The newest retro styled shape book from Laughing Elephant is “Black Cats at Halloween.” It features reproductions of vintage Halloween illustrations featuring black cats. The book is supposedly for kids aged 3-10, but I think a ten year old would be bored by it. It will be lovely to look at, and interesting, but short on plot. “Black Cats at ...

Vunce Upon a Time is by J. Otto Seibold, whimsical children’s illustrator. “Dagmar is not like other vampires. He’s shy, he’s afraid of humans, and . . . he’s a vegetarian!” View the storybook trailer here. Read an interview with J. Otto Seibold here on his inspiration for the book. Here are a couple pics from the inside of the ...

Check out all the adorable Halloween alphabet books and counting books for babies! Spooky ABC Trick or Treat Countdown Halloween 123 ABC’s of Halloween 10 Trick or Treaters Ten Timid Ghosts Two Little Witches Count Counts Scary Things H is for Haunted House Halloween ABC Midnight in the Cemetery Monster Alphabet J is for Jack O’ Lantern Halloween ABC for ...

“Zombelina” is the story of a zombie ballerina. As you can imagine, she faces some special challenges when performing in front of a human audience. Also available on eBay. Vampirina is also a ballerina. She loves to dance, but struggles not to nip her fellow dancers. Also available on Amazon. In the sequel, Vampirina hosts a sleepover. Wait til you ...

Slowly introduce your baby to the mystery and magic of Halloween with these cheerfuly spooky board books, designed for babies to hold and explore and even drool on. This Mini House: Haunted House book is part of Peter Lippman’s Mini House book collection. The book opens to reveal rooms inside the spooky house. Meant for babies age 4 and under. ...

The Dead Family Diaz follows the adventures of Angelito, a young skeleton living in the Land of the Dead. He makes friends with a living little boy who is just as scared as Angelito is. The book is full of beautiful, colorful illustrations. It’s meant for kids in grades 1 and 2. “Calavera Abecedario” is a cute alphabet book based ...