Skeleton Bones and Goblin Groans - by Amy E Sklansky (Board Book)

About the Book

"A spirited collection of spooky-fun poems and hand-beaded illustrations guaranteed to tickle the funny bone. Design a scary costume. Recite your "trick or treat." For on October thirty-first who knows just what you'll meet!? Halloween is the only night of the year where a being can truly be . lf! Read along and see for yourself as bats, witches, and daring kid adventurers are excited to come out for tricks or treats."--

Book Synopsis

A spirited collection of spooky-fun poems and hand-beaded illustrations guaranteed to tickle the funny bone--now available as a board book!

Design a scary costume.
Recite your "trick or treat."
For on October thirty-first
who knows just what you'll meet!?

Halloween is the only night of the year where a being can truly be . . . itself! Read along and see for yourself as bats, witches, and daring kid adventurers are excited to come out for tricks or treats.

Review Quotes

"Kids who enjoy the spooky side of Halloween will find this a treat." --Kirkus Reviews

"[A]ppealing, animated, and appropriate for younger children." --School Library Journal

"These fun poems will get kids excited about Halloween." --Boston Sunday Herald

"Sklansky plays with words and forms to show readers how fun and flexible poetry can be." --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"The 'Halloweeny' poems are whimsical, not to mention well written." --Seattle Times

About the Author

Amy E. Sklansky is the author of From the Doghouse: Poems to Chew On, which School Library Journal praised for its "easy rhymes and bouncy rhythm." A writer and freelance editor of children's books, Ms. Sklansky lives with her family in St. Louis, Missouri.

Karen Dismukes contributed beaded art to From the Doghouse: Poems to Chew On. A freelance artist and art director, she lives in Overland Park, Kansas.