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The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
Megan Lloyd
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"A splendiferous Halloween story." - The Horn Book"A great purchase for Halloween or any time of year." - School Library Journal (starred review) Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods,... |
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Creepy Carrots!
Aaron Reynolds - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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In this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch as a rabbit fears his favorite treats are out to get him.Jasper Rabbit loves carrots - especially Crackenhopper Field carrots. He eats them on the way to school.He eats them going to Little... |
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Monsters Eat Whiny Children
Bruce Eric Kaplan - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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This cautionary tale about whiny children being eaten by monsters is upended when the monsters cannot decide how best to prepare their meal. A whiny child salad doesn't work because there's paprika in the dressing. A whiny child cake won't do because the flour spills all over... |
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Tickle Monster
Edouard Manceau - Abrams Appleseed
Format: Print book
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This engaging picture book prompts young children to face their fear of monsters and take charge of the situation! The reader is prompted to tickle various parts of a monster, deconstructing the creature and repurposing his parts into a far less threatening scene. His horns become the moon,... |
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The Dark
Lemony Snicket - Little, Brown
Format: Print book
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Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark lives in the same house as Laszlo. Mostly, though, the dark stays in the basement and doesn't come into Lazslo's room. But one night, it does.This is the story of how Laszlo stops being afraid of the dark. With emotional insight and poetic... |
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Poesy the Monster Slayer
Doctorow, Cory - FIRST SECOND
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Once her parents are off to bed, Poesy excitedly awaits the monsters that creep into her room. With the knowledge shes gained from her trusty Monster Book and a few of her favorite toys, Poesy easily fends off a werewolf, a vampire, and much more. |
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Lenny & Lucy
Philip Christian Stead - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book
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Peter and his father are moving to a new house beyond the dark unfriendly woods. When they arrive at their new home, Peter wants to turn back. Fortunately, he has Harold for company, but Harold is just a dog and can't help Peter. Scared of the things hidden in the woods, Peter makes... |
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Where the Wild Things Are (Caldecott Collection)
Maurice Sendak - HarperCollins; 0025-Anniversary edition
Format: Library Binding
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Where the Wild Things Are is fifty years old! Let the wild rumpus with Max and all the wild things continue as this classic comes to life as never before with new reproductions of Maurice Sendak's artwork. Astonishing state-of-the-art technology faithfully captures the color and detail... |
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Bone Dog
Eric Rohmann - Roaring Brook Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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One of School Library Journals Best Picture Books of 2011One of Horn Books Best Picture Books of 2011Ghost dogs and skeletons in a tall tale with a tender heart from the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of My Friend Rabbit.Gus doesnt feel like doing much after his dog Ella dies. He doesnt... |
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The Baddies
Julia Donaldson - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the creators of Room on the Broom and The Gruffalo, a perfect read-aloud tale of spooky, silly fun!Oh no! The Baddies are coming! They're the meanest and nastiest ghost, witch, and troll in all the land, and they just love being bad. When a little girl moves into a nearby cottage,... |
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The Scariest Kitten in the World
Kate Messner - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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The Scariest Kitten in the World is a hilarious picture book by Kate Messner and illustrated by MacKenzie Haley in the vein of The Monster at the End of This Book about a not-so-scary kitten and a not-too-terrifying haunted house.. WARNING! This is a VERY scary story. It is the most spine-chilling... |
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I Will Read to You
Gideon Sterer - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A gentle blend of spooky and sweet, I Will Read to You is a unique rhyming bedtime tale about empathy, storytime...and monsters.. Once upon a time, there was a boy who loved stories - scary ones about skeletons and witches, giants and ghosts, vampires, dragons, mummies and goblins. But he wondered... |
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The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale
Jon Klassen - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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Caldecott Medalist and #1 New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Jon Klassen delivers a deliciously macabre treat for folktale fans.. Jon Klassen's signature wry humor takes a turn for the ghostly in this thrilling retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale. In a big abandoned... |
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The Goblin Twins
Frances Cha - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Two 601-year-old goblin tricksters from Korea go on an unexpected Halloween adventure in New York City in this tongue-in-cheek story from Frances Cha, critically acclaimed author of If I Had Your Face, and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Jaime Kim.. "A sweet, comical Halloween... |
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Beatrice Likes the Dark
APRIL GENEVIEVE TUCHOLKE - Algonquin Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Beatrice likes the dark. She likes black clothes, graveyard picnics, and a sky full of stars. Her sister, Roo, likes the light. She likes bright clothes, picking strawberries, and hot, sunny days. Beatrice and Roo are nothing alike and don't understand each other. Can Beatrice help... |
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Leila, the Perfect Witch
FLAVIA Z DRAGO - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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In this charming picture book from the author-illustrator of Gustavo, The Shy Ghost, a witch who is spellbindingly good at everything discovers that baking is no piece of cake.Leila Wayward is a little witch who excels at everything she does. She's the fastest flier, the most cunning... |
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Hardly Haunted
Jessie Sima - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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House has a problem. She's a little spooky. She's a little cobwebby. Oh, no! What if she's haunted? She's not sure, but ... her hinges creak. Her pipes bang. And on windy days, the branches scritch-scratch at her windows. She tries to hold her breath and be as still as possible.... |
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The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt
Riel Nason - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover
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When you're a quilt instead of a sheet, being a ghost is hard! An adorable picture book for fans of Stumpkin and How to Make Friends with a Ghost.Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air and able to whirl and twirl and float and soar. But the little ghost who is a quilt can't... |
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The Monsters' Monster
Patrick McDonnell - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Once upon a time, there were three little rascals who thought they were the BIGGEST, BADDEST monsters around. Then along came an even BIGGER monster who changed their minds. And all it took was two little words.In this playful tale from bestselling picture book author Patrick McDonnell,... |
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Poultrygeist
Eric Geron - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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It's punny. It's spooky. It's a meta picture book that puts a fresh spin on an old joke and elevates chicken comedy to ghastly new levels. A little spring chicken crosses the road but quickly gets flattened under a semitruck. The barnyard beasts who've gone before break... |
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Vampenguin
Lucy Ruth Cummins - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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On a Saturday morning, baby Dracula visits the zoo with his family, where baby Penguin lives with hers. But these intrepid young adventurers are not content with staying in their proper places. Instead, baby Dracula slips into the Penguin House to spend the day eating, swimming, and hanging... |
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How I Met My Monster (I Need My Monster)
Amanda Noll - Flashlight Press
Format: Paperback
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One night, when Ethan reaches under his bed for a toy truck, he finds this note instead: "Monsters! Meet here for final test." Ethan is sure his parents are trying to trick him into staying under the covers, until he sees five colorful sets of eyes blinking at him from beneath... |
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The tailypo: A ghost story
Joanna Galdone - Seabury Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A strange varmint haunts the woodsman who lopped off its tail. |
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