This week my spooky children's book reviews include an imaginary friend who becomes real, a scarily good Halloween party, a young witch off to witch school and an autumnal graphic novel set in a pumpkin patch.
Fangtastic books to enjoy over Halloween for all ages.
Also in the Weekend section of The South Wales Evening Post. Enjoy!
BOOK OF THE WEEK
SKELETON KEYS: THE
UNIMAGINARY FRIEND BY GUY BASS & PETE WILLIAMSON
CHILDREN 9+
Ben
can't believe his imaginary friend the Gorblimey has become
unimaginable. The narrator of this scary tale, Skeleton Keys is
convinced Gorblimey is not kind and loyal but dangerous and needs
banishing into the void of Oblivian. Can Ben save his friend? Prepare
for monsters, pirates and weird occurrences in an even stranger tale.
It is crawling with inky illustrations that will feed children's
imagination to create their own imaginary friend. Creepily good for
Halloween.
Stripes PB £6.99
THERE'S A TROLL ON MY
TOILET BY CATHERINE JACOB & MIKE BYRNE
PICTURE BOOK 4+
In a
spooky house, a Halloween party is in full swing, and all the freaky
guests are having a frightfully good time! Children will love
exploring each room, and it's dastardly occupants, but not all is
what it seems. Spooktacularly good to read out loud for Halloween
with rhyming and repeating text. The bold and fun illustrations are
hilarious. Watch out for the witch, the mummy, the ghosts and
especially the smelly troll on the toilet!
PB Scholastic £6.99
GRACE ELLA: WITCH CAMP
BY SHARON MARIE JONES
CHILDREN 7+
Nine-year-old
new witch Grace-Ella is nervous and excited to go to Witch Camp with
her cat Mr Whiskins. When her new friend Dilys's broomstick flying
goes wrong can Grace-Ella find a way to help her? What's in the deep,
dark wood? This enchanting sequel full of friendship and magic is
perfect for young readers and sprinkled with charming illustrations.
Children will love the camaraderie and high jinks. For fans of The
Worst Witch.
Firefly PB £5.99
PUMPKIN HEADS BY
RAINBOW ROWELL & FAITH ERIN HICKS
YOUNG ADULT 12+
A
new graphic novel bursting with autumnal colours. Deja and Josiah are
seasonal best friends. Every Autumn they work together at the best
pumpkin patch in Nebraska.But this Halloween it is their last season
together before leaving school. Deja is determined she and Josiah are
going to go out with a bang! A heartwarming, funny story about missed
connections with two endearing leads. Curl up with a pumpkin spice
latte to enjoy this sweet romance over Halloween.
PB Macmillan £9.99
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