the cupboard， an octopus in the sink， a crocodile in the bath， and in every room， a sinister black cat watching it all with roving eyes。 Every page of this thrilling pop-up book is packed with spine-tingling surprises， culminating in a spectacular final spread complete with a creepy creaking saw。

Since 1979， hundreds of thousands of readers have taken this scared-silly tour of one of the best-selling pop-up books of all time。 This is one Haunted House that remains as innovative and exciting today as it was twenty-six years ago-but now offers even more tantalizing twists。

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Reviews

Simoné Eloff ，

I was just trying to remember another monster-related children's book from my youth， when memories of this one hit me out of nowhere。 Oh the nostalgia！ This was FANTASTIC。 I was just trying to remember another monster-related children's book from my youth， when memories of this one hit me out of nowhere。 Oh the nostalgia！ This was FANTASTIC。 。。。more

Sophie Norman ，

I read this book as a child。 Loved it。

Mathew ，

Along with The Great Green Mouse Disaster， this was one of the few books that I would hunt down in my local library as a child。 I am sure it is synonymous to almost every child's reading history from the 80s （it was published in 1979） and has， fortunately， recently been reprinted。From the green door （the book is shaped like a door too） cover with its cheeky 'Let yourself in' message left lodged on the door knob to the boarded up window and padlock on the back door， this pop-up book with pull tab Along with The Great Green Mouse Disaster， this was one of the few books that I would hunt down in my local library as a child。 I am sure it is synonymous to almost every child's reading history from the 80s （it was published in 1979） and has， fortunately， recently been reprinted。From the green door （the book is shaped like a door too） cover with its cheeky 'Let yourself in' message left lodged on the door knob to the boarded up window and padlock on the back door， this pop-up book with pull tabs is a visual delight。 It finds the perfect balance for the young reader between that snippet of fear of not knowing what's behind a flap or at the turn of the page and the humour in a tentacled creature casually washing up in the sink。 How much the reader wants to reveal is cleverly， and thoughtfully， left in their hands。Although the narrative is lacking it is almost not needed as the huge spreads full of rich colours and thick black lines are more than enough to engage us。 For the most observant， a game of cat and mouse occurs on most pages， a nod perhaps， to the play between the illustrator and the reader themselves。 。。。more

Kaethe Douglas ，

Just as I have Christmas books that I break out and read every year in November and December， I have this one book that I read every year as part of my All Hallow's Read/Halloween Bingo/spoopy-months celebration （spooky-adjacent sorts of things that aren't scary but are amusing）。 This is something I picked up lo！ these many years ago， because of course part of the Halloween observance is giving seasonally-appropriate books。 They lost interest in it ages ago， but the mix of expected （skeleton in Just as I have Christmas books that I break out and read every year in November and December， I have this one book that I read every year as part of my All Hallow's Read/Halloween Bingo/spoopy-months celebration （spooky-adjacent sorts of things that aren't scary but are amusing）。 This is something I picked up lo！ these many years ago， because of course part of the Halloween observance is giving seasonally-appropriate books。 They lost interest in it ages ago， but the mix of expected （skeleton in the closet） and unexpected （octopus washing dishes） still it delights me every year。 And amazingly， hardly any of the moving bits came off or tore。 Some of my September and October reads are re-reads， but the only other piece I return to very often is Click-Clack the Rattlebag， the audio version read by Neil Himself。Personal copy 。。。more

Katja Rantakokko ，

So scary！ My 3 year old loves it :D

Lucy Takeda ，

Fun！

Mark ，

Fun！ I spent lots of time paging through this as a kid， and would enjoy it for some down time even as an adult。 There are some good running gags throughout the book， the interactive pieces are enjoyable， and the illustrations are colorful and quaint。

Peter Kavanagh ，

I absolutely loved this book as a kid。 Somehow it survived my repeated readings and was passed along to my daughter。 Each night at story time， for months we had to read this。 We would always start by knocking on the front door on the cover and I always had to act surprised when the flaps opened。 The book survives to this day， much loved but rather tattered。

michael zelaya ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is so cool I love this book I have never read a book like it。 What happened is the main character is locked up for twenty five years。 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈。 Kiding that never happened I just really like it haha

Lily ，

3。5

Sophie Crane ，

This book。。。Ahh this book。。。I don't know what is about it， but our family and friends find very entertaining ， funny and interesting to look at。 This book does not contain the most amazing pop up mechanisms you will find in other very engineered pop up books ， but the illustrations are excellent and there are many funny hidden surprises that you need to look for and find。 The creatour really captures your imagination and takes you into the creepy world of the haunted house where you will find yo This book。。。Ahh this book。。。I don't know what is about it， but our family and friends find very entertaining ， funny and interesting to look at。 This book does not contain the most amazing pop up mechanisms you will find in other very engineered pop up books ， but the illustrations are excellent and there are many funny hidden surprises that you need to look for and find。 The creatour really captures your imagination and takes you into the creepy world of the haunted house where you will find yourself part of the scenario and entertainingly reveals your inner fears。 This is my favorite Pop-up book！ 。。。more

Portable ，

This is a just-for-fun visual feast of a book for Hallowe'en。 While there is minimal text， there is not really any story， but the pop-up thrills and spills are the real shine。 A gorgeous， handle-with-care book to enjoy。 This is a just-for-fun visual feast of a book for Hallowe'en。 While there is minimal text， there is not really any story， but the pop-up thrills and spills are the real shine。 A gorgeous， handle-with-care book to enjoy。 。。。more

Michelle Lowe ，

This is just a fun Halloween book， full of colorful pop up pictures and little surprises。 I loved this book when I was a kid and I still enjoy it today when I read it to my own kids。 I recommend this book to anyone who finds humor in silly Halloween stories。

