weird but true! 
Halloween: 300 Spooky Facts to Scare You Silly
Published by National Geographic Kids, 2020
Son's Review
(Age: 5)
Published by National Geographic Kids, 2020
Son's Review
(Age: 5)
My favorite fact is gummy worms.
What surprised you?
The ghost sightings.
Do you want to visit any of the places we learned about?
I would want to visit the place where someone's basement* is haunted by the ghost of a cat because I would want to be cuddly with that ghost, and it's not as scary as other ghosts.
*It is the US Capitol building.
What should people expect?
That it's not spooky.
Mom's Review
The title spells it out pretty clearly: it is 300 Halloween-related facts. But they won't scare you silly; they are appropriate for most ages. From how quickly pumpkins grow to haunting legends to those cool Transformers costumes we all saw a few years ago, weird but true! Halloween covers a wide range of subjects. Some are specifically about Halloween and others are remotely related, like the zombie snails who have been infected by parasites. We have kept this out on our side table as part of our Halloween decorations, reading a few facts here and there, and we are all enjoying it. weird but true! Halloween is putting us in the spooky mood big time!
Illustrations and photographs accompany the facts. T and I would have liked more photographs, but were able to find what we wanted to see online. For example, we were curious about the artist who turned her parents' home into an 8-eyed monster. It's eye-mazing! (I just crack myself up!) Here's a link for you to see the house on the Today website. weird but true! Halloween includes a glossary.
weird but true! Halloween is fun, fascinating, and an invitation to learn more about the holiday. We don't really confine seasonal books to their seasons, but this is one that I plan to deliberately set out on the end table for Halloweens to come. It's definitely one to look at if you are into Halloween!
Note: A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
The title spells it out pretty clearly: it is 300 Halloween-related facts. But they won't scare you silly; they are appropriate for most ages. From how quickly pumpkins grow to haunting legends to those cool Transformers costumes we all saw a few years ago, weird but true! Halloween covers a wide range of subjects. Some are specifically about Halloween and others are remotely related, like the zombie snails who have been infected by parasites. We have kept this out on our side table as part of our Halloween decorations, reading a few facts here and there, and we are all enjoying it. weird but true! Halloween is putting us in the spooky mood big time!
Illustrations and photographs accompany the facts. T and I would have liked more photographs, but were able to find what we wanted to see online. For example, we were curious about the artist who turned her parents' home into an 8-eyed monster. It's eye-mazing! (I just crack myself up!) Here's a link for you to see the house on the Today website. weird but true! Halloween includes a glossary.
weird but true! Halloween is fun, fascinating, and an invitation to learn more about the holiday. We don't really confine seasonal books to their seasons, but this is one that I plan to deliberately set out on the end table for Halloweens to come. It's definitely one to look at if you are into Halloween!
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