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I know it is 298 days until Halloween but this is a year-round Treat!

The Ghosts Went Floating by Kim Norman

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I am going to say it. I am not ashamed. I almost peed myself laughing at The Ghosts Went Floating. I thought my coworkers would come into the office and think that I had officially finally lost it for good this time. But I did not care! I would just have told them that Kim Norman is a genius! Norman took “The Ants go Marching” song and gave it the most awesome of awesome twists: put that tune to a Halloween theme. I have seen […]

Devil’s Night

Blood Sugar by Daniel Kraus

The Crow by James O'Barr

The Transgressors by Jim Thompson

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Happy Halloween! Preceding this Devil’s Night, I had a full day off and caught up on a lot of reading. It was a relief to get these three off the TBR list. All were good in their own respective ways. Blood Sugar 3 stars “A” for effort on the language, which is written in the slang of what Daniel Kraus thinks is a modern day teenager. I found it too distracting. But much like Nico Walker’s Cherry, when I was able to get used to it, […]

Tricks? Nope! Only Treats Here!

Goblin Moon by Jacqueline Rogers

Witch's Cat: Apply Within by Joy H. Davidson

The Ghosts Go Marching by Claudia H Boldt

Little Poet Edgar Allan Poe: Nevermore! by Kate Coombs

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Halloween is the most awesome holiday. I am known for going overboard for a costume (two and a half hours for hair and makeup anyone?) and scarfing down candy. But I also like the fun books that come out of it. Since this year, things are a little different and if you are not going to be able to (or do not want to) go on a traditional trick-or-treating night, I suggest finding these books and starting a reading treat night. Goblin Moon by Jacqueline […]

Caught my eye because of the name, but kept me ’cause of the story

Christopher Pumpkin by Sue Hendra

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While we have had the “being different is okay” story, this one (Christopher Pumpkin) is done a tad differently making it fresh. Sue Hendra, Paul Linnet and Nick East create a story that, while perfect for Halloween (after all they are getting ready for a Halloween party) it can also be an anytime tale. Christopher is a pumpkin who is created by a witch. Along with other pumpkins, the witch has asked them to do all the dirty work and heavy lifting to get ready […]

Dirty Half Dozen Part Two

The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo! by  Elaine Bickell

My Little Fox by Rick Chrustowski 

Hedgehog Needs a Hug by Jen Betton

Gator, Gator, Gator! by Daniel Bernstrom

Fear the Bunny by Richard T. Morris

The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin

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Another dirty-half dozen of picture books for your viewing pleasure: We start with The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo! by Elaine Bickell with some far out illustrations by Raymond McGrath. When I first saw the cover I was thinking, “Huh. Well that’s kind of different.”  And it turned out to be just a cute anytime book, but one that would be a great Halloween story.  It is just about a ghost looking for their lost “voice” or “boo.” And while it is abot a Ghost […]



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