
Hey! It’s Episode #5 of A GREAT Nephew & A GREAT Aunt. I, the GREAT Aunt, team up with Landon, the GREAT nephew, to bring you, our GREAT readers, a-picture-with-a-poem sort of thing. In each episode, I write a poem and Landon illustrates my poem. Landon is a fifth-grader and his drawings are amazing!!!
Today is Episode 5. If you missed previous episodes, you can view them by clicking below.
Episode 1: An Adventuresome Moose
Episode 2: Robot Repair
Episode 3: OUCH!
Episode 4: Frolicking Foliage
Isn’t it fun that Episode 5 just happens to land on the scariest day of the year? Yay! Halloween! So, of course, we’re going to celebrate this holiday in style!
Episode 5: Trick-or-Treats
The Poem
The Picture

Cackle! Cackle! Cackle!
Hope you enjoyed Episode 5. We appreciate you hanging out with us on Halloween and hope to see you back in two weeks for Episode 6 🙂
Linda Baie at Teacher Dance has the Poetry Friday Fright-filled Feast of poetry treats! Be sure to head on over and read to your heart’s content.
Uh…..sorry my witch scared you, guys!!! At first I wanted to make a cartoon witch, but, hey, it’s Halloween!!! Its supposed to be spooky!!!! Thanks for all the compliments!! (Landon)
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This was an especially awesome Halloween treat!! That witch is pretty witchy indeed!
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Thanks, Rhythm. I think she’s be all sweetened up from the candy 🙂 I appreciate you coming by.
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AWESOME POEM AND DRAWING!!! I like that the witch has a pencil in her pocket! 😀
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I thought the pencil was a clever addition too, Erik!
Thanks for coming by!
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Absolutely love this, Penny…the poem, the art AND the whole series idea! You’ve given me inspiration to do something with my 6-yr old grandson. 😉 I wonder if I can do a Google+ hangout with him (we live in the same house), actually reading a story or poem and then doing a little craft…I used to do those by myself, but I think it would be fun – and more entertaining for any one who watched – if he was in the picture.
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Thanks for coming by, Vivian. I hope you do something with your grandson. That would be so much fun! I like the craft idea.
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This definitely made me cackle. The candy moon! OMG!
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Thanks, Cupcake and Genevieve! By the way, Cupcake…do you ever howl at the moon? And would you perfect a bacon moon?
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I love bacon AND candy, so I’m fine either way. I am very quiet, so I never howl. I rarely even bark, except when the mailman tries to sneak in and kill me.
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Very fun! I like the candy moon! Great job both of you!
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Thanks for dropping in Tina! Glad you like the candy moon. I imagine it would be sticky for astronauts, though.
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Penny, this is the absolute best. Now how old is your nephew? That poem is quite good. And the illustrations, Wow! Well, it’s plain to see that the talent for rhyme is in the blood.
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He is in 5th grade. I write the poems and he illustrates…but, I’m hoping he’ll agree to illustrate some of his own poems at some point because he is quite the poet, too!
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How fun to collaborate with your Great nephew. Loved this.
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Thanks for coming by and joining us. We have had so much fun with this! Happy Halloween!
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So glad to see another episode, Penny! I love this series. A tiny bat on a witches hat – doesn’t get much better than that! Great illustration, too!
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Thanks, Bridget. I love this series, too! I look forward to every other Friday and our collaboration. Thanks for being a regular! Happy Halloween.
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Another great pairing! Landon’s little witch is a whole lot scarier than the friendly one I was picturing in your poem, Penny–he sprinkled his picture with plenty of Halloween spice!
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Thanks, Buffy. Landon can really bring the Halloween spirit, can’t he? Thanks for following our series.
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Love the Boo Lagoon and the candy moon. What other kind of moon could there be on Halloween?!
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Thanks, Liz! I think the man in the moon would like candy for a change 🙂 Cheese is great, but so is variety!
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Just what I needed to put me in the mood! Make my candy moon a York Peppermint Patty, please. 🙂 Great job, as always, you two!
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Oh! I hadn’t thought about candy moon choices! A York Peppermint Patty sounds delish! Happy Halloween, Michelle!
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I love that I read this on my tablet and couldn’t see the picture until I had read the poem Penny. Wonderful poem and I totally imagined a kind gentle witch and then got a fun surprise when she was quite witch indeed. Great job saying little witch to leave it to the illustrator to choose.
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She is a very witchy witch! I imagine she can cast a good spell 🙂
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Oh this is a perfect one for today. I love the candy moon!
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Thanks, Stacy! Happy Halloween!
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Wow! Very impressive, Penny and Landon. That was a fun read and great artwork. Thanks, Larry
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Thanks, Larry! We had a lot of fun with this one 🙂
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Fantastic. You and Landon make a great partnership! I love the scary witch and the sweet little bat. I think we might need another illustration for this poem, because I really want to see Landon’s idea of what the Boo Lagoon looks like!
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I’ll bet Landon’s vision of the Boo Lagoon would be awesome! There were so many illustration possibilities for this poem.
His witch is super scary! I’m glad the bat sweetened her up 🙂
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Boo lagoon made me swoon. Spooktacular!
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Thanks, Julie! I’m a fan of Boo Lagoon, too!
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Er, new draft idea? But I didn’t say that because it’s not November yet!
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Uber cool witch drawing and great poem! Loved this episode :). The Boo Lagoon is my favorite part.
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Thanks for coming by, Jama! I think the Boo Lagoon would be an excellent place to go trick-or-treating!
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Landon went the extra mile to make that witch SCARY!
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She is scary! I hope you don’t have witchmares tonight, Lauri!
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Landon and Penny, it’s a marvelous celebration of Halloween, a story to make us all smile. Happy Halloween to both of you.
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Happy Halloween to you, too, Linda. Thanks for hosting today.
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I love it. Great poem and great illustration. Have a wonderful Halloween.
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Hi, Rosi. I hope you have a wonderful Halloween, too. Thanks so much for tuning in for today’s episode.
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Happy Halloween, Landon and Penny! This is very festive and fun!
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Happy Halloween to you, too, Carrie. Halloween offers great material for poems and pictures 🙂
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