Halloween Books

A great book to sing to kids! They will probably learn some anatomy too! We'll be using this book at our Halloween Storytime!

I purchased this for a science lesson for my 4-year-old daughter. Both my 4-year-old and 8-year-old loved it. They sing the song from the book often.

As an elementary school librarian, I used this book with my classes. We sang the song as we turned the pages. Then, at the end we laughed about the names of the bones and practiced ways of using the "real" names. 1) Go to the nurse after you skinned your knee on the playground and ask for a bandaid to put on your patella; 2) You stub your toe and grab it and moan, "Oh, I stubbed my phlanges", etc.

Kids from K through 5th grade enjoyed this! Lots of fun.

This book offers a wonderful introduction to the bone structure of the human body, even for very young children (my 3 year old daughter and niece just love this book). The use of fun, bright skeletons appeals to the reader and balances the use of scientific language in the text. Even mom and dad will learn a thing or two while reading it! You'll have your kids singing Dem Bones (the foot bone connected to the ankle bone, etc.) before you know it.

I picked up this book for almost three year old daughter because we loved Bob Barner's Fish Wish. My daughter learned so much about the ocean from that book and I thought Dem Bones would give her an introduction to the body. The book follows an old African folk song called Dem Bones. "The ankle bone is conneced to the foot bone, the foot bone is connected to the leg bone" and so on. Since my daughter is so young I just sing the song to her and point out the bones on her body as we see the corresponding ones on the skeletons in the book. If you have an older child there is much more in depth information about the bones provided on each page. That is why I love Bob barner's books so much. My daughter can follow along the simple to read stories now and when she gets older I can go over the more informative parts with her later. She has already learned a great deal from this book and she really loves it. Bob Barner really makes learning fun.

What else can I add? Other reviewers have done a remarkable job summing up this brilliant anthology. Do yourself a favor- order it!

Sarah

I purchased this as a gift, so have no opinion about the book; but others seem to like it a lot.

For unexplicable reasons, Amazon cancelled my order twice. Since I had originally purchased it with other items, I couldn't get free shipping when I had to reorder. They said they would reimburse my shipping if I reordered, but cancelled my order again so they wouldn't have to send it for free. I ended up buying it with something else to get free shipping. Then I had to spend my own money to send it to the original gift recipient.

This blissful collection of delightfully spooky tales will bring back the love of bedtime reading for all ages. Just scary enough to make you nervous, just real enough to make you believe but not gory enough to give you nightmares. Great for sleepovers and camp-outs; make some smores and learn a few Lessons from the Dark Side.

Twisting, hilarious, scary and downright wonderful; you'll certainly have Goosebumps but with Dr. Offig at the lecturn - you will have SO much more!

Gifford has outdone himself this time! This author can manage to make you laugh and quake in your boots all at the same time. This is the perfect book for young and old alike. It is full of brilliance and wonderful characters. Read a lesson at a time, or be so enthralled that you don't ever put it down!! Can't wait for volume 2.

Crawl under your covers, fire up your flashlight and be prepared to shiver and shake. Turn off your light when you dare and just try to go to sleep...

Dr. Offig's lessons will keep you awake wanting to read more.

I can't wait for the next book to come out. Until then just forget about trying to see what is just out of the corner of your eye. You know something is there. Dr. Offig will tell you all about it. The doctor is IN...

Dracula Slinks indeed! A lawyer, Hugh, dressed as Dracula for a Halloween party, slinks around, over and under the issue of creating a baby with his biological-clock-ticking yet much younger wife, Kathleen. Author Christopher Meek delivers a story steeped in familial circumstance and dialog. Substitute your own issues, and we've all been there in terms of the treatment the characters give each other. Different names and circumstances, but using your gut as the barometer, I think you'll recognize at least part of yourself in this story. This is my first introduction to Meeks, and I will be looking for more of his work. Great read! Five stars.

Love isn't complicated, but life is. In this delightful tale, Christopher Meeks explores both with passion and charm.

Katherine wants a baby. Hugh is her loving husband who wants Katherine -- and to wait. His reluctance mirrors the ongoing tension between modern lovers -- sexuality as a balm, a tool, a threat?

