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Well, folks, although I know a lot of people start getting into the Halloween spirit as soon as the calendar page flips over, we’re nearly halfway into October already and it hasn’t really registered with me yet. Of course, this year time is mushy, and trick-or-treating seems unlikely — maybe we’ll still get around to carving some jack-o’-lanterns at least. And as far as scary stories go, it’s kind of hard to top the 2020 news cycle, right? Vampires and zombies and mummies don’t hold a candle to a global pandemic and the current battle over our nation’s future.
For today, I’ve got just two vampire books (for kids), and the rest is just a mix of books I’ve read recently — some picture books and comic books.
Vampires of Blinsh written by Daniel Pinkwater, illustrated by Aaron Renier
Blinsh is a lovely little village in Pinksylvania, famous for its vampire residents who are frequently misunderstood. This book hopes to set things straight, showing how they’re really just a lot like us. Sure, they might bite people on the neck from time to time or turn into bats, but there’s no reason to be frightened of them.
What makes this book so entertaining is that the illustrations don’t line up exactly with the words: the narrator tells a sort of…
