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Mother Boo: Poems from Spookytown
  • Published: 26 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9781774886182
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $50.00

Mother Boo: Poems from Spookytown

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A fun collection of spooky poems for 4-to-8-year-olds featuring Mother Boo — a friendly old ghost — and a whole town of familiar and friendly Halloween faces: skeletons, pumpkin heads, vampires, werewolves, ghosts and more. A poetry collection perfect for the Halloween fanatic in your life!

Deep in October County is a magical place called Spookytown, where the leaves are always bright, the air is always crisp and the pumpkins are always in their prime.

When it’s time for a story or a poem, the little witches, ghosts and goblins of Spookytown love to snuggle up with this collection, compiled by Mother Boo—the oldest ghost in town.

Discover the secret to flying, join a pumpkin parade and dance with werewolves in this collection of Halloween poems inspired by Mother Goose.

From silly to spine-tingling, there is something for everyone to enjoy!
  • Published: 26 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9781774886182
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $50.00
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"A tribute to the work of Victorian poet Christina Rosetti, Into the Goblin Market is a delicious treat for those yearning for a bit of frightful adventure." —STARRED REVIEW, BookPage

"A gratifying, happy-ever-after tale of symbiotic sororal cleverness." —Kirkus Reviews