Author: Jeffrey Hickey
Paperback, 39 pages
Re-published in 201 by Big-n-Boo Productions
Genres: Middle School Ghost Stories
Synopsis: Bats and Bones is IPPY award winning author Jeffrey Hickey’s second work for children. This collection of spooky tales for middle school aged children and above is a subtle masterpiece of fright and emotion. Hickey wrote all the stories, the lush music, and does all the voices for the audio book. His wife, Karen Kiser, contributes the cover art, along with some penny whistle and a little piano. The inside illustrations, layout and design are by Rachel Betz, who also designed Hickey’s first work for children, Wages Creek.
This was originally released as a CD only. This is the first edition in print.
My Review: This is a fun book even though it is full of spooky stories. I say that because the audio is so well done, that I couldn’t help but smile all the way through! If you can use headphones to listen, it makes it even better. My favorite story is Eye on Five, mostly because of the fast pace and excitement that is caused by the accompanying sound effects.
I am a huge Hickey fan and am delighted that he published this in print so that my children can look through it and read it at their leisure for years to come.
The writing is without fail as I would expect from Mr. Hickey. This would be a fun book to listen to while camping, or during a children’s sleepover. Well done!
Did I say I love the cover? I do!
Disclaimer: I received this book from the author free of charge in exchange for an honest review.
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