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I'm a big fan of parodies (as you may or may not have noticed), and am invariably compelled to pick up every spooky parody we come across when bookstore (or library) prowling. There's a LOT of great stuff out there. Some things, I've noticed, just seem to really lend themselves to parody...they practically beg for it. To date we've located three different creepy-themed parodies of the old nursery rhyme 'The House that Jack Built'. Check 'em out!
The House that Drac Built, written by the awesome and talented Judy Sierra, is first on our list. It's got slightly darker artwork and is less cutesy than the other two, appealing to the slightly older picture book crowd who want the spookier Halloween feel.
The House that Jack Haunted (by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp) is a board book, full of cute Halloween characters. Perfect for the the tiniest of your monster lovers!
Last but not least is The Haunted House That Jack Built by Helaine Becker. A new release, it's cute and fun and slots pretty much right in between the other two in terms of age range and level of spookiness.
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I am going to have to buy a new bookcase for all these awesome reads you are hurling at me!! Love it. Broke. But, love it.