Spooky stories and library event for children
Date Added: 28/10/2020
Ghoulies and ghoosties, long-leggety beasties, and things that go bump in the night! Wooooh!
This topical bulletin is focusing on Halloween books for children and a special half term activity for children aged from 3 years old upwards.
We have loads of spooky novels to keep you on the edge of your seats this Halloween.
You or your children can request specific books to borrow using our Select and Collect service. Or you can ask for a lucky dip bundle based on your normal preferences.
To discover some of our recommended spooky books for 6-8 year olds or for 9-12 year olds follow these links then reserve them to collect from your nearest Central Bedfordshire branch. Or search our catalogue Arena to find even more choice.
If you prefer, we offer a wide variety of ebooks and audiobooks which you can download or reserve to read as soon as they become available from RBdigital and Borrowbox
E Books and Audiobooks
Stories on RBdigital
Read the Funniest Spooky Joke Book - by Joe King with lots of fun jokes to share. Read The Chocolate Factory Ghost - Archie will inherit his great uncle's confectionary factory if he can solve the riddle in the bequest that he is given. Listen to Dial a Ghost - Oliver's uncle tries to scare him to death, but does he? Read Sam Wu is not Afraid of Ghosts! - Sam is not a scaredy-cat (except he is). It's a really laugh out loud story. Read Potkin and Stubbs -Lil meets a ghost who becomes her co-detective. Listen to Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse - one story in the long series by Chris Riddell about Ada Goth from Ghastly-Gorm Hall.
Audiobooks on Borrowbox.
Do you dare listen to these before bedtime?
Try Amelia Fang and the Memory Thief - how can she save the creatures of the night. Wildspark - Prue must help the people in the ghost machine remember who they used to be. Titchy Witch collection - twelve short stories for younger magic fans. Really scary! Diary of a Dummy – how can a ventriloquist dummy be evil? The Unimaginary Friend - strange things happen when imagination runs wild. The Wizards of Once – Rivals, Xar a wizard, and Wish a warrior girl, must work together to save the day.
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