Take the scary out of Halloween
Canal House Cooking Volume N° 2: Fall & Holiday
by Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from Barnes & Noble Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyCANAL HOUSE COOKING, VOLUME N° 2, FALL & HOLIDAY is filled with recipes that will make you want to run into the kitchen and start cooking. It is a collection of our favorite fall and holiday recipes. We are home cooks writing about home cooking for other home cooks. Our recipes are easy to prepare, and completely doable for the novice and experienced cook alike. Foods of the holidays are classics, tied to tradition and memory. We cook our grandmothers’, aunts’, and mothers’ recipes to bring them to life and invite the people we miss to the table again.
Franklin's Halloween
by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyFranklin is every young child’s friend. Children instantly connect with the little turtle’s sense of adventure and enjoy seeing him work through familiar dilemmas—fear of the dark, first-day-of-school jitters—in his own way. Franklin’s books have made friends all over the world, selling more than 65 million copies in over 30 languages.
The Boxcar Children Halloween Special
by Gertrude C. Warner
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyJoin Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny in this collection of mysteries, just in time for Halloween! Including The Mystery of the Singing Ghost; The Mystery of the Mummy’s Curse; and The Mystery at Skeleton Point.
The Boxcar Children Spooky Special
by Gertrude C. Warner
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyStill looking for more adventures with the Alden children? Join Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny in another spooky collection of mysteries! Including The Ghost of the Chattering Bones; The Creature in Ogopogo Lake; and The Vampire Mystery.
Scaredy Squirrel
by Mélanie Watt
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from KoboI NEVER leave my nut tree. It’s way too dangerous out there. I could encounter germs, poison ivy or sharks.
If danger comes along, I’m prepared. I have antibacterial soap, Band-Aids and a parachute.
But things really get shaken up later in the book when I’m forced out of my tree by a vicious intruder!
Will I survive this ordeal? Will I undergo a life-changing experience? Will I discover my true inner self?
READ MY NUTTY ADVENTURE TO FIND OUT . . .
Candy, Costumes, and Characters
A Knitter s Home Companion
by Michelle Edwards
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyThis heartwarming title will appeal to knitters interested in not only stitches, yarn, and patterns, but also in the lives of other knitters, the lessons that can be learned from their craft, the ways knitting helps knitters cope during difficult times, and the role of knitting in family life. “Let [this book] keep you company when you need another knitter’s voice beside you,” Edwards writes in her introduction.
The Secret of the Mask
by Gertrude C. Warner
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from Google Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyThe Aldens are preparing for a yard sale when they find an old wooden mask in the trash behind a neighbor’s house. Violet notices that the mask looks like a Native American mask that she had read about. When the mask is stolen, the children begin to think their newfound treasure may be worth a lot to someone. Can the Aldens find the thief and the mask before it’s too late?
The Pumpkin Head Mystery
by Gertrude C. Warner
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from Google Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyEvery fall at the Beckett farm, visitors come to buy pumpkins and go on hayrides. Best of all, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny get to dress up in costumes and help with the fun. But something is haunting the farm … a mysterious ghost with a glowing pumpkin head!
The Mystery at Skeleton Point
by Gertrude C. Warner
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyWhen Grandfather’s friend bought Skeleton Point, she invited the Alden children to help her fix it up. But this empty mansion is even spookier than it looks. The man who used to live there studied bones—and the house it filled with skeletons! Then the mansions valuable statues begin to disappear. Could the Skeleton Point ghost be causing mischief?
The Zombie Project
by Gertrude C. Warner
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyWhile at the Winding River Lodge, the Aldens hear about a zombie living in the surrounding forest! As the signs of zombie attacks start to mount, the Boxcar Children recruit the help of a reporter and some locals. But is someone hiding information? Or should the Boxcar Children really be afraid of things that go bump in the night?
