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Saturday, 31 October 2015

Halloween Quiz by Malachy Doyle

As it's Halloween, and as I'm still a bit jet-lagged having only just got back from Grandparent duty over in Wales, here's a quiz.

The three year old was adamant he wanted to dress up as a rhino, by the way. And his dad had made a pumpkin into the monster from my picture book Hungry, Hungry, Hungry - which gave me the idea for what follows. 

Here's eight well-known Halloween-ish picture books.  I'll show you  a foreign edition cover and you have to tell me the title it went under in English. 

The prize is I don't come round to your place trick or treating. OK?




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12 comments:

  1. Lucy Mitchell31 October 2015 at 19:56

    Pumpkin Soup, Wolves in the Walls, Room on the Broom, and that all. How mortifying, I was so sure I'd know them all! Great post though.

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  2. malachy doyle31 October 2015 at 20:27

    Thanks for getting the pumpkin rolling, Lucy. That's three. Anyone else for the other five?

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  3. Jane Clarke31 October 2015 at 20:31

    Adding Funnybones and Haunted House...

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    1. malachy doyle31 October 2015 at 21:09

      Yep, that gets us to five. Thanks Jane. I thought these last three might be the toughest.

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  4. Pippa Goodhart31 October 2015 at 22:31

    I'll add What's In The Witch's Kitchen! Happy Halloween, Malachy!

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  5. malachy doyle31 October 2015 at 22:49

    Thanks Pippa. Two to go. Happy Halloween.

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  6. Jonathan Emmett1 November 2015 at 11:27

    One is Emily Gravett's Spells, but can't help with the other.

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  7. malachy doyle1 November 2015 at 11:58

    Seven down. One to go. Anybody recognize the last one?

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  8. malachy doyle1 November 2015 at 12:02

    I'll show you the first spread, in English, tomorrow (Monday) morning if no one's got it by then. Someone's sure to get the title (and author / illustrator) then.

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  9. malachy doyle2 November 2015 at 09:49

    OK - if anybody's still playing, there's now a major clue next to the last book cover...

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  10. Pippa Goodhart2 November 2015 at 16:18

    'Dark Dark Tale' by Ruth Brown! From back in my bookselling days! Thanks for the game, Malachy.

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  11. malachy doyle2 November 2015 at 16:42

    Got them all! Well done, team.

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