Get your Halloween started early with this leather bound version of The Vampire Chronicles, three books from the author of all things vampirical, Anne Rice. Includes Interview with a Vampire, Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned.

Louis: "Vampires pretending to be humans, pretending to be vampires."
Claudia: "How avant-garde."

Singer/songwriter Peter Yarrow and co-composer Lenny Lipton have finally allowed a picture book adaptation of this magical tale. Puff, the Magic Dragon is simply one of the most beloved songs of all time. A classic that's become as much a part of the childhood experience as Mother Goose and fairy tales.

Mary Travers passed away today.  Along with Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookie they made up the folk singing trio Peter, Paul and Mary.

It seems impossible to overstate the influence of the moon on humanity. This little hardcover book, The Moon, explores the appeal—historical, scientific, and romantic—of our planet's natural satellite. 

Tonight is a full moon. This one is called the Full Corn Moon and the Barley Moon. The next full moon will be the Harvest Moon.

Today is Canada Day, eh.  This day celebrates the joining of the four provinces into a single country. If you think you know Canada, or know someone that does, then test their knowledge with this Do You Know Canada Trivia Book.

Canadian slang is a combination of American English, British English and French. Here's a test:

garburator - Garbage disposal.

loonie - Canadian one dollar coin.

stagette - "Hen party" in UK or  female bachelorette party in US.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains."

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you'd actually want to read. Seth Graham-Smith has taken Jane Austin's original book and added - you  guessed it - zombies. Voila! No longer a stuffy old piece of slow-dragging historical literature, now it's a gross-out zombie thriller.

What a great way to get your high-schooler to actuall want to read the classics!

You are being chased by the undead as they moan the word "brains", and if they get you then that is what they are going to eat, what do you do?  Well, if you want to learn how to survive an attack of the undead then The Zombie Survival Guide from Barnes and Noble will have you zombie combat-ready in no time.  While you are developing your zombie attack survival skills, here are a few things you can do to get ready for an attack...

• Know all the quickest routes to grocery stores and superstores like Walmart.  These locations are good places to hide that have plenty of supplies and don't have that many entrances to guard.
• Familiarize yourself with the local stores that carry weapons and ammunition.
• Keep an extra can of gasoline on hand, zombies are easily destroyed by fire.
• Make a zombie survival kit with flashlights, batteries, first aid kit, emergency radio, and non-perishable food items.

Today is Do a Grouch a Favor Day, we all know someone that is always in a bad mood, never smiles and complains about everything.  Well, today is the day to cheer them up, so watch out all you sourpusses you may have people being especially kind to you today.  A simple gesture today could make that grouch turn their frown upside down so try paying them a compliment, or bringing them flowers or a cup of coffee, telling them a funny story, or offering them a helping hand.  Wouldn't the world be a nicer place if all those grumpy people were happy! 

 Today is Backward Day. The children's book The Backward Day celebrates every child's notion of being a little stinker and trying to freak out his/her parents by doing everthing backwards. Fortunately for these parents, they are smart enough to go with the flow and participate in the child's plan.

 It's nice to know that some parents can recognize and deal with their little contrarian in a constructive manner!

This book could be for some of the parents out there as much as the children.