| Witches' Night Before Halloween Contributor(s): Bannatyne, Lesley (Author), Tans, Adrian (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1589804856 ISBN-13: 9781589804852 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2007 Annotation: Twas the night before Halloween and while most the world snoozed, the witches were stirring their magical brews. In this spooky parody of Clement Moore's famous Christmas poem, the witches get to work stretching cobwebs over the town square and banging pots together til the kiddies wake up. As the witches ride away on their broomsticks, they call "Happy Halloween to all, and to all a good fright!" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2007008472 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 8.89" W x 11.16" (1.00 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Halloween |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's the night before Halloween, and these witches still have many last-minute things to do In this spooky parody of Clement C. Moore's famous Christmas poem, the witches are up to their elbows in cobwebs and slime, trying to make sure their witchlings are well prepared for their first Halloween broomstick ride. Featuring witches like Mad-Maud and Snaggle-Tooth-Ruth and plenty of ghouls, zombies, monsters, skeletons, and moldy cellars that will satisfy all Halloween lovers, this good-natured book about these wickedly fun witches will have kids more amused than frightened. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bannatyne, Lesley: - One of the nation's foremost authorities on Halloween, Lesley Pratt Bannatyne has shared her vast knowledge of the holiday in television specials for Nickelodeon and the History Channel. For more than twenty years, she also has been active in the theater. She currently is co-director of Invisible Cities Group and co-artistic director of the Studebaker Theater. Ms. Bannatyne resides in Medford, Massachusetts, and has been named one of Boston's 100 Interesting Women by Boston Woman magazine.Tans, Adrian: - Adrian Tans is an accomplished artist who also enjoys traveling. He is the illustrator of Pelican's Pirate Treasure Hunt!, Witches' Night Before Halloween, and Kick the Cowboy. Tans lives in Woodstock, Vermont. |