About the Author

Linda Williams is the director of a child development center. The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything is her first book for children. Megan Lloyd has illustrated more than forty books for children, including The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams, Thanksgiving at the Tappletons' by Eileen Spinelli, and The Mixed-Up Rooster by Pamela Duncan Edwards. She lives with her husband on a farm in Pennsylvania, where she raises sheep, chickens, and cows. Some of the rabbits from her vegetable garden have even been kind enough to allow Ms. Lloyd to sketch them as models for this book.

Reviews

"A splendiferous Halloween story. A sure-fire winner with gloriously noisy actions for storytelling and just shivery enough." -- The Horn Book"A great purchase for Halloween or any time of the year." -- School Library Journal (starred review)

"A splendiferous Halloween story. A sure-fire winner with gloriously noisy actions for storytelling and just shivery enough." -- The Horn Book"A great purchase for Halloween or any time of the year." -- School Library Journal (starred review)

PreS-Gr 2 A delightful picture book, perfect for both independent reading pleasure and for telling aloud. The Little Old Lady. . . is a clever reworking of the classic story of a ghostly body that appears bit by bit (see ``What's the Matter'' in Maria Leach's Whistle in the Graveyard Viking, 1974 ). The humor of the little old lady's fearless attitude and her clever solution as to what to do with the lively shoes, pants, shirt, pumpkin head, etc., that are chasing her, will enchant young audiences. The catchy refrain never falters, and the rhythmic repeated sounds made by each of the woman's pursuers are sure to appeal to children. Lloyd's brilliantly-colored, detailed folk art-style illustrations are a perfect complement to the text. A great purchase for Halloween or any time of the year, and a must for both school and public libraries. Alice Cronin, Belleville Public Library, N.J.