Boogie Bones

by Elizabeth Loredo

Boogie Bones loves to dance and, in the hopes of winning a trophy, leaves the graveyard to take part in dance contest featuring music, prizes, and romance, in a lively Halloween tale.

Genres: Halloween, Picture Books, Childrens, Fantasy, Humor

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Boogie Bones, a jaunty and high-spirited skeleton, longs to show off his smooth moves on the dance floor. But will he have the guts (pun intended!) to be true to himself and do what he loves? This picture book has a nice message and is a non-scary story so it’s perfect for children who enjoy Halloween elements but not the scary stuff. A fun read with a great use of language; it’s written with idioms, metaphors, similes, and some advanced vocabulary.

[Melki · Rating 4 out of 5]

A skeleton who can really cut a rug goes in disguise to a dance competition for the living.
The results are predictable, but fun.

I love his moldy tux!

[Qt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cheerful and charming, with a nice story and warm, funny pictures.

[♥♣Mary♦♠ If She So Pleases · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is actually very creepy when you think about it... you don't want to dance with death or think people become animated bones after death... but I did look into Fred Astaire more and into Jumpin' at the Woodside. I think although this is a picture book, it's aimed more towards adults because you don't want to give kids the wrong idea.

[Set · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ehh, no.

[Breana Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about a skeleton who loves to dance. He wants to dance at a party with people around, but he cannot. So he wears a disguise and it ends up falling of. He gets scared but his dance partner accepts him for his creepiness and rolls with it. I think it is a great book to have in the class library around Halloween time.

[Ashley Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked this up at goodwill last night for bailey. We love it:)

[Naomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved this story of acceptance, trying new things and being who you are. The illustrations were adorable as well. For the more advanced grade school reader.

[Katie Jankowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lindy Hop skeleton!

[Adela Chavez · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son absolutely loves this book! We checked out from a local library, we read it multiple times in a row. Such a cool story!