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Boo!
Damien Barlow
Do you dare to pull the tab? Join the mischievous monsters this Halloween in Slide & Surprise Boo! from Priddy Books.
This innovative board book for toddlers is full of spooky surprises. Young children can pull the tab on every spread and watch different monsters magically transform. Each pull tab pops out from the top and the bottom of the page for added Halloween fun!
The bright, quirky characters are bold and bright and the rhyming text is directed at the child, encouraging them to be part of the story:
Who’s Spooky?
Camilla Reid and Nila Aye
An adorably spooky animal book with soft felt flaps and a surprise mirror ending – perfect for sharing with babies and toddlers at Halloween!
Little children will love lifting the irresistibly soft felt flaps to discover who is the spookiest little person ever – will it be cat going trick-or-treating, or mouse in the pumpkin patch? They’ll find the answer when they look in the mirror hiding under the final flap!
We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt
Martha Mumford and Cherie Zamazing
We’re going to a ghost hunt! Come and join the fun! Get ready to celebrate Halloween as four bunnies set off on a spooky lift-the-flap adventure to find five little ghosts hidden under the flaps. There are all sorts of exciting things to see along the way, from screechy bats and black cats to white owls and pumpkins!
Can you help the bunnies with their trick-or-treating and get them back home in time for bed?
The Pumpkin Who Stole Halloween
Michelle Robinson
When a boy’s pumpkin won’t stop growing and growing, he thinks he may have given it a bit too much of the Extra Strength Plant Food… And when he carves the pumpkin eyes and a mouth, it comes roaring to life shouting, ‘ME WANT HALLOWEEN!’
Now his pumpkin is on a rampage – stealing all of the sweets, all of the toys, and even some black cats! Will it destroy Halloween forever or can an extra special trick show pumpkin that it’s better to share the treats?
And will pumpkin be sorry for his naughtiness? Well, maybe just a little bit…
How to Scare a Mouse and Bear
Ross Collins
Friendship comes first in this hilarious Halloween story about the iconic mouse and bear duo from There’s a Bear on My Chair.
It’s Halloween – woo-hoo! – and Bear is determined to scare Mouse. Mouse, however, isn’t fooled by Bear’s clumsy attempts to dress up… Bear’s ghostly wail is just plain silly and his werewolf smells of wet dog. But wait! Who’s knocking at the door now? This mysterious monster might just scare them both!
Watch out, it’s Fright Night! Will YOU be fooled by Bear’s spooky costumes?
Fright Club: Let’s Boo This!
Sibéal Pounder
The night Joe Bones spots a cloaked figure leaving his gran’s house, he’s sure that something is afoot. So, when he hears that his gran has passed away he’s convinced the mysterious man has something to do with her death. Then Joe discovers that his gran was keeping a secret – she was part of an ancient society called Fright Club, investigators of crimes in supernatural hidden worlds.
So, Joe convinces his three best friends, Hal, Debbie and Rose to revive the club and track down the mysterious figure to find out what really happened to his gran.
Ministry of Mischief
Alex Foulkes and Nikolas Ilic
Joey and Harry do NOT like each other. Stuck together on a school trip, things couldn’t get any worse, until they meet some very mischievous monsters! The monsters are on a field trip of their own, bringing BAD LUCK to the human world.
Quickly, they decide to take the children back to the MINISTRY OF MISCHIEF. But what exactly lies ahead for Joey and Harry? Will they be stuck with these misbehaving monsters forever?
Fear Files: Hide and Seek
Christopher Edge
Nobody knows who started the Darkive. It’s a database filled with first-hand accounts of strange, unexplained experiences. Ghosts; paranormal entities; weird anomalies. Each one is stored with a bank of evidence to prove the story. Are you ready to dive in?
Adam didn’t think his summer holiday could get any worse. His camping trip with his best friend, Sol, seems to be doomed. They’ve been arguing, and now they find themselves in a strange, abandoned town, where they are told to take part in a game of hide-and-seek. But the rules are hard to follow. And who, or what, are they hiding from?
