“First put the mask on yourself and then take care of those around you”. Okay, so now the adults are breathing easy… plenty of spooky books to choose from… time to take care of the little ones. Today’s spooky book is for the kiddies and it’s got lots of spookiness to choose from:
IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE by Eve Bunting
From Publishers Weekly:
Four sneakered feet, two large and two small, tiptoe through a house chock-full of otherworldly creatures–a vampire, ghosts and a mummy, among others–in Bunting’s second Halloween excursion. Like her Scary, Scary Halloween (which was illustrated by Jan Brett), this book features comically creepy rhymes (“Who’s in the closet, dark as a tomb / Rattling his bones in the gloom-gloomy-gloom?”), a small, built-in mystery (how can such a haunted house be real ?) and a cheery surprise at the end (the owner of the big feet has been more frightened by the weird goings-on than has his little partner). Meddaugh’s illustrations strike a nice balance between scary and silly, and include lots of rewards for observant readers: parents and art-wise children may note a homage to Picasso on one page. All in all, this winning addition to the Halloween bookshelf is sure to prompt as many giggles and shivers as the holiday itself. Ages 3-6.
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Confession – I still read some of my childhood favorites around Halloween. My favorites were Stonewords by Pam Conrad, The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright, and of course, Bunnicula, which isn’t scary but it’s a classic! The Dollhouse Murders STILL creeps me out as an adult.