Book Blogger Hop

 

 

Book Blogger Hop is hosted each week by

Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer.

 

This week's question is:

You're volunteering to read a book to a group of young children at a library. What scary themed book for kids would you read to them?

 

 

 

My answer is:

 

 

 

From Goodreads:

In Georgie, readers are introduced to the gentle little ghost, who happily haunts Mr. and Mrs. Whittaker's house -- creaking the loose board on the stairs and giving the parlor door a little squeak every night -- until his world is turned topsy-turvy and he must find a new house to haunt.

 

first published in 1944

republished in 1959 by Children's Book of the Month Club

 

From Me:

I had almost forgotten about this little book.  I loved Georgie when I was little!

AND---I have the book!

My mom saved all of our books from when we were little and gave them to us eventually, so I have a pretty big children's library upstairs.

I love it and so do my grandchildren.

I'm bringing Georgie out today.  I'm taking it to Arizona later this month when I go visit a couple of those grandchildren!  I'm so excited.

(Aw man--it doesn't take much to excite me!)

This was a fun question---Georgie had completely slipped my mind.

 

One that has not slipped my mind is Bunnicula.

A fun, slightly scary, mystery for older readers.

 

 

From Goodreads:

It looked like an ordinary bunny to Harold. But Harold was a dog by profession, so his judgement wasn't reliable-as he was the first to admit. But Chester, Harold's good friend and house-mate, was a very well-read cat and he knew there was something strange about Bunnicula. For one thing, he seemed to have fangs. And the odd markings on his back looked a little like a cape. But when Chester started finding white vegetables drained dry, with two fang marks in them, he was sure Bunnicula was a vampire bunny.

So it was up to Chester-with Harold's help- to alert the members of their household before another carrot was lost. Because as Chester warned, "Today vegetables, tomorrow the world!"

 

From Me:

 Loved reading it to my boys in the 90's and can't wait to read it to my  grandkids soon!

 

Truth is that I used to get paid to read aloud to children at a library

 (elementary school librarian) 

But now, I would do it for free anytime!