Skelly the Skeleton wakes once a year to celebrate the best day of the year: Halloween. But when he has an accident that scatters him to pieces, he fears he might miss all the fun. Halloween humor and hijinks ensue as Skelly enlists the help of others to put himself back together. Perfect for read-alouds and with fresh, quirky art and a Humpty Dumpty-like plot, Skelly's Halloween is sure to be a Halloween staple for years to come.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 4+ years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2018 by St Martin's Press .

Lori Richmond is a corporate creative director turned picture-book maker. She is the author-illustrator of Pax and Blue and the illustrator of A Hop Is Up . In 2018, she has Skelly's Halloween , Bunny's Staycation (Scholastic), and Oopsie-Do (HarperCollins). She lives in Brooklyn, New York. David Martin has written many books for children, including Let's Have a Tree Party! , illustrated by John Manders; All for Pie, Pie for All and Little Bunny and the Magic Christmas Tree , both illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev; and We've All Got Bellybuttons! , illustrated by Randy Cecil. He lives in Vermont.