Spooky Reading to Keep You Up at Night!
2015
Halloween is just round the corner, and some frightfully good reads are creeping up… look behind you (for these fun book suggestions from RIF)!
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, Linda D. Williams & Megan Lloyd
This little old lady isn’t afraid of anything… or so she thinks! One fall night, while walking in the woods, she hears… “clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap.” And the little old lady is not afraid of anything gets the scare of her life! This lively read will delight young children.
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras, Duncan Tonatiuh
Calaveras are well known in Mexico as festive, funny skeletons that dance and playing instruments. But how did they come to be? They were created by José Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada, and Funny Bones tells the fascinating story of this artist and the skeletons he created, now synonymous with Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).
The Hallo-wiener, Dav Pilkey
Like all dachshunds, Oscar is short, and all the other dogs make fun of him. It gets even worse when he’s dressed up like a hot dog for Halloween. But one brave act in the face of some dastardly cats turns him from hang dog to top dog! This is one for any dog that’s ever had to suffer the indignity of a ridiculous costume!
Pumpkin Jack , Will Hubbell
Tim is proud of his first carved pumpkin, and he decides to give it a name: Jack. He doesn’t want to just throw Jack out when it begins to decay, so he puts it in his back yard. It goes moldy, sinks into leaves, hides under the snow, and finally sprouts a plant that creates new pumpkins for next year! Kids everywhere know how it feels to throw out their carved pumpkins, and this turns a shared experience into a compelling story!
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