A book to match your costume
Myers, Christopher. Black Cat. New York: Scholastic Press, 1999. Print.
Lots of parents come to the library this time of year searching for books to match their children’s costumes. Here are a few of my favorite pairings:
For the Egyptian princess:
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Climo, Shirley, and Ruth Heller. The Egyptian Cinderella. New York: Crowell, 1989. Print.
For the Tin Man:
Baum, Frank J, and W W. Denslow. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. George M. Hill Company, 1900.Print.
For the fairy princess:
Owen, Robert. The Golden Book of Peter Pan. Newnes, 1965. Print. (Visit ProjectGutenburg.org for a free e-book of the unabridged, original story by J.M. Barrie.)
For Ben Franklin:
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Schanzer, Rosalyn. How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning. New York: HarperCollins, 2003. Print.
The possibilities are endless! Of course, we also get parents who ask us for last minute costume ideas. A ghost is pretty easy:
Bridwell, Norman. Clifford’s Halloween. New York: Scholastic
Bridwell, Norman. Clifford’s Halloween. New York: Scholastic
Posted by Rebecca Hickman at 11:44 PM 
For once I will match!
What are you going to be this year? I might dust off my Campout Cop outfit.
Any other Crumbs wearing their cop outfits?
I think I will be rocking my starry-eyed songwriter attire…
A children’s book to match your costume:
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Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People
Better Woody Guthrie than Woody Woodpecker…..