Samurai Scarecrow is about a brother and sister, with a little sister who looks up to her brother and wants to be just like him-something which, after a while, becomes very irritating to her older brother. Halloween is just around the corner, and to get into the spirit, they share the story of the Samurai Scarecrow: a local legend about a big pumpkin headed scarecrow that frightens the children. Samurai ScarecrowWritten and Illustrated by Rubin Pingk Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018Hardcover, 48 pagesįor the new release in picture books we have Samurai Scarecrow which came out in July of this year, plenty in time for Halloween, and in plenty of time to quickly join my list of spooky picture book favorites! This absolutely adorable story follows siblings Yukio-the older brother-and Kashi-the younger sister, who adores her brother.
This book is great for children of all ages with its haunting ghost story, and illustrations saturated in fall colors, which together depict a beautiful, culturally rich Halloween story to be passed down through the generations. Zen Ghosts is a story within a story, as the story Stillwell tells the kids is a retelling of a 1000-year-old Zen koan-a story used in Zen practice that resembles a puzzle or riddle, something to inspire great thought-about a young woman and her love story. The siblings are preparing their Halloween costumes when their good friend, Stillwell the panda, arrives and asks them to join him later so he can tell them a Halloween story. Zen Ghosts is the story of a young trio of siblings, Karl, Addy, and Michael, first introduced in Muth’s Zen Shorts (2005, Scholastic), which is a Caldecott Honor Award winner, and Zen Ties (2008, Scholastic). Muth-this eerie, beautiful, and is spookily Halloween appropriate. “The panda held up a brush and said, “I’m going to draw you a story…”įor this picture book throwback, I have chosen Zen Ghosts by Jon J. MuthScholastic Press, 2010Hardcover, 40 pages Zen GhostsWritten and Illustrated by Jon J.
There’s something on this list to appeal to all ages! In the spirit of the season, I’ve gathered some of my old favorites to read and picked up a few new and diverse ones too! For our Kids Corner, I have read and reviewed two picture books, one a throwback and one that came out this year-the same has been done for Middle Grade and Young Adult. Around this time of year certain things pop up overnight, like Halloween stores, pumpkin patches, advertisements for a terrifying corn maze, and the delicious Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes-and I know it is time to dive into my Halloween books. It’s Halloween, and that means it is time for books that are spooky, fun, thrilling, and just a bit scary-or a lot.
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