I had a few picture books in mind for a Halloween recommendation, but none of them seemed to excite me enough to write a blog post on so I decided to ask my 9-year-old son. A Super Scary Narwhalloween is what he recommended for Halloween (and I suspect not so “super scary”!). He loves all the Narwhal and Jelly books by Ben Clanton. We’ve just decided to purchase them once in a while because he reads them over and over! And this one is no exception, even going so far as to read it out loud to me. (I love hearing all his sound effects when he reads me graphic novels!)
In his words, “It’s really good! And it’s really funny because it includes parts from other books in the series.”* So there you have it: his Halloween recommendation! (These books are great for 6-9 year olds.)
*When pressed about what that meant, he explained that it brought back “Jelly Jolt”, who made his first appearance in book two: Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt! He appreciated the connection.