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The ghostly carousel : delightfully frightful poems / by Calef Brown.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781512426618
  • 151242661X
Uniform titles:
  • Poems. Selections
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Coven tots -- Joel -- Glumm -- The ghostly carousel -- The Jekyll lantern -- Medusa -- The creeping crud -- Dublin's goblins -- Cannibal Q & A -- Fritz -- Canary canoe -- Hank -- Insect pie (Hank's recipe) -- Warlocks -- Wee demon -- The gambling ghost -- Silhouettes.
Summary: Spooky light-verse poems featuring otherworldly creatures and things: witches and warlocks, the 'Creeping Crud' and a cannibal's fingery fondue, fictional characters such as Dr. Jekyll and Medusa, and more.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 811.6 B877 Available 33111008907889
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 811.6 B877 Available 33111009231479
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 811.6 B877 Available 33111008207538
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A zombie family reunion, a "Jekyll lantern," a giggling undertaker, a telekinetic warlock . . . are you scared yet?Sure to induce shrieks and giggles in equal measure, Calef Brown's poems present a wonderfully creepy cast of characters. Richly detailed paintings add to the frightful fun!"Employing clever puns and unexpected end rhyme, Brown creates as engaging an aural experience as a visual one. . . . [E]mboldens young readers to find fun in things that go bump in the night."--Kirkus Reviews"[W]ickedly humorous and gently eerie."--Publishers Weekly"A highly recommended purchase for Brown fans and those who relish poems that go bump in the night."--School Library Journal"[A]n imaginative exercise perfect for the Halloween season."--The Horn Book Magazine

Spooky light-verse poems featuring otherworldly creatures and things: witches and warlocks, the 'Creeping Crud' and a cannibal's fingery fondue, fictional characters such as Dr. Jekyll and Medusa, and more.

Ages 5-9 indicated on verso, ages 6-10 indicated on jacket.

Coven tots -- Joel -- Glumm -- The ghostly carousel -- The Jekyll lantern -- Medusa -- The creeping crud -- Dublin's goblins -- Cannibal Q & A -- Fritz -- Canary canoe -- Hank -- Insect pie (Hank's recipe) -- Warlocks -- Wee demon -- The gambling ghost -- Silhouettes.

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