Mother Boo: Poems from Spookytown

Vikki Vansickle

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Mother Boo: Poems from Spookytown

Mother Boo: Poems from Spookytown

Vikki Vansickle

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A fun collection of spooky poems for 4-to-8-year-olds featuring Mother Boo -- a friendly old ghost -- and a whole town of familiar and friendly Halloween faces: skeletons, pumpkin heads, vampires, werewolves, ghosts and more. A poetry collection perfect for the Halloween fanatic in your life!

Deep in October County is a magical place called Spookytown, where the leaves are always bright, the air is always crisp and the pumpkins are always in their prime.

When it's time for a story or a poem, the little witches, ghosts and goblins of Spookytown love to snuggle up with this collection, compiled by Mother Boo--the oldest ghost in town.

Discover the secret to flying, join a pumpkin parade and dance with werewolves in this collection of Halloween poems inspired by Mother Goose.

From silly to spine-tingling, there is something for everyone to enjoy!

About the Author

VIKKI VANSICKLE is the author of a number of acclaimed novels for children including The Lightning Circle; Words That Start With B; Summer Days, Starry Nights; the award-winning The Winnowing; and picture books How to Decorate a Christmas Tree; If I Had a Gryphon; Teddy Bear of the Year; Anonymouse; and Into the Goblin Market. Vikki started her career as an independent bookseller and worked in children's publishing for twelve years. In addition to writing, she curates and presents regular book segments for CTV's Your Morning. Currently, she lives and writes in Toronto.

JENNICA LOUNSBURY began illustrating picture books after working in animation. She likes to get lost in the magic of reading a book, and she loves helping to create that magic using art. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario, with her family, her garden and her very best cat Greta.

Critical Reviews

"A lightly spooky collection of verse. . . . the variety of poetic styles, including everything from limericks to a classic ABCB style, is admirable. . . . Sports a distinctly classic Halloween feel, both old-fashioned and timeless." --Kirkus Reviews

Publishing Information

Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Pub date: 2026-07-28
Length: 48 pages

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