Using a costume party to explore the fragility of life and the dark lure of death, Meeks writes a marital tango complete with rythmn, dramatic lunges and delicate sidesteps.

This one is a winner!

Joyce Faulkner
coAuthor of Sunchon Tunnel Massacre Survivors
Author of Rosa, Part the Horse's Mane, For Shrieking Out Loud!, In the Shadow of Suribachii & Losing Patience

Often times things that we are at first reluctant to do end up teaching us valuable lessons that we would never learn otherwise. Hugh doesn't want to have children right away nor does he want to go to a friend's Halloween party. He only agrees to attend the party as a concession to his wife, Kathleen.

Kathleen goes all out on her costume, and Hugh buys a black cape at the 99 cents store. At the party, he sulks, and she tries to enjoy herself despite his sullen mood. It takes an accident to teach Hugh that life is filled with uncertainties and that one should grab hold of any opportunity to enjoy it when one can. "It's as if by lightning we're born, and by its thunder we're gone."

"Dracula Slinks into the Night" is a coming of age story for the middle aged. Filled with the feelings and doubts many of us experience, it is well worth reading.

When a busy attorney can't spare the time to relax, enjoy his life and smell the roses (even if they're dead), he just isn't going to
enjoy a Hallowe'en party either. That's just how it is for our hero. No time for fun.

But what he does discover at the party is that life can be compromised in a split second, and all the past procrastination and micromanagement in handling his marriage and his business, means nothing.

This is a fine story of a contemporary marriage, with meaningful, articulate dialog and an unusual setting.

I enjoyed it immensely and I think you will, too.


Reviewed by May Lattanzio, Amazon Shorts author of "Paradise" and "The Last Striper".

Dracula Slinks into the Night is the edgy account of an in-love couple who are having some differences, one of them being whether or not to go to a costume party.

At another level, the differences are about style. Male spouse goes to the 99 Cent Store for his costume. Female spouse gets Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Widescreen Edition) duds licensed by Tim himself.

Mmmm. What about the difference in humor. Female spouse enjoys grossing out male spouse about anything but especially about topics he seems sorest about. That is the subject of sperm meets egg. Lucky for us, though, because this difference provides a few chortles and a couple of laugh-out-loud guffaws.

So, though--on the surface--this story is Halloween fare, it turns out to be about getting along and making babies--or not. Perfect for Valentine's.

As with many stories, it seems there is a little too much back story at the beginning--the very beginning. This is soooo minor. Stick with it through only three paragraphs and you'll be glad you did.

So. Isn't marriage all about differences and learning to live with them? If that's true, then this is an all-year-round story.

Bet you'll love it.
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The reviewer is the author of a book of nonfiction stories that read like fiction. Harkening won three awards. She is also a poet and writer of fiction.

John Olander's FIELD GUIDE TO MONSTERS discusses monster habitats, habits, historical evidence and more, offering over twenty 'undocumented' monsters for casual thought. From the Dark Ooze to a household Snouted Grabber, a fun visual and written description evolves.

I picked this up at the library last night. I did not have it on my list just noticed it in the new books section. My 8-year-old son loved it and even my 15-year-old daughter looked at it with him some. I think our favorite was the Leech-Eel and we all have been slamming the toilet seats just in case. My son was a little worried about the Corner Cat. I would not recommend this for kids that are prone to nightmares or worry about monsters. I would recommend it for ages 8 and up.

A great monster book for kids who aren't too squeamish and love a "scientific" presentation of "facts". A lot of fun.

He absolutely loves this book. Its great for his imagination and he loves trying to remember them all by heart. He even had me buy him an empty book so that he could add his own monsters too. It's one of my favorite things I bought him for christmas.

A fantastic guide for would-be monster hunters in your home. Each creature has a 2 page entry detailing it's likely location, what it likes to eat and most importantly, if it's harmful to people and how to protect yourself against it. Quite a few, if not all, also have some reproduction of a 'historical' sighting of the monster. The distressed pages of the book give it the feel of something you might accidentally find tucked away in the attic.

