About This Book
A parent might reach for this book when their child shows a budding interest in spooky things but is still easily frightened. It's the perfect way to explore monsters, ghosts, and witches through a lens of pure silliness. This anthology gathers thirteen short, humorous poems from various authors, each accompanied by illustrations from a different renowned artist. The book gently touches on the feeling of being scared but immediately diffuses it with laughter and absurdity, reinforcing that scary things can also be funny. Ideal for early elementary schoolers, it's a fantastic, low-stakes introduction to the horror genre, building vocabulary and a love for poetry without the risk of nightmares. It's an excellent choice for the Halloween season or for any young reader who loves to laugh at a friendly monster.
What Parents Should Know
Sensitive Topics
The book features characters like ghosts and skeletons, but these are treated as fantasy figures, not as representations of death or loss. The approach is entirely secular and avoids any deep or sensitive exploration of mortality. The focus is on the fun of being playfully scared.
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