Skeleton for Dinner

By Margery Cuyler and Will Terry

Even spooky skeletons, ghosts, and ghouls get scared sometimes!

Big Witch and Little Witch have made stew, and now they want to have their friends for dinner! But when Skeleton mistakes the guest list for a menu, he takes off running, and soon Ghost and Ghoul join him too! But poor Little Witch has no idea there's a misunderstanding. Luckily there’s one creature in the haunted forest who can help everyone figure it all out. This spooky and silly read-aloud is just right for Halloween.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Release date: Sep 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9780807573990

Margery Cuyler

Margery Cuyler is the author of many books for children, including The Little Dump Truck, The Little School Bus, The Little Fire Truck, and That’s Good! That’s Bad!The idea for That’s Good! That’s Bad! was inspired by a conversation with her young son, Thomas, who asked, "Can't bad things change into good things?" The vehicle series was inspired by both her young sons who never tired of playing with cars, trucks, and trains. Margery Cuyler's children have since grown up, so these days much of her inspiration comes from the children she meets on school visits. She and her husband recently moved to Lawrenceville, N.J.

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Reviews for Skeleton for Dinner

[abigailadams26 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

When Skeleton overhears Big Witch and Little Witch planning to "have him for dinner," he misunderstands their intent, and flees in a panic. He convinces Ghost and Ghoul that they too are in danger - in danger of being eaten! - and the three go into hiding. It falls to Crow to set the mistake right, explaining to the three that the witches wanted to host them for dinner, not eat them...Given my love for all things witchy, my appreciation for spooky Halloween stories, and the fact that I've enjoyed other titles from author Margery Cuyler - Sir William and the Pumpkin Monster, Skeleton Hiccups, etc. - I expected to like Skeleton for Dinner more than I actually did. I appreciated the story idea, which rests on the misunderstanding of the meaning of "have," in this context, and I thought Will Terry's accompanying artwork was colorful, if sometimes a little too cute for me. But the text itself just sometimes felt a little flat. Tastes vary of course, and I did enjoy this one, so picture-book readers looking for spooky witchy/monster stories might want to give this one a try. It never specifically mentions Halloween, but it could definitely be included in a story-time celebrating that holiday.