Childrens Halloween

Emily has a great plan for a secret Halloween costume that is scarier than a ghost, prettier than a butterfly, and bigger than a tree. No matter how hard he tries, Harry can’t guess what her costume might be. Karen Gray Ruelle’s delightful, holiday-themed adventures charm young listeners and their parents with their warm fun and messages of caring.

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.

From monsters to ghosties to goblins, everyone's favorite beasties haunt and howl and rattle their way through their forest home in this silly, spooky twist on the beloved nursery rhyme "Over in the Meadow."

"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.

Farmer Brown does not like Halloween, so he draws the shades, puts on his footy pajamas, and climbs into bed. But do you think the barnyard animals have any respect for a man in footy pajamas? No, they do not. For them the Halloween party has just begun. And we all know these critters far prefer tricks over treats. There are big surprises in store for Farmer Brown!

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.

Uh oh! A librarian has left the window open, and now it’s time for fun-loving bats of all ages to fly in for a night in the stacks. Bats at the Library is a recipient of starred reviews from both Publishers Weekly and Horn Book Magazine.

Pinkalicious can’t believe it: The mayor has canceled Halloween because a storm has knocked out the town’s power. No Halloween means no Halloween candy. No Halloween jack-o'-lanterns. No Halloween trick-or-treating. No Halloween holiday parties. And worst of all, no Halloween costumes. Pinkalicious has the perfect Pinkagirl costume and she absolutely has to wear it. Superhero Pinkagirl would find a way to save Halloween, and Pinkalicious decides she will, too. All she needs to do is figure out a way to get the town’s lights back on.

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.

It was Halloween Night and Damon was excited about trying out his new Halloween prop in his front yard next to the busy road that ran in front of his house. He was putting on the finishing touches to his new prop when some friends from school decided to drop by and check out his new prop he had been bragging about at school all day. His friends Steve, Jack and Karen rode together in the same car and pulled into Damon's driveway and watched as Damon was practicing slipping the noose around his neck.

Ebenezer is really excited! It’s his first Halloween to go out trick-or-treating. Jacob Marley is excited, too, but this school bully plans to steal all the kids’ sweets. Can Eb and his friends, along with the magical clock Grandfather Time, teach Jacob the error of his ways? Or is the boy doomed to a life of crime, just like his wicked father? The story of Ebenezer and the bully is a magical rhyming tale of why behavior matters and the importance of being kind. It’s a treat for families to share or for listening alone, aimed at children aged eight-12 years old.

Mortina è una bambina, ma è diversa dagli altri: è una bambina zombie. Vive a Villa Decadente con la zia Dipartita e per amico ha un levriero albino di nome Mesto, da cui non si separa mai. Mortina vorrebbe avere amici della sua età con cui giocare e divertirsi, ma le è proibito farsi vedere dagli altri: potrebbero spaventarsi.

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.

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.

Draculiza wishes she could be a princess in one of the fairy tales her mother reads to her at bedtime. She dreams of castles and courts and crowns each night. Alas, she's from Transylvania, which throws a monkey wrench into her plans. But that doesn't stop our feisty little vampire! Along with her top advisor, a bat named Spike, Draculiza finds a clever way to break into the fairy tale world and turn it upside down!

Spend Halloween night with Steve and his new friend Billy as they go Trick or Treating together for the very first time. It's a perfect Halloween night, the full moon is peeking through the bare branches, crackling leaves lie on the sidewalk and the smell of candles flickering in carved pumpkins fills the air. Oh, and lots of candy.

In the fall of 1969, three brothers, Adam, Carl and Mark, venture out on Halloween night in what would be their last time trick-or-treating together. On the most sacred of all nights, these brothers will try almost anything in their relentless pursuit to acquire as much candy as they can during the Super Bowl of sugar bliss, Halloween. The oldest brother (Adam) creates a plan of attack that will allow them to retrieve the maximum amount of candy in the shortest period of time.

On a night when the best costume gets the most free candy, one young man knows that his costume must be the very best. His only competition? His big sister Sally and Boo Boy, a mysterious kid from down the lane. But on this night - his night - there will be no mystery. After months of careful planning, Paul has finally crafted the perfect disguise.