Halloween is the major social event of the fall for the 12 and under set. My daughter begins planing her elaborate Halloween outfit on the first day of school. Yesterday I found her riffling through our mailbox in search of costume catalogs, then diligently earmarking ghoulish attire and jotting down a “trick or treat” itinerary in her Disney day planner.

For those parents and grandparents who prefer to shower their kids with substantial “treats” instead of the sugary, fleeting kind, we suggest pairing one of our rocking Legends tees or onesies with the new book “Tales of the Cryptids,” for a perfectly haunting, calorie-free and sugar-free Halloween treat.

“Tales of the Cryptids,” is written especially for kids by Halls, Spears & Young and explores mysterious animal legends in realistic detail. I adore the fact that the writers applaud their young audience for having the “courage to wonder.” The authors walk a delicate line of embracing the lore of Big Foot, El Chupacabra, Lochness and others without losing sight of scientific research and probability. The book conveys that “imagining what ‘might be’ sometimes opens the doors to remarkable discoveries in hard science,” noting the discovery of creatures like the giant squid, the coelacanth, the 5 foot ape orang-pendek, previously thought either fictitious or at best, extinct.

And when you order this treasure, be sure to explore the website, www.talesofthecryptids.com, which has great lore facts, a video on Cryptid-inspired pumpkin carving and a slew of drawings and photos!

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