cover image The 13 Nights of Halloween

The 13 Nights of Halloween

Guy Vasilovich. Harper, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-180445-8

In a raucous revamp of the “Twelve Days of Christmas” carol, an impish child describes the gifts that her “mummy” gives to her, starting with “a bright, shiny skeleton key.” On the third night of Halloween, she receives “3 Baseball Bats” (the flying mammals wear baseball caps); on the fifth night, “5 Singing Skulls;” and on the seventh night, “7 Goblins Gobbling.” With a fluorescent palette and an undead Nickelodeon aesthetic, debut talent Vasilovich offers a suitably creepy vision of Halloween night. Ages 4–8. (Aug.)