Countdown to Halloween - (Board Book)

About the Book

Halloween is coming! Toddlers learn to count down from 10 by finding objects hidden throughout these charming scenes of fall fun rendered in illustrator Greg Paprocki's classically retro midcentury art style. From walking through corn mazes and bobbing for apples to choosing costumes and telling spooky stories around a fire, there's excitement on every page. The final spread is packed with surprises! Discover new details in each illustration with every successive reading.

Book Synopsis

Brimming with Halloween excitement, each spread of this charming primer invites toddlers to find and count objects hidden in just-spooky-enough scenes of fall fun.

Halloween is coming! Toddlers learn to count down from 10 by finding objects hidden throughout these charming scenes of fall fun rendered in illustrator Greg Paprocki's classically retro midcentury art style. From walking through corn mazes and bobbing for apples to choosing costumes and telling spooky stories around a fire, there's excitement on every page. The final spread is packed with surprises! Discover new details in each illustration with every successive reading.

Review Quotes

"A convivial Halloween primer in the BabyLit alphabet series .... Just the right amount of content engages the targeted toddler and young preschool audience. Of the Halloween board books being published this year, Paprocki's is on the top shelf. Recommended for lively, immersive illustrations and opportunities for literary interaction."--Richelle Rose "School Library Journal"

"So many of our favorite autumn traditions wrapped into these beautiful pages."--Dena "Live, Love, Simple"

About the Author

Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He has illustrated several Curious George books, the Little Leonardo series, and the BabyLit alphabet board books including S Is for Santa, B Is for Boo, E Is for Easter, and T Is for Thankful. Titles in the Count and Find series include Day of the Dead, Christmas, and Trees. Greg's Gibbs Smith titles have sold over 581,952 copies. He lives in Omaha, NE.