Sample artwork — Mothman with trick-or-treaters

Sample artwork — Mothman’s friend Chupacabra (dressed as a mummy)

Mothman’s HAPPY CRYPTID HALLOWEEN (CRYPTID HOLIDAY CLASSICS #2)

8th Circle Press (2024)

“An oddball Halloween celebration turns a small town upside down in this quirky tale starring not ghouls and goblins, but the fanciful subjects of cryptozoology.... Zany and offbeat, this Halloween caper will appeal to readers craving sheer silliness.” — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

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When Halloween is threatened by bad weather, only one moth can save it.

It’s Halloween, the biggest day of the year on Mothman’s farm. Schoolchildren from nearby Point Pleasant are scheduled to arrive all day long to pick their own pumpkins...until it begins to rain.

By the time the skies clear, not only have the kids’ field trips been cancelled, but it’s too late to even go trick-or-treating. The day is officially declared the Worstest Halloween Ever (in the Entire Universe).®

Mothman, however, has a plan to make things right. With help from his fellow cryptids, he’ll give the kids a holiday they’ll never forget.

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“This is a perfect holiday book for older elementary age students particularly third, fourth and fifth grade. The addition of Cryptids, such as Mothman, the Jersey Devil, and Bigfoot is sure to hold their interest along with the offbeat Halloween story.” — Sherrie, school librarian on Goodreads

Paperback 6.5” x 6.5” Picture Book ($13.99)

Library Hardcover w/ Laminated Cover 8” x 8” ($27.99)

eBook ($3.99)

40 pp. w/ Full-color Illustrations by the Author

AGES: 4-8 / GRADES: K-3

PB ISBN: 978-1-949769593 / HC: 978-1-949769609

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WHAT EDUCATORS, LIBRARIANS, AND BOOKSELLERS SAID ABOUT “MOTHMAN’S MERRY CRYPTID CHRISTMAS” ON NETGALLEY:

  • “There is no reason not to read this book.”

  • "I am an absolute Grinch at heart, but Mothman learning to 'believe in himself' makes the holiday cuteness tolerable."

  • “Hopefully Mothman will return one day with further adventures.”

  • “[One] of the cutest things I have ever read. I have a niece being born in a few weeks and she has two half siblings and guess what they’re getting for Christmas?”