spooky Archives

The Nighttime is the Right Time to Meet The Nocturnals

February 25, 2021

Today we have yet another book that my son initially turned his nose up at but ultimately really ended up enjoying. The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions has quickly proven itself to be a hit! A true myste...

Creepy Kid Lit – Monsters Are Super Relatable in Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich

Bambi

October 25, 2020

Fiction, Non-Fiction

Halloween is less than 10 days away and we’ve been busy consuming spooky themed stories in our house. Today’s book is what I would call spooky-silly, as it’s a compilation of short stories, poems, songs and co...

Creepy Kid Lit – Unlikely Friends Bridge Two Worlds in this Spooky Tale

Bambi

October 20, 2020

Children's, Fiction

Kids seem to naturally gravitate to stories of unlikely friends. That’s exactly what they’ll find in How to Make Friends with a Ghost by Rebecca Green. Perfect for the Halloween season, in this sweet story, we...

Creepy Kid Lit – Enter Coraline’s Haunting World… If You Dare!

Bambi

October 12, 2020

Children's, Fiction

It’s hard to believe that it’s October! The endless stretch that is 2020 makes it difficult to keep the days, weeks and months straight sometimes. But alas, it’s the tenth month of the year and for most of us,...

Scare Off Boredom with The Notebook of Doom Series

Bambi

January 4, 2020

Children's, Fiction

Sometimes we all like a little scare, and in my son’s case, he enjoys a good story about monsters, particularly at bedtime. Lucky for him, we came across The Notebook of Doom series a couple of years ago. Writ...