Best of
Halloween

1992

Go Away, Big Green Monster!


Ed Emberley - 1992
    As kids turn the die-cut pages of this vibrantly illustrated book, they'll watch the Big Green Monster grow before their very eyes. Then, when they're ready to show him who's in charge, they'll turn the remaining pages and watch him disappear!Ed Emberley's groundbreaking book about mastering fear and emotion through play and imagination has been a bestselling favorite for decades and feels as fresh and innovative today as it did 25 years ago.

The Widow's Broom


Chris Van Allsburg - 1992
    A widow finds herself in possession of an extraordinary broom left by a witch who fell into the widow's garden.

Big Pumpkin


Erica Silverman - 1992
    The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and now she wants to make herself a pumpkin pie for Halloween. But the pumpkin is so big she can't get it off the vine. It’s so big the ghost can’t move it, either. Neither can the vampire, nor the mummy. It looks as if there’ll be no pumpkin pie for Halloween, until along comes the bat with an idea to save the day. How can the tiny bat succeed where bigger and strong spooky creatures have failed? You'll be surprised!

Michael Jordan


Richard J. Brenner - 1992
    Flying above the rim like Superman, "Air" Jordan has slam-dunked his way to superstardom. He's won two Olympic gold medals and a room full of trophies. But the biggest thrill of all for Michael has come from leading his team, the Chicago Bulls, to six NBA Championships.

The Curious Little Witch


Lieve Baeten - 1992
    Late one night she spots an old house all lit up when everyone else is asleep, and she can’t help herself. She just has to investigate. The Little Witch books have been favorites around the world for years. Now, at last, the irresistible Little Witch comes to America! NorthSouth is excited to launch this new Picture book series here in the Unied States.

The Wacky Book of Witches


Anne Civardi - 1992
    Each oversized spread features a magnificent illustration overflowing with silly and spooky things for children to find, while haunting rhymes, ghoulish spells, and gruesome recipes add to the Halloween humor.

Rollo and Tweedy and the Ghost at Dougal Castle


Laura Jean Allen - 1992
    In their second adventure, they are at a Scottish castle, attempting to solve the mystery of the castle ghost. An engaging introduction to a time-honored and -tested genre." —C.

The Berenstain Bears And The Spooky Shadows


Stan Berenstain - 1992
    Scaredy Bear! Sister Bear is afraid of her own shadow and Brother Bear won't let her forget it! With Papa Bear's help, Sister learns to conquer her fears and scare up a few tricks of her own! Youngsters will enjoy this easy-to-read story that's frightfully good fun!

The Boo Baby Girl Meets the Ghost of Mable's Gable


Jim May - 1992
    Book by May, Jim

Trick or Treat


Lesley Glaister - 1992
    Reprint. NYT.

Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Adaptation)


Freya Littledale - 1992
    Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham, England, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was first published in 1820. Along with Irving's companion piece "Rip Van Winkle", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is among the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity, especially during Halloween because of a character known as the Headless Horseman believed to be a Hessian soldier who was decapitated by a cannonball in battle.

Blood and Roses: The Vampire in 19th Century Literature


Adele Olivia Gladwell - 1992
    Seventeen seminal texts by legendary European authors, covering the whole of that delirious period from Gothic and Romantic, through Symbolism and Decadence to proto-Surrealism and beyond, in a single volume charged with sex, blood and horror.

Peter Pan


Susan Shebar - 1992
    The old favorite, newly repackaged-Wendy, John, and Michael Darling's adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up.

Hide and Ghost Seek


Carol Thompson - 1992
    Kids learn to count from one to twenty as they check out all the ghosts' haunts, from the boo-ty parlor to the ghost office, in this unique All Aboard Book that makes learning numbers fun. Full-color illustrations.

Whoo's There


Charles Reasoner - 1992
    Whoo's eyes are those that shine so bright? It's a little hoot owl ready for Halloween night!

The Halloween Book


Jack Maguire - 1992
    Unique and easy-to-follow, this essential guide to Halloween fun is filled with ideas for a deliciously deadly day, including creating the perfect costumes (for children and adults), spectacular decorating tips, ghoulish party ideas, important information for making trick-or-treating fun and safe, and more.

Jeb Scarecrow's Pumpkin Patch


Jana Dillon - 1992
    Jeb Scarecrow comes up with an ingenious, surefire plan to keep the pesky crows from throwing their October harvest celebration in his pumpkin patch.

Cast in Doubt


Lynne Tillman - 1992
    It was nothing like Helen?s. I tried faithfully to record the events of the day, to describe what I was reading and thinking and to scrutinize and explicate my reactions and so on. She does little or none of this.? It seemed a simple case: a young American woman vanishes on the ancient island of Crete. But when crime writer Horace decides to investigate Helen?s quiet life, the facts he uncovers reveal much more. Cast in Doubt is an authoritative novel of two worlds - an aging expatriate?s love of classical simplicity and the disappearance of a decentered subject amid the fecund possibilities of the hyperreal. Elegant, witty and ironic, Lynne Tillman has written an allegory of our times.