 Vampire
Boy’s Good Night
by Lisa Brown
Ages 4–8
Bela, a young vampire, and
his witch friend Morgan head out on Halloween night
to discover for themselves if human children really
exist. At a party they are surprised to find out that
the others are really humans disguised in costumes.
Speech balloons add to the fun in this look at Halloween
from an outsider’s perspective. |
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 AlphaOops:
H is for Halloween
by Alethea Kontis, Bob Kolar
Ages 4–8
The alphabet is putting on
a show for Halloween, and chaos erupts. Z insists that
the show must start with H because Halloween can’t
start with any other letter, and the rest of the alphabet
appears out of order, dressed in Halloween costumes
to suit their letters. Along the bottom of the pages,
tiny pumpkins arrange the letters in their proper order. |
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 Zen
Ghosts
by Jon J. Muth
Ages 4–8
Stillwater the panda dresses
as a ghost to join Addy, Michael, and Karl for Halloween.
After trick-or-treating they travel to Stillwater’s
house where another panda joins them and shares a ghost
story based on a Zen koan that questions the nature
of identity. Beautiful watercolors illustrate this
haunting and magical tale. |
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 Fletcher
and the Falling Leaves
by Julia Rawlinson, Tiphanie Beeke
Ages 3–8
The young fox Fletcher is concerned
when leaves begin to fall from his favorite tree. His
mother assures him that it is only autumn, but to Fletcher
the tree does not seem at all well. He tries to capture
the leaves and stick them back on, but eventually the
twig breaks off. The next day a beautiful sight reassures
him that the tree is fine. The beautiful illustrations
echo the magical transformation of the seasons. |
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 Bone
Dog
by Eric Rohmann
Ages 4–8
Gus doesn’t feel like doing
much of anything after his old dog Ella dies, not even
dressing up for Halloween. But remembering her promise
to be with him always, Gus puts on his skeleton costume
and sets out on Halloween night. When Gus is threatened
by a bunch of graveyard skeletons, Ella, his very own
Bone Dog, comes to his rescue, banishing the skeletons
along with Gus’s grief . Though some may find the bone
dog unsettling, the comforting message that a dog’s
loyalty transcends death is presented with gentle humor. |
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