This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s classic science fiction work, Frankenstein. The elements of this surprisingly rich novel have been sadly thinned and convoluted in pop culture. Even the name of the scientist, Victor …
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treats for all… on Halloween
Today, I’ve got a mix of Halloween titles so you can choose your perfect treat. Something for small-fry: Sophie’s Halloween Disguise, written and illustrated by Rosemary Wells published in 2018 by Viking, Penguin Young Readers And irresistibly darling board book. …
a jumble of treats for little tricksters
Halloween is just around the bend. Candy-and-costumes-and-toasted-marshmallows oh my! Here are a jumble of treats to enjoy while you wait. There are plenty more titles in the Subject index for those who are goblin the books down 🙂 Boo! written …
frightfully good!…five Halloween tales
I’m posting these Halloween titles a week early so you’ve got time to nab some from your library. Monster Trouble, written by Lane Fredrickson, illustrated by Michael Robertson published in 2016 by Sterling Children’s Books Winifred Schnitzel is no pushover. …
five to read by the light of a jack-o-lantern
Halloween was always a much-anticipated holiday for me and for my kids. Carving pumpkins, inventing costumes, collecting sacks full of candy from friendly neighbors, then settling in for The Great Candy Swap — “I’ll give you 10 Laffy Taffies for …
poetry friday
Hallowe’en by Helen Wing We had a Goblin party on the night of Hallowe’en And all the children on our street were there. And it was dark inside our house with only candlelight And Jack-o’-lanterns standing by the stair. There …
boo!…a frightfully good list of five Halloween tales
Calling all spooky candy-cravers! It’s time to dress up and greet the neighbors again! Here are five stories to get you in the groove: Room on the Broom, by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler first published in the U.S. …
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boo!…a list of five tricky treats for Halloween
Happy Halloween! May your costumes be warm and your treat bags plump. Today, I’ve got five charming books for the youngest holiday revelers… Click, Clack, Boo!: A Tricky Treat, by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin Poor Farmer Brown does …
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Lots of tiny hobgoblins are due to trick or treat in a few days… How to Tell Goblins from Elves by Monica Shannon The Goblin has a wider mouth Than any wondering elf. The saddest part of this is that …
a list of…five spooktacular stories to celebrate Halloween
Pumpkin Moonshine, written and illustrated by Tasha Tudor Tiny Sylvie Ann is visiting her Grandmother in rural Connecticut. Â As it is Halloween, Sylvie has in mind to carve a Pumpkin Moonshine — Tasha Tudor’s descriptive name for jack-o’-lanterns. Â Sylvie and …
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