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Mothman's Happy Cryptid Halloween

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When Halloween is threatened by bad weather, only one moth can save it.

It's Halloween, the biggest day of the year on Mothman's farm. Schoolchildren from nearby Point Pleasant are scheduled to arrive all day long to pick their own pumpkins...until it begins to rain.

By the time the skies clear, not only have the kids' field trips been cancelled, but it's too late to even go trick-or-treating. The day is officially declared the Worstest Halloween Ever (in the Entire Universe).®

Mothman, however, has a plan to make things right. With help from his fellow cryptids, he'll give the kids a holiday they'll never forget.

"An oddball Halloween celebration turns a small town upside down in this quirky tale starring not ghouls and goblins, but the fanciful subjects of cryptozoology.... Zany and offbeat, this Halloween caper will appeal to readers craving sheer silliness." — School Library Journal

"This is a perfect holiday book for older elementary age students particularly third, fourth and fifth grade. The addition of Cryptids, such as Mothman, the Jersey Devil, and Bigfoot is sure to hold their interest along with the offbeat Halloween story." — Sherrie, school librarian on Goodreads

"A charming story for those who want to believe." - Doogie Horner, A Die Hard Christmas, on "Mothman's Merry Cryptid Christmas"

"A quirky holiday story with appeal for early elementary-aged readers curious about legendary creatures." - School Library Journal on "Mothman's Merry Cryptid Christmas"

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    • School Library Journal

      June 1, 2024

      K-Gr 3-An oddball Halloween celebration turns a small town upside down in this quirky tale starring not ghouls and goblins, but the fanciful subjects of cryptozoology. Mothman, a feathery, batlike silhouette with glowing red eyes, can hardly wait to welcome groups of school children to pick pumpkins on his farm. Unfortunately, a torrential downpour cancels the event. Things go from bad to worse when Mothman gets the bright idea to deliver the pumpkins himself (with the help of fellow cryptids Bigfoot, the Chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, and the Loch Ness Monster), but drops them from the air, plastering the whole town in pumpkin pulp. The children, however, are delighted by what turns out to be the pumpkin equivalent of a snow day, and all is well. Shaffer opts for endearingly goofy comedy over Halloween chills. Some moments of humor work particularly well, such as when the text declares, "It was a Halloween Miracle," but the turn of a page hilariously reverses course: "Just kidding. It was a disaster." Others, meanwhile, come off as self-consciously twee: "The news was calling it The Official Worstest Halloween Ever." Flat digital illustrations sport thick, black lines reminiscent of woodcuts and eye-popping colors, most notably the sea of orange pumpkin mush and an eldritch magenta sky. Shaffer mines a surprising amount of pathos from Mothman's unearthly appearance, using body language and the subtle suggestion of eyebrows to convey the emotional beats. VERDICT Zany and offbeat, this Halloween caper will appeal to readers craving sheer silliness.-Jonah Dragan

      Copyright 2024 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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