Written and illustrated by Calef Brown
Houghton Mifflin, 2010
$16.99, ages 5-8, 40 pages
Don't look now, nonsensical beasts are on the prowl and they're sure to make you giggle.
Brown, the master of silliness, returns with a celebration of 14 things to be wary of on All Hallows Eve.
He begins with the furriest of brutes, a werewolf named Jack who crouches in the doorway.
Jack's a "give you a scare wolf," a "constantly burping and fouling the air wolf," he writes.
Jack's a "give you a scare wolf," a "constantly burping and fouling the air wolf," he writes.
And he's right over there on the page right beside you, so try not stare!
If you're feeling hungry, you might want to pass on supper with the Grim Reeper, who recites drop-dead epitaphs, or the raven on a tarantula ranch who likes his vittles crispy.
"This is the home / and humble haven / of Old Napoleon / the hungry raven / who gorges on spiders / each day at lunchtime. / Munch, munch, munch. / He calls it 'crunch time.'"
And by all means, never tarry if alley cats begin to hiss and scowl.
"Those fools who meddle / or get in the middle / end up in the hospital / covered in cat spittle," Brown says matter-of-factly.
