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I love to read. I think children should be encouraged to read, and are far likely to do so when the material they are reading is fun. Sky Pony Press has some great spooky (but fun) stories for kids this year. Give one to your little trick-or-treater, it will last longer than their candy and be a lot more enjoyable and memorable.
MONSTROUS MAUD: BIG FREIGHT
- By A.B. Saddlewick
- Age Range: 5 – 7 years
- Grade Level: Kindergarten – 2
- Series: Monstrous Maud (Book 1)
- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Michael O’Mara (April 1, 2013)
- ISBN-10: 1780550723
- ISBN-13: 978-1780550725
- Purchase on Amazon
When Maud’s pet rat, Quentin, escapes in the middle of science class, it’s the very last straw. Maud is transferred from Primrose Towers to Rotwood Middle School—to the delight of her teacher, classmates and her perfect twin, Milly—but what is in store at Rotwood? There is something strange about the pupils of Rotwood. Everyone is dressed as though it’s Halloween, and the school’s motto is “Because We Scare.” Is 10-year-old Maud Montague monstrous enough for Rotwood?
NIGHT OF THE LIVING CUDDLE BUNNIES
NIGHT OF THE LIVING CUDDLE BUNNIES
- By Jonathan Rosen
- Age Range: 8 – 12 years
- Grade Level: 2 – 7
- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Sky Pony Press (August 29, 2017)
- ISBN-10: 1510715231
- ISBN-13: 978-1510715233
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Twelve-year-old Devin Dexter has a problem. Well, actually, many of them. His cousin, Tommy, sees conspiracies behind every corner. And Tommy thinks Devin’s new neighbor, Herb, is a warlock . . . but nobody believes him. Even Devin’s skeptical. But soon strange things start happening. Things like the hot new Christmas toy, the Cuddle Bunny, coming to life.
That would be great, because, after all, who doesn’t love a cute bunny? But these aren’t the kind of bunnies you can cuddle with. These bunnies are dangerous. Devin and Tommy set out to prove Herb is a warlock and to stop the mob of bunnies, but will they have enough time before the whole town of Gravesend is overrun by the cutest little monsters ever?
THE GRAVEDIGGER’S SON
- By Patrick Moody
- Age Range: 8 – 12 years
- Grade Level: 2 – 7
- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Sky Pony Press (September 26, 2017)
- ISBN-10: 1510710736
- ISBN-13: 978-1510710733
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Ian Fossor is last in a long line of Gravediggers. It’s his family’s job to bury the dead and then, when Called by the dearly departed, to help settle the worries that linger beyond the grave so spirits can find peace in the Beyond.
But Ian doesn’t want to help the dead—he wants to be a Healer and help the living. Such a wish is, of course, selfish and impossible. Fossors are Gravediggers. So he reluctantly continues his training under the careful watch of his undead mentor, hoping every day that he’s never Called and carefully avoiding the path that leads into the forbidden woods bordering the cemetery.
Just as Ian’s friend, Fiona, convinces him to talk to his father, they’re lured into the woods by a risen corpse that doesn’t want to play by the rules. There, the two are captured by a coven of Weavers, dark magic witches who want only two thing—to escape the murky woods where they’ve been banished, and to raise the dead and shift the balance of power back to themselves.
Only Ian can stop them. With a little help from his friends. And his long-dead ancestors.
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