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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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.
Thanks for getting the pumpkin rolling, Lucy. That's three. Anyone else for the other five?
Adding Funnybones and Haunted House...
Yep, that gets us to five. Thanks Jane. I thought these last three might be the toughest.
I'll add What's In The Witch's Kitchen! Happy Halloween, Malachy!
Thanks Pippa. Two to go. Happy Halloween.
One is Emily Gravett's Spells, but can't help with the other.
Seven down. One to go. Anybody recognize the last one?
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.
OK - if anybody's still playing, there's now a major clue next to the last book cover...
'Dark Dark Tale' by Ruth Brown! From back in my bookselling days! Thanks for the game, Malachy.
Got them all! Well done, team.
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