Book Review - Poultrygeist

About the Book
From a debut picture-book author and a #1 New York Times best-selling illustrator, a wry take on "Why did the chicken cross the road?” that gives a whole new meaning to “the Other Side.” Cock-a-doodle-BOO! It’s punny. It’s spooky. It’s a meta picture book that puts a fresh spin on an old joke and elevates chicken comedy to ghastly new levels. A little spring chicken crosses the road but quickly gets flattened under a semitruck. The barnyard beasts who’ve gone before break the news: now that Chicken’s fried—dispatched to the Other Side—Chicken has a job, an unwanted job, as a noisy troublemaking ghost. This fowl may be weak in the beak, but Chicken knows that scaring people isn’t nice. There is such a thing as a friendly ghost, after all—isn’t there? Loaded with laughs and shivers, this Halloween-ready treat features ghoulishly funny art by the illustrator of the #1 New York Times best-selling Bad Seed series. Let the haunting begin! No chickens were harmed in the making of this book.

My Take on the Book
This was a super fun book. While the ook may seem a bit spooky, I loved that the chicken fights the peer pressure to be mean and scary and decides to take a path different from the other road kill. The book itself had amazing illustrations and you will be drawn in by the cadence and the story itself. The story is fun and so are the characters. All-in-all I loved this book and it will be one I will be sharing with many others in the future!
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Book Review - Twitchy Witchy Itch

About the Book

Visual hijinks abound as a nervous witch gets swept away with trying to tidy up before company comes—only to discover that being with friends is what really matters.

Tick, tock! Three cups.
Tick, tock! Three saucers.
With nine minutes left, everything was ready.
Or was it?

Itch the witch is having company over for tea. As the clock counts down to tea o’clock, Itch’s mind is in a tizzy: is her house too twitchy? Is her home too itchy? Zipping and zooming, dusting and brooming, Itch sweeps and bewitches the mess away (just in the nick of time). But as soon as her two guests walk in, Itch’s housekeeping comes unraveled. How will Itch tame such an itchy, glitchy, fidgety mess? Rising star Priscilla Tey uses computer-aided design (and evokes familiar computer glitches) to present a delightfully meta, intricately illustrated story that dazzles as it amuses.

My Take on the Book
I loved this book. Not only do you get amazing illustrations, but there is also a great message throughout the book that really allows you to understand that you should be yourself and not try to make yourself someone you are not. The author does a great job at using a fun cadence to draw you in and really talks about friendship, being true to yourself, and more. This is a great book not only for Halloween but really for any time during the year. 

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Book Review - Shadowghast

About the Book

In the third mysterious tale of Eerie-on-Sea, it’s almost Ghastly Night, and the Shadowghast—an ancient spirit in a lantern—lurks in wait for the power to enslave the town.

In this third adventure, shipwrecked orphan Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, must square off with a creature of town lore as he confronts a shadow from his past. While other towns celebrate Halloween, in Eerie-on-Sea it’s Ghastly Night, and a grim spirit in a lantern awaits its moment. Legend has it that if people fail to light manglewick candles on Ghastly Night, and if no showman conjures shadow puppets on the pier as an offering, the insulted Shadowghast will seize and devour the shadows of the living. This year, a professional theater troupe has been summoned, including a raven-haired magician named Caliastra with startling news of Herbie’s origins. No sooner have the players checked into the hotel than townspeople start vanishing into thin air, including the guardian of Herbie’s best friend, Violet Parma. It’s up to Herbie and Violet to separate truth from sleight of hand and solve the mystery of the Shadowghast lantern before darkness swallows them all.

My Take on the Book
This was a great new book. While it was the third book in a series, I felt that it was a book that could stand on its' own, even if you have not read the first two. By the end of the book, I knew I wanted to go back to read the first two to not only give me more context but also allow me to get to know the main characters and the whole village and more in the end. The author does a great job at creating a new world with memorable characters, but also a story that keeps you engaged from page one to the very end. 

In this book, Herbie and Violet, which have been the heroes of the book, are back for the third time. They are set in Eerie-on-Sea, in which the author does an amazing job at describing and painting the picture of a strange village. As mentioned, I had not read the first two books so for me, this was my first introduction and it was a great one. 

The book is full of mystery, intrigue, and some creepy undertones with the characters having to deal with peril around every corner. You start to question who is friend or foe and with the supernatural bent of the book and the mystery that ensues, you are kept on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. 

