Spooky House (Bizzy Bear Series)

by Benji Davies (Illustrator)

Overview

"An excellent read for little ones learning about the holiday as well as those who can't wait for Halloween to arrive." — Kirkus Reviews

The ever-intrepid Bizzy Bear is visiting a super-spooky Halloween house. As he climbs the rickety stairs and walks the cobwebby corridors, all sorts of creepy characters appear from doors and hidey-holes. Bizzy remains undaunted — but where could he be going and what will he find there? Bizzy’s latest adventure makes for a splendidly seasonal new addition to this popular series, which has sold more than a million copies worldwide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763693275
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	07/11/2017
Series:	Bizzy Bear
Pages:	8
Sales rank:	1,143,219
Product dimensions:	7.13(w) x 7.13(h) x 0.65(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

From a young age, Benji Davies was invariably found drawing and painting at the kitchen table, a scene which is often repeated to this day. He is the award-winning illustrator of all the Bizzy Bear books and apps, as well as a number of recent picture books, including Also an Octopus by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Grandad’s Island, which he also wrote. Benji Davies lives in east London.

Editorial Reviews

06/26/2017
Tabs, sliders, and a rotating wheel activate surprises as Bizzy Bear explores a benevolently haunted house in this playful addition to Davies’s long-running series. Writing in rhymes with a “Pat-a-cake” cadence (“Bizzy Bear, Bizzy Bear, creaky stair./ Bizzy Bear, Bizzy Bear, what’s that there?”), Davies sends Bizzy Bear through cobwebbed rooms up to a party in the attic, accompanied by his host, a dog dressed as a vampire (but where is his reflection in the hallway mirror?). The interactive elements set up several fun peekaboo moments—with an emphasis on the boo—as a mummy elephant peeks from behind a door that slides open and a frog-as-ghost leaps out from behind a chair. Up to age 3. Agency: Bright Literary. (July)

Publishers Weekly

The interactive elements set up several fun peekaboo moments—with an emphasis on the boo—as a mummy elephant peeks from behind a door that slides open and a frog-as-ghost leaps out from behind a chair.
—Publishers Weekly

An excellent read for little ones learning about the holiday as well as those who can't wait for Halloween to arrive.
—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2017-08-27
Bizzy Bear attends a Halloween party.Bizzy Bear enters a spooky house on Halloween night. As the friendly critter follows a dog butler through the house, readers are able to slide panels that make portraits' eyes move, bats and animal witches fly outside, doors open and close, and more. The story ends in the attic, where a Halloween bash is in full swing. The illustrations eschew the Bizzy Bear books' usual bright primary color palette and swap in dark purples, greens, and oranges. The comfortably rounded Bizzy Bear character stylings are still there, but the backgrounds incorporate harsh angles in their compositions to make the environment all the spookier. The sliding panels and tabs are sturdily constructed, resistant to even the harshest tugs from spooked toddlers. The shifting environments are particularly creative, drawing little readers into the creepy environment but still keeping this fun instead of truly scary.An excellent read for little ones learning about the holiday as well as those who can't wait for Halloween to arrive. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews