Tuesday, October 22, 2019

The Ungrateful Dead by Cooper- Scary Stories for Tweens.

Hello all,
The Wacky Librarian is here to service all your spooky story needs for October. Check out this fun story about a tween named Annabel Cravel who just wants to be normal. This deems impossible because.... dead people text her! Keeping this secret from her stepsister proves to be a difficult task especially when a ghost girl named Harper begs Annabel to help her live again.
Do dead people text you?

Check out this wonderful story by Rose Cooper for humor and horror !

More fun reads:
Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask by R.L Stine
Ghost Dog Secrets by Kehret
The Beast of Baskerville by Annette and Gina Cascone
Ollie Osley and the Ghost Series by Schmid

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Halloween crafts for kids

Create a fun and easy craft for Halloween. Use die cuts or a free template online to create this fun piece to decorate your home. Remember those cute paper chains we used to make for Christmas in the 80s? This is what inspired the center of the piece. All you need is:
1. Ghost and bat template. Find one on word
2. Foam or construction paper
3. Strips of purple, orange and black construction paper
4. Curling ribbon to hang your piece

What to do:
1. Hole punch the top and bottom of your desired piece.
2. Link and create the chains at the bottom of the first piece, then attach it to the second.
3. Decorate with ribbon, googly eyes, and fun festive pieces to create your desired look.

Read book like:
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Goosebumps Series  R.L Stine
Sleepy Hollow (various authors)
Fear Street by R.L Stine for teens to inspire you!

Favorite books from the past