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?




12 comments:

Lucy Mitchell said...

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.

malachy doyle said...

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

Jane Clarke said...

Adding Funnybones and Haunted House...

malachy doyle said...

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

Pippa Goodhart said...

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

malachy doyle said...

Thanks Pippa. Two to go. Happy Halloween.

Jonathan Emmett said...

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

malachy doyle said...

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

malachy doyle said...

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.

malachy doyle said...

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

Pippa Goodhart said...

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

malachy doyle said...

Got them all! Well done, team.