The story concerns an old woman who, while walking home through a forest one evening, encounters several items of clothing and a pumpkin head which appear to be alive (or possibly possessed by ghostly spirits). Although she continues to insist that she is not afraid, the woman runs away from the garments and the pumpkin. When the pumpkin head and the clothes come to the old woman's house, she tells them how they can make themselves useful instead of trying to frighten her.
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| - The story concerns an old woman who, while walking home through a forest one evening, encounters several items of clothing and a pumpkin head which appear to be alive (or possibly possessed by ghostly spirits). Although she continues to insist that she is not afraid, the woman runs away from the garments and the pumpkin. When the pumpkin head and the clothes come to the old woman's house, she tells them how they can make themselves useful instead of trying to frighten her.
- While walking through a forest at night, the story's title character and protagonist encounters several living items of clothing and a living pumpkin head. Although she runs away from the clothes and the pumpkin, the old woman continues to insist that she is not afraid of anything. When the garments and the pumpkin head come to the old woman's house, she tells them how they can make themselves useful instead of trying to scare her.
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| - While walking through a forest at night, the story's title character and protagonist encounters several living items of clothing and a living pumpkin head. Although she runs away from the clothes and the pumpkin, the old woman continues to insist that she is not afraid of anything. When the garments and the pumpkin head come to the old woman's house, she tells them how they can make themselves useful instead of trying to scare her. The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything contains a great deal of repetition, which means that very young children can easily join in with the telling of the story when the book is read aloud to them. This also makes it an ideal book to read in front of groups of children, such as at kindergartens or libraries.
- The story concerns an old woman who, while walking home through a forest one evening, encounters several items of clothing and a pumpkin head which appear to be alive (or possibly possessed by ghostly spirits). Although she continues to insist that she is not afraid, the woman runs away from the garments and the pumpkin. When the pumpkin head and the clothes come to the old woman's house, she tells them how they can make themselves useful instead of trying to frighten her. Although the word "Halloween" does not appear anywhere in The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, the books plot, themes and illustrations make it ideal reading for the holiday. It is clear from the illustrations that the story takes place in the autumn. Keen-eyed children may notice a jack-o-lantern on the little old lady's neighbor's porch in the book's second illustration. There is a lot of repetition in The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything. This means that very young children can easily join in with the telling of the story when the book is read to them. It also makes the book a good choice for reading aloud at kindergarten classes, libraries or Halloween parties for very young children.
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