Childrens Halloween

A great pumpkin grew on our allotment. It was grown for our grandchildren to take to school on Halloween. No human wanted it, and it ended up back in the compost bin. But many creatures living on the allotment did want it, especially the Easies.

Count Dracula wants to impress his cool friends out in Hollywood with the pizza party of the year. But on one never-ending evening, he learns the true lesson of friendship when everything goes wrong.

The world is filled with candy and sweets, especially at certain times of the year. For one, lonely fairy, sweets become her refuge and she hides her face and toothless grin, sad to not have one friend. But, she is a generous and sweet-loving fairy. Her greatest fear is that her face is full of warts and her nub of a nose will be cause for rejection. She watches the children have fun in the streets of summer and she wishes that she could befriend them, but she is too afraid to make the first approach.

When the whole school laughs at him after a Halloween prank, an embarrassed young man plots his revenge. They want tricks? Fine. Tomorrow night, on Halloween, James William Bruce will treat the schoolyard bullies to a prank they'll not soon forget.

Steve just wants to live a nice, quiet life on his farm. But, when he starts to get lonely, he sets out to tame an ocelot or a wolf for a pet. And that is when things start to go horribly wrong with his plans for a nice, quiet life. When a mysterious stranger pays him a visit, things really start to get weird.

Acclaimed author Joyce Sidman has received multiple awards for her books of poetry, including a Caldecott Honor for Red Sings from Treetops. Itself a Newbery Honor, Book, Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night features several spellbinding poems about “the feast of sound and spark” that awakens with the raccoons, snails, owls, and crickets each night after sunset.

There is something scary happening in the town of Cookieville. High on the hill above the town is an old factory that has suddenly come to life. As lightning cracks through the night sky, the townsfolk scurry inside their homes for cover. Then it happens.... and the town of Cookieville will never be the same.

A dark and stormy night prevents Katie Beagle from leaving the magical playroom where she babysits Lamby Lambpants, his best friend Snout and their lovable Chinese puppy dragon Jonesy. Inside Katie's backpack is an old, tattered patchwork teddy bear, who looks more like Frankenstein's monster than a cuddly stuffed animal. Things get pretty bad when the big storm knocks out the power, turning off the lights. Things get worse when the ragdoll bear magically comes to life and goes after Jonesy.

"The look on our faces is easy to read: " "a little night music is just what we need!" A late-spring night sky fills with bats flocking to a theater, already echoing and booming with delightful sounds of music. Bat music--plunky banjoes, bat-a-tat drums, improvised instruments, country ballads, and the sweet cries of a bat with the blues. Join this one-of-a-kind music festival as the bats celebrate the rhythm of the night, and the positive power of music.

"Something Wicked Dwells" has been published in numerous literary journals including The Horror Zine Summer Digest 2012 and Speculative Poets of Texas (2015). The poem is perfect for teachers to play to their students to engage and encourage them in poetry and the genre of horror and all things scary. Archived at the UCLA Library of Special Collections.

Popular children's author Patrick Carman has captured the imaginations of children everywhere with his Elliot's Park series. In Haunted Hike, playful squirrels Elliot, Chip, Twitch, and all their furry friends are dressed in Halloween costumes and ready for a squirrel hike in Camp Canyon. But the adventure takes a scary turn when the squirrels see a ghost along the way! So the curious bunch sets out to find out whether the ghost is real or just a hoax.

Brad is a paperboy who wants to be a rock star, so when he discovers the band Black Day playing in old Professor Hammer's garage, he really wants to join. The band's monsters have a different idea and send him away. ''No humans!'' Brad sets out to change their minds, but the monsters have bigger problems than finding a bass player.

A young girl receives a fright when her father brings home a new Halloween decoration. As the story progresses, she learns more about the "monster" in the box and her own body, and comes to grips with her fears. An amusing story for Halloween, rendered in clever rhyme and beautifully illustrated by Dan Monroe.

Come join the zombie kids as they head off to school.

Based on the much loved African-American spiritual, children will enjoy learning about the human body and having their funny bones tickled at the same time.

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam don’t just make amazing cakes. These two brave bakers solve wacky mysteries too! Halloween at St Spectre’s school brings out the cheekiest of ghosts! And who is to blame when the weather goes crazy? A power-grabbing red panda, maybe? Certainly not the raccoon gang fixing the museum’s toilets - they’ve got dastardly plans of their own!

Ghoulia, Auntie Departed, and Tragedy the greyhound are back for another adventure at Crumbling Manor! They’re preparing for the annual Dead but Not Departed New Year’s Eve party. A young ghost arrives, and he seems to be fading away. Turns out, the ghost has forgotten his own name and is in danger of vanishing entirely - all because there’s no one left alive who remembers him. Not on Ghoulia’s watch! If she can help the ghost figure out his name, she’ll be able to keep him safe. But will Ghoulia be able to discover the truth before it’s too late?

Get ready to laugh aloud with these Halloween-themed jokes and riddles! One hundred and one hilarious jokes will have you smiling and the riddles will have you thinking. It’s the perfect entertainment for you or your kids when you are at home, or if you’re taking a long car ride, or if you’re throwing a Halloween party! Whatever the reason, this book is for you!

"Nell'orto di Castelteschio cresce una varietà rarissima di zucche dai dentini molto affilati: le Zucche Mannare! Ma un Gatto Fantasma minaccia di rubarle... brrr. che fifa felina! Mi aspetta una notte da incubo!"

From Vice President Kamala Harris comes a picture book with an empowering message: Superheroes are all around us--and if we try, we can all be heroes too. A #1 New York Times bestseller! Before Kamala Harris was elected to the vice presidency and named the Democratic presidential nominee, she...