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Book Review - Where's Waldo? Spooky Spotlight Search

About the Book
It’s pitch dark on the way to Odlaw’s haunted castle — but Waldo-seekers have a cool wand to light the way in a book perfect for the spooky season. Somewhere in the darkness, Waldo is venturing across a swamp toward a looming castle, sneaking down to the dungeon and through a creepy gallery to . . . Hey! We didn’t see that twist coming! In Waldo's second adventure featuring this innovative, all-paper design, readers can slide a spotlight searcher under a series of totally dark scenes, illuminating small sections and stealthily moving the light to seek out Waldo and his friends. Everyone’s favorite vagabond is in costume as himself in this Halloween-worthy challenge for eagle-eyed fans.

 

My Take on the Book
If you love Waldo books or books where you have to search for hidden objects this was a fun new way to do just that. While some of the pictures have appeared in other books, the way you search in this book is completely different. In this book you use a special magic wand to be able to allow things to glow in the dark and you have to search for Waldo using this. The wand makes the image light up and come alive which makes the book different than other Waldo books, and that much more fun. I have to say that I was impressed with the book and excited to try this out with my daughters. As they used the wand they too had a blast and wanted to go from page to page to be able to find Waldo and your family will too! 

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Finding the Perfect Halloween Costume has Never Been So Easy!

It is almost Halloween and for me it is a time of year when I am always trying to figure out what I am going to wear myself. That being said I usually have to spend tons of time searching and searching for the perfect Halloween costume. I will take time looking, re-looking, and looking even more. Sometimes I get frustrated because of a lack of options, but lately I have found a site that has some great options that have a huge range to choose from and for me that is exactly what I need!

My daughter loves Curious George and monkeys! So, this year my daughter chose to be a sock monkey so when I saw one on Costume Discounters I knew that it was the perfect costume for me!

In receiving this costume I have to say that it was well made. It fit exactly as it said it would and there was still some room for me to place other clothes under my costume, and being in the Midwest this is important as it is COLD usually!

So, as you can see, I will be the man in the yellow hat and hanging out with my monkey daughter and I am SO looking forward to it!

If you are looking for great costumes, check out Costume Discounters for great ideas both at their website and on twitter!

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DVD Review - Littlest Pet Shop: Halloween Fest

About the DVD
Dim The Lights For Five Chilling Adventures!

It’s the spookiest time of the year and Blythe and her best friends from the Littlest Pet Shop are ready for all the spine-tingling adventures, including investigating werewolves, ghosts, pet psychics, aliens from outer space and a mysterious jungle curse! It’s all here in Littlest Pet Shop: Halloween Fest.

Episodes Include:

• Door-Jammed
• Eight Arms To Hold You
• Pawlm Reading
• War of the Weirds
• The Very Littlest Pet Shop

My Take on the DVD
Another great DVD with some great episodes included. My daughters favorites were War of the Weirds and Pawlm Reading, but all were wonderfully made and a ton of fun to watch as a family. You get great characters and a fun story in each episode. If you have never watched this series before, it is fun for all ages, so give it a try!


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Huge Clearance Sale at BuyCostumes

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Last-Minute Halloween Costume Deals for Moms #dadchat

Moms need cool costumes, too! Check out Friday's fab costumes for moms below for some Last Minute Costume Ideas for Moms. BuyCostumes features many Womens costumes, including Plus-size costumes. 

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Popular costumes on sale, including Frozen #dadchat

Some of the most popular costumes this Halloween season have been marked down. Check out Thursday's costume deals below!

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Superman Man of Steel Deluxe Toddler / Child Costume
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Super Mario Bros. - Mario Deluxe Toddler / Child Costume
Only $24.99

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Hot #Halloween #Costume Deals of the Day! #dadchat

Check out some hot costume deals below!




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Cool #Costumes This #Halloween #dadchat

How would you or your kids look in any of the below??? I have a Darth Vader Costume just like the one below, it is SO realistic!

Super Mario Bros. - Mario Deluxe  Toddler / Child Costume

Wizard Of Oz-Glinda The Good Witch Deluxe Child Costume

Star Wars Stormtrooper Adult Costume

Star Wars - Darth Vader Deluxe Adult Costume

Star Wars Darth Vader (Red) Lightsaber


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