tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post101245302299801188..comments2024-03-28T12:01:31.049-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Carve Out Time to Read: Best Halloween Books for KidsJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-952048509239312332014-10-27T22:38:57.658-04:002014-10-27T22:38:57.658-04:00Diana, that's one of my favorites! Was Forry A...Diana, that's one of my favorites! Was Forry Ackerman the sci fi fan? i hope he liked it. I've got to get my hands on the follow up, Frankenstein Takes The Cake.Have you read it?<br /><br />Paula, I hope your friends enjoy the book. The Hallowiener really appeals to my inner 8-year-old boy.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-90316966202882143182014-10-27T19:45:05.530-04:002014-10-27T19:45:05.530-04:00Shari, I have thoroughly enjoyed this post. I wasn...Shari, I have thoroughly enjoyed this post. I wasn't familiar with any of these books, so I headed off to purchase a few as Halloween reads. I know a family that will receive the Hallowiener after I've read it. Thanks so much!Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-77500928939022564212014-10-27T18:02:42.671-04:002014-10-27T18:02:42.671-04:00I absolutely love FRANKENSTEIN MAKES A SANDWICH. I...I absolutely love FRANKENSTEIN MAKES A SANDWICH. I even sent a copy to Forry Ackerman when he was still alive! That book comes off the shelves every year around this time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754229648422848542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-76419087491423121922014-10-27T11:55:48.421-04:002014-10-27T11:55:48.421-04:00Oh, Gloria, The Monster Museum! I knew I forgot on...Oh, Gloria, The Monster Museum! I knew I forgot one!<br />That's a treat. Would you please share some of your favorite read aloud chapter books in a future post?<br /><br />Kara, you won't regret reading The Graveyard Book. It reminds me a bit of Dickens - it's spooky but it has so much heart.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-75177386225167874762014-10-27T11:04:49.890-04:002014-10-27T11:04:49.890-04:00I think it takes a very special person to write cr...I think it takes a very special person to write creative books with a good message for kids. I put The Graveyard Book on my TBR list.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-90490931869768927182014-10-27T10:40:36.867-04:002014-10-27T10:40:36.867-04:00Shari, one of the things I miss the most about not...Shari, one of the things I miss the most about not teaching anymore is reading to kids. One year I read Bunnicula to them, but only once since I had so many other chapter books I was reading to them that I liked better. However, with picture books at Halloween time a few I still have were "In the Haunted House" by Eve Bunting, "The Taailypo" a ghost story by Joanna Galdone, "The Ghost-Eye Tree" by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, and one of my favorites, a book of spooky and funny poems called "Monster Museum" by Marilyn Singer.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-53233883245801669862014-10-27T10:14:37.567-04:002014-10-27T10:14:37.567-04:00Jim and Warren, glad to see other fans of The Grav...Jim and Warren, glad to see other fans of The Graveyard Book here. When Gaiman is on (which is mainly is) that man can do no wrong.<br /><br />KM, I'm filing that prayer away. It might come in handy on Halloween.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-61482310559700519152014-10-27T10:10:04.316-04:002014-10-27T10:10:04.316-04:00E. B., A juicer! Bunnicula was ahead of its time.
...E. B., A juicer! Bunnicula was ahead of its time.<br />"The Lottery" is just unforgettable, isn't it? I just stumbled upon Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" and wish I hadn't. It's probably one of the more disturbing short stories ever.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-46541572729844777932014-10-27T09:55:07.140-04:002014-10-27T09:55:07.140-04:00I remember the Halloween prayer we used to say whe...I remember the Halloween prayer we used to say when we were kids:<br /><br />From ghoulies and ghosties<br />And long-leggedy beasties<br />And things that go bump in the night,<br />Oh, Lord, deliver us!<br /><br />I'm from a family of eight kids, and we used to scare the living daylights out of each other with tales of Jack O'Lantern (who used a squash, not a pumpkin) banshees and Bony Fingers. <br /><br />We were well-versed in ritual prayer, so when we were finally put to bed, we'd recite that prayer over and over in the firm belief that it would protect us. Eventually we'd fall asleep.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-41069502448878141172014-10-27T09:19:52.525-04:002014-10-27T09:19:52.525-04:00I liked the Graveyard Book very much.I liked the Graveyard Book very much.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-82335560558638972912014-10-27T07:03:23.083-04:002014-10-27T07:03:23.083-04:00I read and thoroughly enjoyed The Graveyard Book a...I read and thoroughly enjoyed The Graveyard Book after acquiring it for one of the grandkids.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62646287769813239182014-10-27T06:28:54.191-04:002014-10-27T06:28:54.191-04:00I have to admit that I don't have a favorite s...I have to admit that I don't have a favorite scary book. The most memorable one--Christine! When it comes to scary, I like it in short doses. Maybe that's why Poe write so many shorts--they work well in that length. My favorite scary short story is "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. <br /><br />Perhaps it was my attitude influencing my kids, but Bunnicula was not a favorite in my house. I remember reading it to my kids. When I picture a bunny there is no way I can summon fear. Floppy ears, fuzzy, soft hair, and a cotton-ball tail. The Easter Bunny left too great of an impression. That maybe why the story works for kids--they aren't too scared by it. As for sucking the juice from vegetables like a vampire--someone should have bought Bunnicula a juicer!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com