Most of the critters are funny and harmless, but a few might give the younger ones a fright. In particular, the Bedwolf which lurks under your bed...I always wondered what the thing under the bed looked like and now I'm glad I never knew as a kid! This one will literally have them jumping into bed so their ankles don't come within grabbing distance of the Bedwolf' six arms.

Another favorite is the Corner Cat (felis angulosa), a very skinny kitty that stands on it's hind legs and jumps out from corners to bite your ankles. Perhaps realted to the Lovecraftian Hounds of Tindalos?

All in all, this is a terrific collection of original beasties sure to spark the imagination of monster enthusiasts young and old.

I was a kindergarten teacher and this rhyme was a staple during the month of October. When I saw it had been made into a book, I got it for my 2 year old daughter. It is perfect for this age. Short, rhyming text and vibrant pumpkin pictures. My 4 year old twins like it too because they are so familiar with the rhyme they feel like they are reading it themselves. Definitely a favorite for Halloween in this house.

The rhyme of Five Little Pumpkins is SO easy to read and memorize, the board book holds up very well, and the illustrations are very endearing--the jack-o-lantern faces are expressive and the colors are beautiful. This book made my 20-month-old son a jack-o-lantern fan, and I haven't gotten tired of reading it to him yet!

This board book with wipe-clean covers and pages is a delightful Halloween romp featuring the five famous little pumpkins of the familiar gradeschool song. Bright double page illustrations showing the five different jack-o-lanterns tell the tale of Halloween night that begins with the pumpkins "sitting on a gate" and finishes up with them "rolling out of sight." Simple but fun-filled witches on broomsticks, a black cat, and whispy smiling ghosts join in the fun. This book is rated for the ages of 1 1/2 and up and is basic and short enough to hold the attention of a very little one but can be used to learn reciting or singing. It is a nice touch for Halloween because there is no scariness in it and lots of smiling, bright colored action to follow. Sure to be a family favorite.

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one said, "Oh, my it's getting late!"
The second one said, "There are witches in the air."
The third one said, "But we don't care."
The fourth one said, "Let's run, let's run!"
The fifth one said, "Isn't Halloween fun?"

Then Woooooo went the wind
And OUT went the lights.
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

My 2 1/2 year old just loves Halloween. It's only June as I write this and he's already asking if Halloween is coming soon almost on a daily basis. So when I saw this book at a yard sale I just had to pick it up. This delightful verse that has been around so long is accompanied by cute and spooky illustrations of pumpkins, ghosts, witches, and black cats. Just a delightful and sturdy little board book. Perfect for your little goblin.

Dan Yaccarino captures the essence of Halloween with simple, yet expressive pictures of pumpkins, ghosts and a black cat. My one year old son Ryan loves it when i read the story of the Five Little Pumpkins. He points to all the different pumpkin faces and loves their orange glow. The book wipes clean and withstands being dragged all over the house! I am a big fan of Dan Yaccarino's work, love his cartoon Oswald, so this book is a big Halloween fun delight!

After a fun-filled evening of Trick-or-Treat and Halloween fun, footsteps in the night waken a young boy. Is it a vampire? A mummy? A giant scary monster? What could it be? To find out, you need to read Alberto Fernandez' new book, A Halloween Story.

Written at the age of 5 as part of a school project, young Fernandez has created a short story which children will want to hear and read again and again. Black and white illustrations lend to the overall simplicity of the book. Drawn as if by a child's hand, the pictures help bring the story to life as a child would view it.

Children not only enjoy the story but also the variety of activities found at the end of the book. Readers are encouraged to "Help the mummy-pup reach his Halloween treats" by working through a maze which spans three pages. Story starters are also included in the book in an effort to help children use their own imaginations. Simple sentences start stories told from the point of view of a spider, a mummy and the man beneath the stairs and give children the opportunity to create stories in a similar fashion of A Halloween Story but with their own ideas and words. This would make a fun fall project for elementary students.

Children are not the only ones who will enjoy this book. Adults will enjoy seeing their children's expressions as they get deeper and deeper into the story and hearing their surprised "Oh!" at the ending. The book will also invoke fond memories of their own Halloween fun and scares as a youth.

This fall, A Halloween Story is a definite "must read" for children.

