Halloween

Experience the Fun and Meaning of Halloween and How It’s Celebrated Across the Globe

It’s fall, and Luna is gearing up for a spook-tacular Halloween with her family and friends. Join them to discover more about how and why we celebrate this exciting holiday!

Get into the Halloween spirit with Celebrations & Festivals: Halloween, a beautifully illustrated, narrative non-fiction picture book made for kids. This engaging and informative book takes young readers on a colorful journey through the history and significance of Halloween and other related festivals that share similar themes, all told with a gentle, kid-friendly voice.

Meet Luna, her little brother Oliver, their parents, their dog Rafferty, and their black cat, Midnight! Together, they get ready for a fun-filled Halloween by visiting a pumpkin patch, navigating a corn maze, and making spooky decorations for their home. Luna also has fun with her friends; carving jack-o’-lanterns, baking sweet treats, throwing a Halloween party with festive games, making costumes, going trunk-or-treating, and, of course, trick-or-treating on Halloween night!

Halloween doesn’t have to be too scary--this book helps kids who might be afraid understand and enjoy the traditions and symbols of Halloween so they can join in the fun too!

• Follow relatable characters and their parents as they celebrate Halloween, spreading joy and fun throughout the community.

• Discover the origins of Halloween and how it’s become the holiday we know today.

• Create your own decorations and party pieces, like a pumpkin piñata and spooky cobwebs.

• Try out a tasty recipe for banana ghost pops.

• Enjoy 16 extra pages of non-fiction content, including quizzes and activities that bring the learning to life, encouraging kids to engage, create, and understand the cultural significance of Halloween and related festivals around the world.

Perfect for families, educators, and young readers, this book celebrates diversity, inclusion, and all the fun of Halloween.

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Nancy Dickmann grew up in the USA, where she played baseball, ate hot dogs, and read encyclopedias for fun. She has now lived in England long enough to think that cold and rain are normal, but still has yet to try Morris dancing. Before becoming an author, she worked as an editor and publisher of children’s books. Now, with Pushkin the Three-Legged Wonder Cat as her trusty assistant (in charge of lap-sitting), she writes books on a wide range of topics, including animals, space, history, health, and explorers. The highlight of her career so far has been getting to interview a real astronaut to find out how they use the toilet in space!

Laura Borio was born in Turin, Italy, in 1986. The moment her parents put colored pencils in her hands, she decided to try them on the kitchen walls. And she hasn’t stopped drawing since. In 2008, Laura attended a comic book illustration course that changed her life, opened her mind, and propelled her down the career path of a children’s book illustrator.