Cheryl ，

The cover doesn't look like much， but a google search of the illustrator reveals he does some wonderful work in a variety of styles。 This isn't likely to be my favorite， but it looks very creative & cool。 The cover doesn't look like much， but a google search of the illustrator reveals he does some wonderful work in a variety of styles。 This isn't likely to be my favorite， but it looks very creative & cool。 。。。more

Kindle device ，

It is good

Lulu Johnson ，

Ah， pop-up books。 I don't know who first thought of them， but they are truly genius。 Ah， pop-up books。 I don't know who first thought of them， but they are truly genius。 。。。more

Melusine Parry ，

Fabulous book！

Siskiyou-Suzy ，

I feel certain I had this as a child， but I hardly remember any of it。 It is amazing though。 Right up my alley as a kid as well as I loved scary stuff。 I found a copy at St。 Vincent de Paul in great condition， which is so rare for pop-up books。 It is still amazing -- the pop-ups， the interactive elements， the premise。 It is all so great。 I'm thrilled to have it again。 I feel certain I had this as a child， but I hardly remember any of it。 It is amazing though。 Right up my alley as a kid as well as I loved scary stuff。 I found a copy at St。 Vincent de Paul in great condition， which is so rare for pop-up books。 It is still amazing -- the pop-ups， the interactive elements， the premise。 It is all so great。 I'm thrilled to have it again。 。。。more

Catherine ，

Classic pop up book with lots of moving parts and colour。 Most of the creatures are smiling so little ones who might be afraid usually are not。 While I bought if for the two year old， the five year old doesn't leave it alone。 Classic pop up book with lots of moving parts and colour。 Most of the creatures are smiling so little ones who might be afraid usually are not。 While I bought if for the two year old， the five year old doesn't leave it alone。 。。。more

Zila_ShadowWolf ，

I just randomly found this book buried in my closet。 Okay， this book was amazing！ Not only were the pop-ups so much fun， but the story。。。 omg the story！ At first its just like "okay whatever， there's a haunted house and a doctor， okay。" But after reading it several times it started to get creepy。 Seriously， that cat was stalking the doctor。 And yes， he most likely ate him！！ I don't know why， but I love this book！ One million stars！ :） I just randomly found this book buried in my closet。 Okay， this book was amazing！ Not only were the pop-ups so much fun， but the story。。。 omg the story！ At first its just like "okay whatever， there's a haunted house and a doctor， okay。" But after reading it several times it started to get creepy。 Seriously， that cat was stalking the doctor。 And yes， he most likely ate him！！ I don't know why， but I love this book！ One million stars！ :） 。。。more

Megan Mccormick ，

Three words。。。。POP UP BOOK！！！！

Wayne Farmer ，

Very short storywise but a classic from my childhood for its spooky fun pop-ups

Amy B。 ，

Loved this as a small child！ The pop-ups were a bit large and cartoonish for me （when compared to another and legitimately creepy haunted house pop-up book I'd owned prior to this one and played with until the pop-ups were worn and semi-detached）。 But some of the pop-ups are very elaborate and creative。 I still own both books at 29-years-old， by the way。 Loved this as a small child！ The pop-ups were a bit large and cartoonish for me （when compared to another and legitimately creepy haunted house pop-up book I'd owned prior to this one and played with until the pop-ups were worn and semi-detached）。 But some of the pop-ups are very elaborate and creative。 I still own both books at 29-years-old， by the way。 。。。more

Geraldine Dyer ，

I loved this book so much when I was growing up， still do。 Now my son loves it too :）

Tara ，

This book would have gotten one star， but pop-ups are just too much fun！ I really do like the pop-ups and I would have rated this book higher if the story made any sense at all。 Actually， it didn't need to make sense， it could have just been a tour of the house， but the text that was there was confusing and rather useless。 Doctor？ Huh？ I saw neither the doctor or the person/thing the doctor was there to see。 I don't know why the doctor was called。 It's as though the rest of the story was in the This book would have gotten one star， but pop-ups are just too much fun！ I really do like the pop-ups and I would have rated this book higher if the story made any sense at all。 Actually， it didn't need to make sense， it could have just been a tour of the house， but the text that was there was confusing and rather useless。 Doctor？ Huh？ I saw neither the doctor or the person/thing the doctor was there to see。 I don't know why the doctor was called。 It's as though the rest of the story was in the author's head and it didn't make it to the page。 。。。more

Mary ，

Four stars for the creative pop-ups。 Two stars for the writing。

Beverly ，

1979 Kate Greenaway Medal

Heather ，

27months - this book belonged to my step-son who was very much into spooky things。 I read to him a lot but I don't ever remember cracking this book open。 Today my daughter and I sat down to read this and two things really hit me about this book。 First wow very cool pop-ups！ Secondly there is no story。 This one would have been better if the words were excluded。 Very fun to look at and talk about， skip the text。 If I could I'd rate illustrations 5 stars and story 0。 27months - this book belonged to my step-son who was very much into spooky things。 I read to him a lot but I don't ever remember cracking this book open。 Today my daughter and I sat down to read this and two things really hit me about this book。 First wow very cool pop-ups！ Secondly there is no story。 This one would have been better if the words were excluded。 Very fun to look at and talk about， skip the text。 If I could I'd rate illustrations 5 stars and story 0。 。。。more

ABC ，

Slightly scary pop-up book for kids。

Deb （Readerbuzz） Nance ，

A 1001 CBYMRBYGU。Opening this book takes you into a haunted house， where scary things pop up on every page。 Delightful。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Haunted House

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Haunted House&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Haunted House&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0