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Halloween Stories for Kids |
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The Great Pumpkin Contest
by Angela Rozelaar
Competing against each other in a local pumpkin contest, two adorable cat neighbors discover that their burgeoning friendship is more important than winning. 40,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Zip! zoom! on a broom
by Teri Sloat
A board book rendering of the popular Halloween counting story combines read-aloud rhymes and imagination-sparking illustrations of three flying witches who invite readers to practice counting from one to 10 and back again. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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The scariest book ever
by Bob Shea
A melodramatic ghost narrator warns children that the book they are reading is terribly scary before turning paranoid in the face of innocent and silly animals, including a pumpkin-picking bunny rabbit. By the creator of the Dinosaur vs. series. 25,000 first printing.
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When pumpkins fly
by Margaret Lawrence
An introduction to how Halloween is celebrated by the Artic Inuit combines dusky-hued artwork with engaging cultural facts that trace the story of how the children in remote Nunavut carve a jack-o’-lantern before leaving it outdoors to ward off mischievous spirits during a community dance. Illustrations.
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Trick or treat, Crankenstein
by Samantha Berger
Plagued by costume disasters, pumpkin-carving nightmares and a terrible toothache, Crankenstein fears that this will be the crankiest Halloween EVER. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Skelly's Halloween
by David Martin
Waking up once every year to celebrate Halloween, Skelly the playful skeleton suffers an accident that leaves him scattered in pieces and worried he will miss all the fun, in a quirky twist on Humpty-Dumpty themes. By the author of All for Pie, Pie for All
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The itty-bitty witch
by Trisha Speed Shaskan
Nicknamed “Itty Bitty” by her first grade classmates for her tiny size and kinder-broom, Betty the witch comes up with a big idea to prove herself by winning the Halloween Dash. By the author of Punk Skunks and the illustrator of the Craftily Ever After series. Illustrations.
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Livingston Parish Library
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Livingston, Louisiana 70754
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