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B Is for Boo: A Halloween Alphabet
Introduce your brilliant baby to the ABCs with this illustrated primer about Halloween.
Greg Paprocki's popular retro-style series of sturdy board book alphabet primers expands to introduce brilliant babies and toddlers to one of the most popular holidays on the calendar: Halloween. Just as other books in this series make learning history fun and engaging for children, tthis volume will fuel the anticipation of your child's first halloween and help to expand their vocabulary in the process.
B Is for Boo: A Halloween Alphabet features a collection of twenty-six illustrations featuring Halloween-themed concepts, including imaginative costumes, oodles of treats, pumpkins galore, masks and monsters, and haunted houses.
Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He has illustrated several Curious George books, as well as The Big Book of Superheroes for Gibbs Smith. He began his career as an advertising art director after studying fine art and graphic design at the University of Nebraska.
Greg Paprocki's popular retro-style series of sturdy board book alphabet primers expands to introduce brilliant babies and toddlers to one of the most popular holidays on the calendar: Halloween. Just as other books in this series make learning history fun and engaging for children, tthis volume will fuel the anticipation of your child's first halloween and help to expand their vocabulary in the process.
B Is for Boo: A Halloween Alphabet features a collection of twenty-six illustrations featuring Halloween-themed concepts, including imaginative costumes, oodles of treats, pumpkins galore, masks and monsters, and haunted houses.
Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He has illustrated several Curious George books, as well as The Big Book of Superheroes for Gibbs Smith. He began his career as an advertising art director after studying fine art and graphic design at the University of Nebraska.
32 pages, Board Book
Published August 15, 2017
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October 26, 2025
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and if vintage vibes and Halloween high spirits are your trick-or-treat bag, baby, then B is for Boo is ookily, spookily for you too, boo, even if you already know your ABC’s.
Give yourself a refresher course; an All Hallows’ reprieve from the humdrum horrors of daily, linear existence, and when you meet your inner child at the graveyard smash, tell ‘em Jakob sent you.
Give yourself a refresher course; an All Hallows’ reprieve from the humdrum horrors of daily, linear existence, and when you meet your inner child at the graveyard smash, tell ‘em Jakob sent you.
October 31, 2017
A great introduction to the alphabet for babies and toddlers. The illustrations are perfect and have a vintage children's book feel. There are twenty-six different illustrations throughout the book to teach all about Halloween to our little ones while they visualize the alphabet and learn the sounds as you read. A perfect addition to the Halloween shelf that I plan on keeping even when my little ones are grown!
December 11, 2020
I loved all of the little Halloween illustrations in this! If it wasn't a board book but had regular paper, I would totally cut out some of the illustrations and use them to decorate.
October 4, 2021
The retro-style illustrations are kind of fun, but I'm a bit confused as to the target audience for this. If for very little babies, I think it's a little busy. If for toddlers, I think some of the illustrations might be a tad scary. But it's probably too "babyish" for the kiddos who have graduated from board books. So, my best advice is to before purchasing and see if it would suit your individual child.
November 7, 2018
I love the art on this one!! And the story is do much better than the other Halloween A-Z story in our toddler classroom!
October 31, 2022
Absolutely love the art in these Greg Paprocki books!
October 30, 2020
I love the artwork!
August 21, 2018
The baby who was given this book would definitely rate it five stars, so I am going with that. We're almost back to fall and she's stayed obsessed with it. Great illustrations and a fun way to learn the alphabet.
Unbiased rating based upon a copy won through the Goodreads First Reads program.
Unbiased rating based upon a copy won through the Goodreads First Reads program.
October 13, 2018
These sturdy board books are a great way to introduce a lot of Halloween vocabulary to a little alphabet lover. While a lot of the BabyLit books are pretty useless and appeal to adults more than children, the many holiday themed alphabet primers ('D is for Dreidel,' 'S is for Santa,' etc.) by the artist Greg Paprocki are truly fabulous.
Many autistic kids are obsessed with the alphabet as young children and alphabet books are a great way to encourage interest in books and to expand a child's vocabulary and introduce new concepts.
Visually hypersensitive kids (like my son Luke) will find these books way too busy, but for the right child (like my son Harry who stims off books like this) the beautiful illustrations are a feast for the eyes.
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I review books from the perspective of a parent of two children with autism. This review is part of a list of Halloween theme books that can be found on my blog: https://www.lineupthebooks.com/hallow...
Many autistic kids are obsessed with the alphabet as young children and alphabet books are a great way to encourage interest in books and to expand a child's vocabulary and introduce new concepts.
Visually hypersensitive kids (like my son Luke) will find these books way too busy, but for the right child (like my son Harry who stims off books like this) the beautiful illustrations are a feast for the eyes.
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I review books from the perspective of a parent of two children with autism. This review is part of a list of Halloween theme books that can be found on my blog: https://www.lineupthebooks.com/hallow...
