New Children's books: (2) just in time for Halloween from Candlewick Press

Love is Powerful; Heather Dean Brewer  (Ill. Leuyer Pham)

Love is Powerful  is based on a true story of a 6 year old girl named Mari and her "mama" who took part in the 2017 Women's March in New York City.  Their theme: "Love is Powerful."

It all started with a new box of crayons and poster board and the how their bonding experience allowed them to share their message of love and kindness, showing the world how our voices matter.

This picture book demonstrates how important it is to speak up, let your message be heard and to share the love beginning at a very early age.  Lovely illustrations and message.

Grades K to 3

Where's Waldo? Spooky Spotlight Search; Martin Handford

Odlaw's haunted castle  full of cobwebs and hidden symbols, is the perfect setting to this Waldo Spooky Spotlight Search. There is a cool glowing wand to to help in your search and makes kids feel like it's something magical.  Wait until you see the skeleton holding a pair of leg bones, the lighted houses with slime-spitting sea monsters, the mysterious hidden cave with air breathing monsters, slippery snakes along a labyrinth - will you find the way out?

This Halloween, 5-9 year olds will surely have fun with this not-too-scary spook fest.

Ghostology: A True Revelation of spirits, ghouls and Hauntings

by Lucinda Curtle (Author), Dugald A. Steer (Author), Garry Walton (Illustrator), Doug Sirois (Illustrator), Anne Yvonne Gilbert (Illustrator)

This book is very cool especially as Halloween approaches: did you ever wonder what to pack in ghost hunter's field kit? This book will answer lot's of questions ghost curious children will find fascinating. This book covers things like types of ghosts, haunted houses, hotels and forts, how to hunt ghosts, psychics and mediums, fakes and frauds and a history of ghosts and ghost hunters.

The layout of this book is very interesting and engaging and, there are a few pullouts and interesting inserts as well. The illustrations are wonderful but, it's definitely targeted for ages 10 or older. It's a beautiful book unlike any I've seen in recent years.

Thanks to Candlewick Press for providing these books in exchanged for my unbiased reviews.