Cute cute cute. The art is exceptional, the story is wonderful, and the creative exercises at the end of the book a fantastic addition to get your child's imagination fired up.

All of this and the best part is that this was written by a five-year-old boy in Mexico whose 2nd language is English. Amazing. When does the Christmas version come out? ;-)

A Halloween Story is a black-and-white consumable children's picturebook. The first part consists of an easy-reader story about a boy's experience trick-or-treating on Halloween; the second part offers big blank lines for a child to make up his or her own short stories about the characters, as well as a couple of mazes. "One day I went trick or treating. / And I came home to count my candies. / I got lots of candies. / And then, I went to sleep." A delightful picturebook, great for gift-giving even after the Halloween season because of it encourages children's creative imaginations.

Fun, adorable, wonderful book!!! All my three kids, my husband and I loved it!! The story is so sweet but as the title says "frightfully" ; the ilustrations are amazing!!! I definetly recomend it.

This book has a real allure to it for my two year old. Both the text and the artwork seemed to draw him in. I think this happens because the authors kept it simple and pure.

This book is all about a nice but young vampire, known simply as Little Vampire. He is surrounded by a montage of ghosts who care about him, but he has fixated on the idea of going to school, as he wants to be like a regular kid. Everyone is baffled by this notion, and they all recommend that he find some other way to spend his time. But as the only child around, he is lonely and convinces them to humor him. Off he goes to school, with a pack of school supplies (including a bottle of blood to use as ink).

Unfortunately, the school is empty, and Little Vampire is still lonely. The ghosts band together and fill the school so he can pretend he's in school, with the Captain of the Dead as the instructor. Because he wanted as real an experience as possible, Little Vampire broke the rule against being noticed by mortals, and wrote in the notebook at the desk he sat at. This process was repeated for several days. It's actually pretty funny, and fun to watch his relationship with the mortal boy sharing his desk develop. Wouldn't you love it if someone came in and did your homework every night?

But eventually, this leads to a grim situation: the mortal boy must be killed, because he knows about Little Vampire and the ghosts. However, the boy--Michael--manages to innocently change the Captain of the Dead's mind, saving himself. Little Vampire and Michael become great friends, and it's a nice thing for both of them. The rest of the story goes into a small adventure they have, with Michael getting home just before he is supposed to get up.

Overall, this is an engaging and highly amusing read, whatever your age. There are several funny and memorable characters, but more importantly it is a story with substance in the form of nice life lessons about friendship and taking responsibility. And I can't forget to mention the art: it's sharp and goofy, and overall very pleasing. Note that if you are thinking of getting this for a child in your life, the topic may be a bit morbid. Ideally, try to have a look through this book (or the other Little Vampire one, Little Vampire Does Kung Fu) first.

This was a great book for my kids, who hate the fake-scary books available. This book was totally appropriate for my 7 and 9 year old but had enough creepy grossness to keep them interested. This book was bright and funny and my only complaint was the panels were often written in cursive so it made it hard for my little one to read by himself. Wonderful illustrations and the read aloud will let you try out all you goofy accents.

Little Vampire is sensitive and fun. The artwork is terrific. I will read this with my 2 year old grandson when he is a little older. I know he will enjoy the story and ask lots of questions. Even a yougster will figure out the metaphors of the characters and plot.

I really loved the artwork, it reminded me of Edward Gorey, and the way the book is written, older children will think it's cool and funny. There is a great, simple message, but it's not didactic. As a teacher, I think boys will like this book, especially older boys who like to draw strange creatures. The cartoon style makes it very readable. What I liked most about this book is the fact that it speaks to children without talking down to them. Perhaps this is partly to do with the fact that it was originally written in French...

Little Vampire lives in a great big mansion and while he has the ability to change into a rat, a wolf, or a bat, he is a sad Little Vampire. That is because even though he does not have to follow rules and does not have to do anything he does not want to do, Little Vampire wants to go to school. The ghosts are aghast at such an idea and even his mother's reminder that he has his dog, Phantomat to play with, cannot stop Little Vampire from wanting to go to school. So one night Little Vampire and Phantomat head off to the school at the edge of town. It has a playground with swings, wooden hooks in the hallway for hanging up coats, and on each desk there is a notebook with a child's name on it. But there are no students and Little Vampire's name does not appear on any of the notebooks. Little Vampire comes to the conclusion that students only go to school in broad daylight and at night there is nobody at the school.