The Mystery of the Mummy's Curse
by Gertrude C. Warner
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyThe Greenfield Museum is holding a special exhibit all about ancient Egypt, and the main attraction is a 4,000-year-old mummy. The Aldens are helping the museum curator set up the exhibit and learning all about life in ancient Egypt. But ever since the mummy arrived, nothing’s gone right for the museum or its workers. The longer the Aldens are around the mummy, the more things go wrong. As the children search for the cause of all the bad luck, everything points back to the spooky sarcophagus. Has the museum been struck by the curse of an ancient mummy? The Aldens are about to find out, whether they’re ready or not!
The Vampire Mystery
by Gertrude C. Warner
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from Google Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny meet Mr. Hudson, a local author who is best known for his novel about a vampire. But rumors of a real vampire are going around town—a vampire who haunts the graveyard behind Mr. Hudson’s house! Since vampires don’t exist, the children soon realize that someone must be trying to scare people away! Who brought the old legend back to life—and why?
The Little Vampire
by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from Google Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyTony loves reading creepy stories about vampires. But when one night he finds a real vampire sitting on his windowsill, he is very surprised and terribly frightened. Luckily the little vampire turns out to be friendly. Thus begin the adventures of Tony, Rudolph, Anna the Toothless, Gruesome Gregory, and Nightwatchman McRookery.
Turn Ghost Stories into Bedtime Stories
Sugar Baby
by Gesine Bullock-Prado
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from AppleCookbooks with recipes for baking with sugar (in the oven) continue to top the bestseller lists. And yet, no one has set out to do a cookbook with recipes on cooking with sugar (on the stovetop)—until now. In Sugar Baby, Gesine Bullock-Prado offers totally unintimidating step-by-step advice; the simplest instructions; recipes for candy, confections, and treats that integrate stovetop work into finished desserts; and a hilarious voice. Organized by temperature and chemical stages, here are more than 100 recipes for lollipops, caramel, rock candy, chocolate mousse, macarons, marshmallows, pudding pops, cakes, and much more.
Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages
by Dean Koontz
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from Google Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyToymaker Isaac Bodkins created the Oddkins, a group of living toys, for very special children who face difficulties in life and need true friends. There’s Amos, the brave stuffed bear; Skippy, the rabbit who dreams of being a superstar; Butterscotch, the gentle, floppy-eared pup; Burl the elephant; the wise and scholarly Gibbons; and Patch the cat. The Oddkins are given to children to inspire, support, and love them, especially during times of adversity. Only now, the toys themselves are the ones who need help.
The Case of the School Ghost
by Dori Hillestad Butler
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from Google Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyBuddy’s a lucky dog. He gets to go to the fourth grade sleepover at school with Connor! He’s hoping to find out more about the old legend of Agatha, the school ghost. But the sleepover has plenty of other strange things going on, too: mysterious packages, secret notes, and whispers from a ghostly voice! Who—or what—is haunting Four Lakes Elementary? The sixth book in the award-winning series The Buddy Files by Dori Butler delivers chills and thrills.
The Berenstain Bears Get the Scaredies
by Jan and Stan Berenstain
Even in the sunny land of Bear Country, spooky sights lurk in the shadows. Some bears are scared of bugs, some of mice, some of the eerie pictures that flicker on the late-night television movie. For Papa Bear, the scariest thing in the world comes in the mailbox: bills! But whenever Brother, Sister, Papa, or Mama gets scared, someone in the family is there to turn on the light switch and show that everything is all right.
The Mystery of the Singing Ghost
by Gertrude C. Warner
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from B&N Buy ebook from Kobo Buy ebook from SonyThe Boxcar children help restore the house bought by their cousins and find evidence that the ghost stories they heard might be true.
Beware the Pirate Ghost
by Joan Lowery Nixon
Buy ebook from Amazon Buy ebook from Apple Buy ebook from KoboSean and Brian Quinn have never liked Lester Hopper. The seven-year-old is spoiled rotten, and looks down on every kid he knows—even the ones who are taller than him! But one night, Lester disappears and a ransom note warns the Hoppers not to contact the police. The Casebusters are going to need to solve their most serious mystery yet—a possible kidnapping.