Chopsy Baby is Reviewing: … Children’s Books for Halloween

A Patch of Black
By Rachel Rooney and Deborah Allwright
Macmillan Children’s Books

Great for two years plus

This is a delightful book to help little ones with their fear of the dark. What can you do with a patch of black, a moon and a silver star? Lots of wonderful things that don’t involve monsters or scary things.

Gobbolino The Witch’s Cat
By Ursula Moray Williams and Catherine Rayner
Macmillan Children’s Books
£9.99 Hardback

Great for five years plus

This 70 anniversary hardback edition of Gobbolino is perfect for young readers progressing from picture storybooks. The illustrations of Gobbolino are beautiful and the chapters short and perfect for independent readers or tired parents at bedtime.

The Body Collector
Frank Hinks
£12.99 Hardback
Perronet Press

Great for seven years plus

The Ramion series continues with Boris, the pet skull of Griselda the Witch longing to get his body back. The tone of book will appeal to boys who can be difficult to engage with literature. The writing is witty, intelligent and guaranteed to enthral youngsters.

Horrid Henry’s A-Z of Everything Horrid
By Francesca Simon
£8.99
Orion children’s Books

Great for anybody else’s children

Halloween horridness and Henry are perfect for each other. This book will keep young fans distracted from Trick or Treating. This really is the Royale Family for children.