Best of
Halloween

1991

News from Lake Wobegon: Fall


Garrison Keillor - 1991
    Funny and touching, these monologues from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion focus on the fall season.Includes: "Giant Decoys," "Daryl Tollerud's Long Day," and "Thanksgiving."

There's a Witch Under the Stairs


Maggie Smith - 1991
    But nothing works. Then Ellie, Frances' stuffed elephant, falls under the stairs. Mustering all her courage, Frances girds herself in kitchen armor and marches forth to the rescue. Full-color illustrations.

Witch, Witch Come To My Party


Arden Druce - 1991
    is an invitation to join bizarre characters in a most unusual fancy dress party. Arden Druce, with long experience as a children's librarian, created this interactive, round-and-round story. Children will revel in Pat Ludlow's exuberant, sensual and detailed illustrations.

Ghosts & Goose Bumps: Poems to Chill Your Bones


Bobbi Katz - 1991
    Scary poems by a variety of notable poets.

In a Dark, Dark Wood: An Old Tale with a New Twist


David A. Carter - 1991
    Carter's fans will love this delightfully spine-tingling tale. Children will love repeating the spooky rhyme and finding the surprise pop-up ending. Ages 3-7.

The Addams Chronicles: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Addams Family


Stephen Cox - 1991
    Reprint.

The Witches' Supermarket


Susan Meddaugh - 1991
    While trick-or-treating on Halloween night, Helen and her dog Martha happen upon a very unusual supermarket -- for witches and cats only -- where they are most unwelcome!

A Very Scary Haunted House


Joanne Barkan - 1991
    Color illustrations throughout.

Little Critter's Hansel and Gretel


Mercer Mayer - 1991
    Just as a nasty old witch threatens to make critter pie out of Little Critter Hansel, quick-thinking Little Critter Gretel comes to the rescue.

Wempires


Daniel Pinkwater - 1991
    He dresses up in a cape, puts salad oil on his hair, and even wears fangs to school. This amusing tale will have young readers in stitches, while easing any fears of "things that go bump in the night".

Garfield's Tales Of Mystery


Jim Davis - 1991
    a Hunted amusement park, an overcorowded hen house

Boo! Peekaboo!


Wendy Cheyette Lewison - 1991
    Then they reveal themselves--with a loud PEEKABOO!--to be guests for the mice's own party. Children will love this small, brightly colored board book that's just right for the witching season. Full-color illustrations.

Moon of the Werewolf


Ronald Kelly - 1991
    

Find Freddie & Lisa in the Haunted House


Tony Tallarico - 1991
    

The Werewolf's Revenge


Richard Jaccoma - 1991
    In 1942 in Europe, the British Occult Bureau races to capture a magical talisman of untold power before the Nazis can get their hands on it.

My Babysitter Is a Vampire


Ann Hodgman - 1991
    Imagine her surprise when she finds out that the boy, is the new babysitter for her and her brother, Trevor. Gradually Meg and Trevor learn the truth: their babysitter really is a vampire!

Tailypo!


Jan Wahl - 1991
    Full-color illustrations.