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Here you’ll find some of our favorite new books. Be sure to check back often for new recommendations!

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz/Illustrated by Stephen Gammell, HarperCollins

The 25th anniversary of this collection of chillingly scary tales and legends.
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IT IS SCARY!!
YASMEEN, age 10

Its very interesting but quiet scary..
Lili, age 10

i think its really cool
gabriella, age 9

It wasn´t scary at all.Bearly.
Brittany, age 11

its really cut cool but scary!
niki, age 9

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By the Light of the Halloween Moon, by Caroline Stutson/Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books

A host of Halloween spooks are drawn to the tapping of a little girl’s toe
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my brother said he would give it a 5 so i wrote this for him.i think ill read it myself
justine, age 9

REALLY odd.
Bobette, age 67

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Witches’ Night Before Halloween, by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne/Illustrated by Adrian Tans, Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

In this cleverly spooky parody of Clement C. Moore's famous Christmas poem, the witches are up to their elbows in cobwebs and slime, making sure their witchlings are well prepared for their first Halloween. Featuring characters like Mad-Maud and Snaggle-Tooth-Ruth and plenty of ghouls, zombies, monsters, skeletons, and moldy cellars to satisfy all Halloween lovers, this good-natured book about these wickedly fun witches will have kids more amused than frightened.
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hi this is a good book
serra, age 8

i love it
ciara, age 11

Its so cool!!!! Guys this is a MUST read so READ it!
Rebecca, age 8

loved it
caitlyn, age 10

It was very sweet and good but it needs to be more exciting.
zoe, age 8

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Build-A-Bear Workshop extends a special thank you to First Book and The Children's Book Council, Inc. for their partnership and support of Bearemy's Book Club.

The Children's Book Council, Inc. is the nonprofit trade association of United States publishers and packagers of trade books for children and young adults and is the official sponsor of Children's Book Week.