I loved this book. My favorite part of the book hands down has to be the illustrations. They are cute and scary at the same time. For instance, at one point Simon is sitting at the table eating “blood and brains”. This is a little scary but the illustrations make it seem silly and gross.

I also enjoyed the text of the book. The rhyming text made the book an easy fun book, that I enjoyed hearing read aloud. I also enjoy the repeated text, “I'm Simon Lester Henry Strauss, and I'm not afraid of this haunted house".

The overall message of this book is of a little boy trying to prove to his friends that he is brave. But, in the end, no matter how brave Simon is (or anyone for that matter), there’s something we’re all afraid of…even if it is just a mouse. ( )

The big idea of this book is a little boy trying to show his friends how brave and different he is. I like this book for two reasons. One, I like the illustrations. They are rough around the edges with dark colors that enhance what the text is saying and the feeling of the book. Second, I like the style of the text. The words appear bigger when the boy is talking loudly, and take on different shapes than a normal line of text would. This adds depth to the story and is more fun to look at. ( )

I think this is a fun creative book. I think the theme of the book is courage. Courage is something we all have in different amounts.

I liked the text of the book. For example the whole book rhymed, which creates a fun flow to the book. Despite the whole book rhyming, the story does not have the typical dry poem feel. Haunted houses are typically something kids want to go into, so I think it's a fun concept. The gross things the boy eats and does is something young boys can relate to. It also adds a fun sense of humor to the book.

I like the illustrations. For example, the children in the book are different geometric shapes. Square heads, triangular bodies. It is a different type of person, which gives the story a more eerie appearance. Overall, an enjoyable book. ( )

I love the book, "I'm Not Afraid of This Haunted House!" I loved how the whole book rhymed, I feel that this made the book easier to read and flow more smoothly. I also liked how the phrase, "I'm Not Afraid of This Haunted House," was repeated throughout the book. By repeating this phrase I think that the author helped support the central message. The central message was that it is great to be courageous, but there may be times where things catch us off guard and where our courage will be tested. This central message is supported by the repetition of the phrase, "I'm Not Afraid of This Haunted House" because the main character is portrayed as courageous related to the haunted house, but as soon as the main character sees a mouse at the end of the book he becomes terrified and runs away from the haunted house. ( )

This was such a fun book, I really liked it! I liked it because of the simple rhyme scheme that is easy to follow. Because of this simple and fun rhyme, this is a great book for emergent readers, because it uses a lot of repetitive language, such as the child's name, Simon Lester Henry Strauss, which appears on nearly every page. I also like this book because of the illustrations. By using dark colors and gory details, it adds to the spooky story and ultimately adds to the punchline in the end, because you expect Simon to not be afraid of anything if he isn't afraid of such disgusting things. The main idea of this poem is that everyone is afraid of different things; what may be scary to one person may not be scary to another. ( )