Halloween Vegetable Horror children’s book creates a dynamically comical reading experience that addresses history and health of Halloween. Address a widely common issue of how to teach kids about Halloween.

What is Halloween? Who came up with this annual tradition? Should we participate? What to do with candy and costumes? What to do with fear and fun? Rethink Halloween with a children’s book that references historical themes along with laughter and love. Trick kids into the treat of learning. Bring kids to learn how parents try to navigate this global tradition and participate in healthy living. Utilize the book’s themes and content as a parenting or teaching moment with funny illustrations, story, and ending. End with reading questions, discussion, and laughter.

Pages: 40
Series number: 10
Series type: Children’s Books on Life and Behavior
Series category: Halloween, annual traditions, culture
Series genre: Fiction
Children reading ages: Average age 8-10 years
Children reading grade level: Average 3rd-5th grade
Children illustration ages: Average 4-12 years
Reading crowd: Children to adult
Reading length: Average 15 minutes
Reading style: Comical narration storyline to end in climatic event and laughter.
Story tellers: Adults (parents, guardians, grandparents, teachers, pastors)
Historical setting: Celtic/Irish myth, Protestant Reformation (Martin Luther, 1500’s)
Religion: Christianity
Purpose: Educational and entertainment
Contextual Use: Family, home, school, church, neighborhoods, outreach, kid’s club, teaching
Story time suggestion: Halloween event, reading club, church, Sunday school, kid’s classroom, summer reading
Holiday/annual event: Halloween

Marianne Sheehan