cover image Heebie-Jeebie Jamboree

Heebie-Jeebie Jamboree

Mary Ann Fraser. Boyds Mills, $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-59078-857-8

On a wild and magical Halloween night, a brother and sister dressed as a ghost and a witch “pull two tickets out of thin air” and arrive at a cemetery, where they are transported to a Halloween carnival whose attractions include a skeletal carousel, a witch’s brew competition, and “warlocks bustin’ brooms” at a rodeo-style event. Though Fraser’s story becomes a little hard to track after the siblings are separated, it’s a lively Halloween adventure (sans parental figures) with playfully spooky artwork and a gentle homecoming. Ages 4–7. (July)