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More Spooky Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

KIDZ KORNER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wouldn’t you like to be a spooky Jack O’ Lantern?  The spookiest Jack O’ Lantern in the town?  Sometimes you’ll see me wear a spooky smile and sometimes you’ll see me wear a spooky frown.  On Halloween, on a dark, dark, night  I scare away the goblins with my light.  I’m the spookiest Jack O’ Lantern in the town!!  Just a fun little ditty to share with your child! Happy Halloween.  I’ll be off next week due to the holiday.  See you in November.

 

Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler

 

Poor Skeleton can’t stop sneezing.  His pal, Ghost, tries and tries to help him using every remedy you ever heard of but to no avail.  He hics out his teeth and just can’t stop until he sees himself in the mirror!  This is a cute book with great pictures that even the youngest kids will enjoy.  I would read this book to kids 2-6.

 

The Halloween Kid by

 

When I saw the cover of the book I thought I wasn’t going to like it.  But I fell in love with the rootin’, tootin’ Halloween Kid who protects the town from all the Halloween bad guys.  Until some varmints show up and get the best of him.  How will the town’s kids help out the Halloween Kid?  They sure want to but can they?  Find out in this fun tale of the good guy of Trick or Treat.  I would read this book to kids 4-8.

 

The Ghost’s Dinner by Jaques Duquennoy

 

The ghosts are heading to a feast and as they enjoy their food they start to turn different colors depending on what they ate!  What a dilemma with Halloween right around the corner when ghosts have to be their scariest white selves.  Find out what happens in this fun story.  I would read this book to kids 3-6.

Have a wonderful Halloween!!  Don't eat too much candy and keep on reading until next week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All In the Mind by Jenny Twist

Rated 5 STARS

 

Tilly is part of an experiment working on a cure for Alzheimer's disease. She and most of the other patients taking part in the experiment seem to make a full recovery, but there is a strange side effect. Tilly and her fellow experimental subjects appear to be getting younger. Can the same experiment be repeated for Tilly's beloved husband so that he can recover from a stroke? Tilly thinks it can ...

 

 

 

Jenny Twist has created a cast of unforgettable and enjoyable characters in her book, All in the Mind. Tillie, a World War II nurse, awakes to find herself in a strange place with no knowledge of how she came to be there. The explanation and her path with her dear husband, Johnny  is the backbone of the story.

They become part of an extraordinary experiment that helps them recover from two afflictions that every elderly person wants to avoid-Alzheimer’s and stroke.

When Tilly wakes up and finds out Johnny has had a stroke she does everything in her power to help him recover and her ideas along with the doctors from the original experiment put things into motion.

I loved learning about Tillie and Johnny’s early married life and the setting of World War II in England was fascinating.  I really got a feel for the couple and loved them.

One of their doctors, and Indian man named Kim was the subject for one of the other stories in this book.  He returns to India to see his dying father and suddenly is trapped in old expectations and traditions.

His friend, Steve, helps with the experiment and is instrumental in getting Kim back on track.  In a fair payback, Kim helps Steve work out a problem he is facing.
You want everything to turn out wonderfully for all the people you meet in this book. They are an engaging bunch who is involved in a unique and exciting experiment.
If you know anyone who has suffered from dementia, this book will be especially dear to you.

Trick or Treat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kidz Korner

 

 Trick or Treat

 

 

 

 

As a kid, I hated Halloween.  I was the kid whose bag broke.  We had a lady on our street that scooped out a ton of candy corn and then shook the scoop until you ended up with two or three. Most years I hated my costume. 

However, I love Halloween books so the next two weeks are dedicated to them.

BOO!

 

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Megan Lloyd

 

A little old lady is out in the woods collecting herbs when she begins to hear strange noises behind her like clomp, clomp and shake, shake.  She continues on her way to her little house just a little faster as each noise gets a little scarier until she is home safe and sound.  Or is she?  The knock on the door reveals a sad bunch of parts but the little old lady has a solution. I would read this book to kids 4-8.

 

Room on the Broom  by Julia Donaldson

 

A witch’s flight is interrupted as she keeps losing things and picking up extra passengers.  They all squeeze onto the broom until there is no room left. When the witch gets into big trouble all her passengers help her out.  This is a not to be missed book that is cute and funny in a non spooky way. I would read this book to kids 3-6.

 

Space Case by Edward and James Marshall

 

What do you do when you meet a real alien space ship?  You take it trick or treating.  I mean, what else would you do?  Everyone thinks it is a great costume. The alien has to leave at the end of the book until he finds out about…….Christmas. .  Don’t forget to use your best robot voice when you read this book!  I would read this book to kids 4-8.

 

Rotten Ralph’s Trick or Treat by Jack Gantos

 

Ralph the cat just can’t help himself.  He is just rotten. His owner Sarah loves him so much she puts up with his crazy antics.  In this story, Sarah wants them to dress as each other for the Halloween party but Ralph wants nothing to do with that idea. This is one of a great series of books about Ralph. I never get tired of his “evil” ways.  I would read this book to kids 4-8.

 

So pull up the bowl of candy corn and until next week, keep on reading!

On vacation

 

 

Be back for Kidz Korner on Thursday!!

Enough said.

Not So Scary Monsters

 

 

KIDZ KORNER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Monster at the End of this Book by John Stone and Mike Smolin

 

This book builds up anticipation.  Grover is scared and he doesn’t want you to turn the pages because of the monster at the end.  On each page he gets more and more desperate.  You’ll never guess who the monster at the end of the book actually is.  This was my son’s favorite book for the first five years of his life.  My daughter loved it too.

I would read this book to kids 1-5 years old.

 

Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds

 

Jasper cannot stop snitching carrots from the garden.  Then one day, he thinks he is being followed by carrots.  He sees them all over but it always turns out to be something else.  He gets so frightened he builds a fence all around the garden so he won’t pick any more and they can’t escape.  Does it turn out the carrots had a plan all along?  Any kid who gets a little scared of things in the dark that turn out to be a pile of clothes or something will enjoy this story.  I would read this book to kids 3-6 years old.

 

Where the Wild Thing Are by Maurice Sendak

 

They gnash their terrible teeth but Max is the king of the wild things after he gets sent to his room for his behavior.  The wild things are ugly but lovable.  And what kid doesn’t love a wild rumpus?  The end shows that moms always forgive their kids no matter what.

A real classic.  I would read this book to kids 3-6 years old.

 

The Principal from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler

 

Hubie has been sent to the principal’s office because of his antics in the classroom.  He is really sweating it because he heard all kinds of rumors about the principal and how she turns kids into coat racks and some kids never even return.  He is shaking in his boots but to his surprise it turns out she is a kind and understanding principal.  Hubie “escapes” with his life in tact but will he confess to his friends?  I would read this book to kids 4-7 years old.

 

So you see not all monsters have to be scary..... unless they're Godzilla. But that's a story for another day.  Until next week, keep on reading.