Dracula & Daughters
Emma Carroll
Strange happenings are afoot in Temstown. Everyone is saying vampires are to blame and the townsfolk have their stakes at the ready. But Mina, Buffy and Bella, three unusual cousins, are about to discover a family secret – and an ancient book – that could change everything. Could their connection to Dracula give them the powers to heal – not cull – vampires?
Temstown is about to welcome its very own vampire healing company, and their first case is perilously close to home…
The Last Day of October
Phil Hickes and Oriol Vidal
Seeking creepy thrills instead of candy, Cody and his friends set out on Halloween to search for the ruins of the haunted McBride House in the woods near his home in Oregon.
The house has taken on a sinister legendary status after it burned down a hundred years ago with tragic consequences, and it’s said that the ghosts of the family who lived there return each year on the last day of October.
But when they find the house, the truth of what is happening on this eerie autumn night is more terrifying than the three teenagers could ever have imagined…
Mallory Vayle and Maggoty Skull in… The Beast from Beneath
Martin Howard and Pete Williamson
Mallory is getting to grips with her new powers and her new talkative friend, Maggoty. But when Maggoty sees a wig in Les Wigs shop, he just won’t shut up about it! It’s expensive, and no one seems able to pay Mallory properly for her cosmic services. So her Aunt Lilith takes matters into her own hands and summons a demon to help her increase her own supernatural skills.
It, inevitably, goes horribly wrong and Mallory must take a perilous journey into the bowels of Carrion Castle in search of the solution to Aunt Lillith’s demonic problem.
Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom
PJ Killburn
Budding film-maker Jermaine is at his great-great uncle’s Dead Yard, a service for the deceased that lasts the entire night. There’s music, tons of people and lots of food, so when Jermaine spots a plate of patties – his favourite snack – he digs in immediately. But upon taking a bite he finds himself in big trouble. Turns out that at a Dead Yard, a table is set up under a tent with food for the departed loved one. No one is allowed to eat from it before midnight, which is believed to be the time when the spirit passes through. Jermaine wishes he knew that before 22:53!
Now he’s got the angry spirit of his Uncle Carl in his life. ALL. THE. TIME. But that isn’t the only creepy happening in town. Kids are suffering from a mysterious illness that sounds A LOT like the Jamaican ghost tales his great gran has told him.
Tales of Ghosts and Hauntings
Susan Martineau and Vicky Barker
Do ghosts really exist? Perhaps you think you’ve seen one! Next time you’re reading under the covers, past your bedtime, just ask yourself… (well, maybe don’t actually!)… what was that?!
From the award-winning team behind Real-life Mysteries, these terrifying tales are collected into six chapters, each with its own LET’S INVESTIGATE section, that will get your heart racing and your investigative brain working! How scary is that?
Read the stories, consider the facts, study the frightening illustrations and then put on your thinking cap. Can you figure out what they really saw?
Gdzie żyją umarli
Sam Fern i Romolo D'Hipolito
Welcome to life beyond! This is an illustrated guide to the most wondrous and downright spooky homes for those without heartbeats. Here we explore the mythological afterlives of ancient civilisations alongside spiritual celebration across the ages – all with a healthy splash of joie de vivre and not a drop of melancholy.
Delve into labyrinths of bone and stone, swim through sunken cemeteries, unearth the ancient sites of long-lost legends, and between your adventures, join in the heartfelt traditions of cultures around the world proudly reuniting the living and the lost.
My First Halloween Cook Book: Spooky Recipes for Young Cooks
David Atherton and Jess Rose
Get into the Halloween spirit with this inspiring and fun first cook book for littles chefs, packed with autumnal bakes, tasty treats and frightfully good showstoppers. This imaginative collection celebrates the joy of cooking with family and friends at this special time of year.
Filled with cozy, sweet and spooky recipes for little ones to bake, make and share, including Pumpkin Whoopie Pies, Monster Face Pizzas, Toffee Apple Cupcakes and more!
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