Now, that could be a cute little story just by itself, but that is just the opening of Joann Sfar's "Little Vampire Goes to School." The Captain of the Dead decides that if Little Vampire wants to go to school he should have the opportunity. So all of the ghosts go to school each night and the Captain teaches school. This could also be a nice payoff to this story, but we are not even halfway through, because the Captain has one rule for his class. The ghosts had to bring their own school supplies so they would not write in any of the "daytime" students' notebooks. However, Little Vampire does not care and decides he is going to write in the notebook of a student named Michael who forgot to do his homework and gets quite a surprise when his teacher makes him open his notebook to read what it is he did not write.

This is a marvelous story, originally published in France as "Petit Vampire va à l'école" (and there is even a video version of the story, which makes me jealous), and translated by Mark and Alexis Siegel. My description of the book's narrative thread ends before the halfway point and there is much more of the tale to tell (such as what you have to wear when you stand in the corner because you rely on others to do your assignments for them). Sfar matches the marvelous story with delightful drawings, which is often where such stories fall short of reaching classic status. I like the simplicity of the Little Vampire's appearance along with the wonderful look of the Captain of the Dead and many of the other ghosts.

The only downside is that Sfar refuses to tell you what a hemzalleh is even though it is very yummy and you have to stop reading the book and get on line to find out what it is (I had to do it; you have to do it). But the good news is that there are more stories about the Little Vampire and I have "Little Vampire Does Kung Fu!" sitting on the shelf to be read next and find out more about our young hero and his new friend. This book had earned five stars before I got halfway through it and it just kept going. When you read "Little Vampire Goes to School" and see how right I am pass the world along, because you certainly know someone who will love this story (no, they do not have to be of school age).

DJ's and Chowder's life was simple. They woke up, had breakfast, went to school, came home, ate dinner and did homework. But DJ had better things to do than homework. Across the street from him was a shattered, non-painted old house. And in it was an old man know as Mr. Nebbercraker. One day DJ and Chowder where spying on Mr. Nebbercraker when a girl named Jenny came into the scene. She was about their age and was pulling a red wagon full of cookie boxes. She was probably selling them as a fundraiser for her school. She walked up to Mr. Nebbercraker's door and was about to ring the doorbell when DJ and Chowder came running down after her screaming not to. As she rang the doorbell a low echoing sound that seemed to go miles into the center of the earth boomed and the two large parallel windows above her turn bright red and turned into a pair of evil red glowing eyes. The door swung open and razor sharp shards of wood came out of the top and bottom of it, and then the rug leading to the back of the house turned into a tongue and soon it looked much like a face. All of the sudden the walkway to Mr.Nebbercraker's front door turned into an inclined plane and then Jenny started to almost roll down right to the razor sharp teeth. Just as she was about to be devoured by this "monster house" DJ and Chowder caught her and ran back across the street and back to their room. Of course Jenny was stunned and knew they had to stop this evil house. Ever since that day DJ watches Mr. Nebbercraker's house to get some proof that this house is... ALIVE! But Halloween was coming up and all of the people that trick-or-treated Mr.Nebbercraker's house will be eaten. So begins a battle of three kids and a living house nightmare!





Opinion
Monster House was a fun and entertaining book about three kids and a living nightmare. I recommend Monster House for people who like suspenseful, action scenes. It was a very good book, and every night I was tempted to read more and more of it. It was just like I was watching the movie right in my bed!