October 12, 2017
I have long loved the BabyLit series from afar, so I was excited to finally get one in my hands! This Halloween installment has lovely retro-styled illustrations that are the perfect balance of creepy and cutesy, and I was so excited that it was a legit board-book that would withstand tiny hands (should I ever actually let kids touch it, lol). Definitely going to continue looking for installments in this series, both as gifts for my new-parent friends and my own enjoyment!
*I received a copy of this book through GoodReads First Reads giveaways.*
*I received a copy of this book through GoodReads First Reads giveaways.*
October 30, 2017
My girls are 2 and 6. The wonderful illustration of this book is captivating to the younger while some of the words representative of the alphabet were unfamiliar and challenging enough that the elder had to sound them out, which was great. They also turned this very short book into an incredibly long read, as I found myself having to correlate the story of the Headless Horseman with Ichabod Crane and explain how the Raven was related to our vacation in Charlottesville, Virginia.
I loved this book and have taken steps to procure others from the series for my magnificent little readers.
I loved this book and have taken steps to procure others from the series for my magnificent little readers.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 23, 2018
I really, really liked this one! I own two other books in the series, and this one is by far the most "logical" in it's choice of words for children. I felt like some in the other one's were a bit farfetched and not really on-theme, but the words in this one were really well thought out!
Though, to be honest, I buy these books mainly for the art that accompanies the books, as they are so beautiful! ;)
Though, to be honest, I buy these books mainly for the art that accompanies the books, as they are so beautiful! ;)
February 19, 2024
Jack borrowed this book from the Ashland Public Library.
As a former emo kid, this is everything I ever wanted and an alphabet book. The words are incredibly clever and the details in the illustrations are thoughtful and so on theme. Jack stood next to me and held my shoulder while I read. He has been liking his watch, alphabet book lately, so I think he was interested in the familiar pattern with this one.
As a former emo kid, this is everything I ever wanted and an alphabet book. The words are incredibly clever and the details in the illustrations are thoughtful and so on theme. Jack stood next to me and held my shoulder while I read. He has been liking his watch, alphabet book lately, so I think he was interested in the familiar pattern with this one.
December 14, 2017
Halloween is never over when it comes to me and my house. It’s that way year round.
This is a great book for kids to learn their letters and to see interesting sights to match. It’s extremely eye appealing and grabbing.
And look at that cover!! Love it! It’s quite spooktacular!!
My rating is mostly for the illustrious illustrations!!
This is a great book for kids to learn their letters and to see interesting sights to match. It’s extremely eye appealing and grabbing.
And look at that cover!! Love it! It’s quite spooktacular!!
My rating is mostly for the illustrious illustrations!!
September 21, 2017
As if I did not already love BabyLit forever and ever, this book is now Lu's most prized possession. I adore the illustrations & being that we've done a solid job raising our daughter to be halloween enthused 365 days of the year, this is clearly the only ABC book we'll ever use again.
March 29, 2018
Love, love, love the vintage illustrations! Such detail in each of the pages. Reminds me of retro Little Golden Books. My little one loves anything Halloween so this was the perfect treat for her. She loves reading this over and over again.
October 21, 2018
I would highly recommend this book for any autumn-child or anyone who loves all things Halloween. That would be me :) The alphabet is very well done and engaging for even the youngest readers and listeners-of-stories.
November 5, 2023
I like this series—it’s just a themed alphabet but the illustrations are busy so there’s a lot to see. The pages are pleasingly framed in a white boarder and the trim size of this board book is pleasing. Some stretches for the holiday edition but I’ll accept it!
September 14, 2017
BabyLit hits it out of the park again! The retro illustrations ares so fun and reminiscent of a less scary holiday.
September 26, 2017
Obsessed with these vintage-style Halloween illustrations. I want them blown up and wallpapered all over my apartment! Super cute alphabet book for Halloween lovers.
October 12, 2017
Such a delightful little book! The illustrations were so adorable, the words picked were a lot of fun. Highly recommended. Ages 1 to 4, but really for anyone.
September 8, 2018
Cute book & they use words you don’t normally see in children’s books
December 13, 2018
Fun (not scary) Halloween themed alphabet board book.
October 17, 2019
A gem on the board-book shelves. The illustrations have the look of classic children's picture books from generations ago.
December 30, 2020
I loved the different-than-usual words for each letter. I also loved the illustrations. They looked like a 1950s or 60s book but it's relatively new. The pages are colorful and filled with talk points for my 2 year old.
September 21, 2021
I love how the author incorporated the ABCs into everything Halloween.
November 22, 2021
Adorable retro-style art.
January 7, 2022
Lovely illustrations. My Halloween obsessed kid loves this book.
September 23, 2022
Great for all ages. Art work is exceptional and classic. A great collectors edition
October 30, 2022
My kid still prefers chicka chicka as far as alphabet books go but I'm desperately trying to change that lol
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