Best of
Halloween

1997

What Was I Scared Of?


Dr. Seuss - 1997
    Finally, when the two find themselves hiding from each other in a Snide bush, the terrified narrator realizes, "I was just as strange to him as he was strange to me."  This little Seussian gem, plucked from the back of The Sneetches and Other Stories, shines on it own as it delivers a timeless message about fear and tolerance.

Child of Faerie, Child of Earth


Jane Yolen - 1997
    One time during this magical celebration, a faerie boy meets a human girl, and the two become friends. Here is their story...

In the Shadow of the Vampire: Reflections from the World of Anne Rice


Jana Marcus - 1997
    In The Shadow Of The Vampire offers a close up view of her devotees and disciples, fangs and all. Over 100 photographs from Anne Rice's Memnoch Ball in New Orleans as well as other events serve as a portrait of this growing subculture. The photographs illustrate the themes the readers relate to in their fantasies and everyday lives and the extremes to which they will go to be close to their mentor. The subjects of the photographs, the fans themselves, explain in accompanying interviews their spiritual relationships to romance, eroticism, loneliness, bloodlust or outsider status of the characters in the book. From the people who sleep in coffins to the teenage Goth-rockers to the HIV-positive man who found a deep allegorical comfort in the vampire Lestat, their responses range from the burlesque to the sublime.

Alice and Greta: A Tale of Two Witches


Steven J. Simmons - 1997
    And Greta... well, Greta and trouble are never far apart. Alice spends her time helping others by weaving her enchanting spells. All Greta does is wreak havoc. But when a forgotten spell comes back to haunt her, Greta's stuck learning something she should have learned long ago.

Scary Godmother


Jill Thompson - 1997
    Unhappy to be saddled with Hannah, Jimmy cooks up a scheme to frighten her home early. But his plan backfires when Hannah gets help from the coolest spooks around - including her own personal Scary Godmother!

Shake dem Halloween Bones


W. Nikola-Lisa - 1997
    The city is quiet. The city is still. But as the lights go down, the music comes up - and the guests start to arrive at the hip-hop Halloween ball! And oh, what a party it is. Told in hip-hop rhyming text, L'il Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Tom Thumb, and all of their fairy-tale friends come together for a rapping, stomping, shaking Halloween romp. Scoo-bee-doo-bee-doo-wah. Yeah!

Day of the Dead


Tony Johnston - 1997
    Soon they will go out into the night, join their neighbors, and walk to the graveyard to welcome the spirits of their loved ones home again. Framed by decorative borders and peppered with Spanish words, Day of the Dead is a glorious introduction to a fascinating celebration. A note at the end of the book provides factual information about the holiday.

The Halloween Tarot Deck and Book Set


Karin Lee - 1997
    Book contains 148 pages, illustrated.

No Such Thing


Jackie French Koller - 1997
    That's what Howard's mother tells him. There is no such thing as a boy, and certainly no such thing as a boy on top of a bed. That's what Monster's mother tells him. But no matter what their mothers say, Howard and Monster remain afraid of the dark. Then one spooky night Howard and Monster come face-to-face with each other. Jackie French Koller and Betsy Lewin have created a "monster-under-the-bed" story that offers the perfect cure for fear of the dark.

Boo Who? A Spooky Lift-the-Flap Book


Joan Holub - 1997
    There's a fun riddle to read and a flap to lift on every spread, plus a mylar mirror on the last page to provide hours of spooky fun for your favorite little monster!From a ghost that says "Boo!" to an owl that hoots "Whooo?" young children will love guessing what is beneath each over-sized flap in this adorable novelty book. There's a fun riddle to read and a flap to lift on every spread, plus a mylar mirror on the last page to provide hours of spooky fun for your favorite little monster!

Night of the Walking Dead, Part 1


Erica Farber - 1997
    And it's up to Wanda Howl to find her -- before it's too late!

The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass


Rick Goldschmidt - 1997
    Rankin and dozens of the artists, actors and animators he worked with.

The Berenstain Bears and the Haunted Hayride


Stan Berenstain - 1997
    After all, no self-respecting farmer would turn his place into a theme park! Things get spooky when Ben's long-dead ancestors show up. Will Ben's farm go bust, or will the ghostly forbears come to the rescue?

Halloween Costumes


Cowles Creative Publishing - 1997
    -- Costumes for both adults and children.-- Pattern pieces are interchangeable between costumes.-- Projects include bumble bee, king and robot.

Collectible Halloween


Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell - 1997
    The author has been studying, archiving, researching, and writing about the subject for most of those years and is the accepted authority in the field. Halloween, the ultimate fantasy holiday is much like the autumn foliage: full of riotous colors, memories of seasons past, and the enjoyment of the beauty of the moment. Behind every falling yellow and red leaf is not a gust of wind but a mischievous woodland sprite. A sprite you might see on a Halloween night or in the pages of this book.

Autumn: Recipes Inspired by Nature's Bounty


Joanne Weir - 1997
    Nature's finest ingredients--squashes, mushrooms, apples, pears, figs, grapes, game hens, turkey, venison--star in a dazzling array of easy dishes that capture the spirit of the season.

The Glow-In-The-Dark Book of the Human Skeletons (Glow-Backs)


Michael Novak - 1997
    Introduces the human skeletal system, contains facts about how bones assist in breathing and how one loses more than one hundred bones as the body ages.

Tower of Terror


Justine Korman Fontes - 1997
    Can this chilling mystery be solved today by reenacting the fateful ride? Be a part of the magic and collect all The Wonderful World of Disney books.

Where Is My Broom? (All Aboard Reading)


Margaret A. Hartelius - 1997
    And, come to think of it, her mischievous black cat is also missing. Hmmm....

Spirits of San Antonio and South Texas


Docia Schultz Williams - 1997
    While San Antonio may be the number one tourist destination in Texas, it may also be one of the most haunted cities in the entire state. Steeped in history and tradition, San Antonio has numerous buildings and locations that, many claim, are also home for some interesting and intriguing spirits. Docia Williams and Reneta Byrne have spent years tracking down the spirits of San Antonio and other South Texas cities. The search has taken them to such places as the Alamo, the Institute of Texas Cultures, numerous hotels and restaurants, the city library, the choir loft of a Methodist church, the site of the Midget Mansion, and even the haunted Sea Captain's house. The result of their research is found in ths book.