DJ's and Chowder's life was simple. They woke up, had breakfast, went to school, came home, ate dinner and did homework. But DJ had better things to do than homework. Across the street from him was a shattered, non-painted old house. And in it was an old man know as Mr. Nebbercraker. One day DJ and Chowder where spying on Mr. Nebbercraker when a girl named Jenny came into the scene. She was about their age and was pulling a red wagon full of cookie boxes. She was probably selling them as a fundraiser for her school. She walked up to Mr. Nebbercraker's door and was about to ring the doorbell when DJ and Chowder came running down after her screaming not to. As she rang the doorbell a low echoing sound that seemed to go miles into the center of the earth boomed and the two large parallel windows above her turn bright red and turned into a pair of evil red glowing eyes. The door swung open and razor sharp shards of wood came out of the top and bottom of it, and then the rug leading to the back of the house turned into a tongue and soon it looked much like a face. All of the sudden the walkway to Mr.Nebbercraker's front door turned into an inclined plane and then Jenny started to almost roll down right to the razor sharp teeth. Just as she was about to be devoured by this "monster house" DJ and Chowder caught her and ran back across the street and back to their room. Of course Jenny was stunned and knew they had to stop this evil house. Ever since that day DJ watches Mr. Nebbercraker's house to get some proof that this house is... ALIVE! But Halloween was coming up and all of the people that trick-or-treated Mr.Nebbercraker's house will be eaten. So begins a battle of three kids and a living house nightmare!





Opinion
Monster House was a fun and entertaining book about three kids and a living nightmare. I recommend Monster House for people who like suspenseful, action scenes. It was a very good book, and every night I was tempted to read more and more of it. It was just like I was watching the movie right in my bed!

I read the book "Monster House", adapted by Tom Hughes. This story takes place in a neighborhood in the town of Mayville. A kid named DJ knew something was wrong with the house across the street. The house was alive and would eat anything or anyone that stepped on its lawn. When the house came alive, the front door was its mouth, the porch was its teeth, the foyer rug was its tounge, the upstairs windows were its eyes, and the trees on the side of the house were its arms. The biggest problem was DJ and his friends were the only ones that could see the house alive. DJ and his friends, Chowder and Jenny, were going to spy on the house and find out what was going on with it. They also wanted to find out why the house became alive after its owner, Mr. Nebbercracker disappeared. After spying on the house with their telescope, the 3 friends realized that the house was really alive and the furnace was the heart and soul of the house that kept it alive. The friends made a plan to get inside the house and put out the fire in its furnace.
The three friends went onto the lawn and up to the house. When the house "woke up" it stared to chase them. DJ, Chowder, and Jenny ran down the street and the house chased after them. They led the house to the back of the neighborhood to a construction sight they called "The Danger Zone". While the house chased the kids, Mr. Nebbercracker showed up. He had been sick and was at the hospital. Mr. Nebbercracker was trying to calm the house down. DJ finally climbed to the top of a crane and dropped dynamite into the house's chimney. The house exploded and destroyed the furnace. While the house was burning, the kids and Mr. Nebbercracker saw a spirit floating up from the ashes. It was Mr. Nebbercracker's wife, Constance, who had died years before. Her spirit was trapped in the house and when Mr. Nebbercracker went to the hospital, she thought that he had died and left her alone. She was released when the kids destroyed the house. Mr. and Mrs. Nebbercracker were able to say good-bye and Mrs. Nebbercracker's spirit was finally free.
I loved this book because its details. The description of the house was great. I could actually envision the house in my mind. I also loved the suspense.

I read the book "Monster House", adapted by Tom Hughes. This story takes place in a neighborhood in the town of Mayville. A kid named DJ knew something was wrong with the house across the street. The house was alive and would eat anything or anyone that stepped on its lawn. When the house came alive, the front door was its mouth, the porch was its teeth, the foyer rug was its tounge, the upstairs windows were its eyes, and the trees on the side of the house were its arms. The biggest problem was DJ and his friends were the only ones that could see the house alive. DJ and his friends, Chowder and Jenny, were going to spy on the house and find out what was going on with it. They also wanted to find out why the house became alive after its owner, Mr. Nebbercracker disappeared. After spying on the house with their telescope, the 3 friends realized that the house was really alive and the furnace was the heart and soul of the house that kept it alive. The friends made a plan to get inside the house and put out the fire in its furnace.
The three friends went onto the lawn and up to the house. When the house "woke up" it stared to chase them. DJ, Chowder, and Jenny ran down the street and the house chased after them. They led the house to the back of the neighborhood to a construction sight they called "The Danger Zone". While the house chased the kids, Mr. Nebbercracker showed up. He had been sick and was at the hospital. Mr. Nebbercracker was trying to calm the house down. DJ finally climbed to the top of a crane and dropped dynamite into the house's chimney. The house exploded and destroyed the furnace. While the house was burning, the kids and Mr. Nebbercracker saw a spirit floating up from the ashes. It was Mr. Nebbercracker's wife, Constance, who had died years before. Her spirit was trapped in the house and when Mr. Nebbercracker went to the hospital, she thought that he had died and left her alone. She was released when the kids destroyed the house. Mr. and Mrs. Nebbercracker were able to say good-bye and Mrs. Nebbercracker's spirit was finally free.
I loved this book because its details. The description of the house was great. I could actually envision the house in my mind. I also loved the suspense.

