Countdown to Halloween

Name: Countdown to Halloween
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241702581
Price: 21.0 NZD
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By Andrea Mills

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Celebrate the spooky season with this heart-warming lift-the-flap story, full of tricks and treats. Discover frightfully fun surprises under every flap as you and your family countdown to Halloween. The spookiest time of the year is creeping up, and there's a ghoulishly good time to be... Read More

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Description

Celebrate the spooky season with this heart-warming lift-the-flap story, full of tricks and treats. Discover frightfully fun surprises under every flap as you and your family countdown to Halloween.

The spookiest time of the year is creeping up, and there's a ghoulishly good time to be had before the big day arrives. Pick the perfect pumpkin from the patch, cook up some scary treats, and dress up in your favourite Halloween costume! There are lots of tricks and treats to uncover as you read along with this heart-warming story.

With charming rhyming text and 24 lift-the-flap surprises that reveal fun festive activities, as well as facts about Halloween traditions, this is the perfect introduction to the spooky season.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241702581

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Board book

Date Published: 07 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK Children

Contributors:

Illustrated by Kathryn Selbert

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 208.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 18

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Activity Books and Kits Andrea Mills Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids Penguin Books

About the Author

Andrea Mills is an award-winning author of more than 50 children's reference books across a broad range of subjects, from animals and atlases to science and society. With more than 25 years publishing experience, this self-confessed bookworm also gives regular talks at schools, book fairs, and specialist events. Kathryn Selbert is an illustrator, author, and designer from Connecticut in the United States. Her illustrations are inspired by the people she meets in her everyday life, our colourful world, flora, fauna, and having fun.

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