The book Monster House is really cool, it's all about these three children spy on the house next door. The house is alive and lots of things happen to the kids, if you want to know you could read the book. There are three main characters, they are DJ, Chawder, and Jenny. If you like action books you will like this. The book is not really scary. The auther is Simon Spotlight. Good work Simon! I hope you like it.

Although this book is aimed toward the younger readers, it is the original poem of the Nightmare Before Christmas, so no matter if you are a Burton fan or study literature, this is an essential item to add to that collectio

Hmm, where do I begin... I LOVE JACK SKELLINGTON first off, and this book is SOO COOL! And yes, you can probably tell I'm a teenage girl so far... but yeah, I read this book when I was really little (same with watching the movie) and at first it scared the crap outta me (hey, I was little). But when I got older, I started to realize that this thing kicked @$$. It made me laugh, made me smile, made me cry a little, everything! Best holiday book ever! It's not really a little kid book, but it's not too scary either. The scariest part about it are the drawings, just cuz they're so abnormal. Also... if you haven't seen the movie, make sure you do. But all in all, this is probably my favorite book. GOOD JOB TIM!

I bought a copy of this book a couple years back, only to find my young nephew (only 5 back then) reaching to look at it often when he visited. I've now decided to buy him his own copy of this book, while it's still in print, because I see this movie's "legend" continuing to grow as an annual Halloween classic. Such is the unique and wonderful world of Tim Burton; his style often does not catch on immediately, but it slowly finds its way beyond "cult" viewing and into the hearts and minds of mainstream audiences. This book features a generous offering of pre-production designs (including many of Burton's own drawings) and behind-the-scenes photos, which are fun to look at again and again. A beautifully illustrated book, and fun to own

A director named Burton with the first name of Tim
Wrote this tale of a skeleton, tall and slim.

Jack Skeleton is the name of this "hero"
He comes with a ghost dog known as Zero.

As the title implies two holidays meet
Do we say "Merry Christmas" or "trick or treat?"

Jack wants to spread Christmas and help Santa out
But he's a little misguided when he takes the toy route.

The kids are a bit surprised by Jack as S. Claus
Some of his Christmas traditions would make anyone pause.

Before you read this give the movie a look
The film helps the reader make sense of the book.

Illustrated with drawings instead of claymation
This book still creates quite a sensation!

I'd like to know more about Nightmare Before Christmas.

This book is often mixed with Halloween and hard to find in November, but it's actually a Thanksgiving story. My daughter (3 yrs when we first read it) loves the revelation, of "OH my gosh, I'm a squash!" She says that all year. It's a sweet story. The artwork is a bit crazy to me, but I like the story and rhyme.

Book arrived promptly and in good condition. Cute story. Will be a birthday gift for a grandchild next fall.

I think that this story has good poetry, great old fashioned pictures, and is a lot of fun. It takes care of the Halloween story and Thanksgiving in one swoop. The poor pumpkin is mishapen and is considered ugly. Others play jokes on it and no one takes him home. Does the story have a happy ending? We'll see!

This is basically the ugly duckling told about a pumpkin who turns out to be a squash. Cute idea with great illustrations.

Author of "Hobo Finds A Home"

My mother gave this book to my 4 year-old and 2 year-old. It quickly became the family favorite. We read and enjoyed it so much that the 4-year-old had it memorized and was "reading" it to us and anyone she came in contact with. This book should be in every toddler/preschoolers library.