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Grizelda the Green Hates Halloween

Illustrated by Katya Longhi
Hardcover (Paper-over-Board, no jacket)
$14.99 US
9"W x 9"H | 20 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Jul 22, 2025 | 40 Pages | 9780593692271
Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3
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Told in silly, rhyming text, this is a not-so-scary Halloween tale about a grouchy old witch named Grizelda the Green who tries to destroy Halloween! Perfect for fans of Room on the Broom and How to Catch a Witch!

There's an old witch in town named Grizelda the Green.
She's sour and grouchy and HATES Halloween!
"Year after year, kids keep finding my door.
I'm fed up and frazzled! I can't take anymore!"

Meet Grizelda the Green. She's a grouchy old witch and she absolutely, positively, HATES Halloween! So this year, she's cooked up a plan to scare all the trick-or-treaters so bad, they'll run home crying. But when each spell she casts doesn't seem to have the desired effect, Grizelda realizes she might not hate Halloween as much as she thought.

Told in silly and clever rhyme by bestselling author A. A. Livingston, and brought to life with bright and colorful art by Katya Longhi, Grizelda the Green Hates Halloween is perfect for not-so-scary Halloween storytimes and for fans of Room on the Broom and How to Catch a Witch!

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A. A. Livingston is the co-author of the audiobook The Worst Warlock and the author of the picture books B. Bear and Lolly: Catch That Cookie! and B. Bear and Lolly: Off to School. She is also a New York Times bestselling author and has written over 300 books for children under the name Annie Auerbach. Annie lives outside of Portland, Oregon with her husband and son.

Katya Longhi was born in Modica, a small town in Southern Italy. When she was a child she drew everything she saw. Katya studied at the Art Academy in Florena and the Nemo NT Academy of Digital Arts. She is the illustrator of numerous books for children, including The Story of Easter and Here Comes Fall. In her spare time, Katya loves to read and collect snow globes. She currently works as a freelance illustrator based in Trento, Italy.

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Told in silly, rhyming text, this is a not-so-scary Halloween tale about a grouchy old witch named Grizelda the Green who tries to destroy Halloween! Perfect for fans of Room on the Broom and How to Catch a Witch!

There's an old witch in town named Grizelda the Green.
She's sour and grouchy and HATES Halloween!
"Year after year, kids keep finding my door.
I'm fed up and frazzled! I can't take anymore!"

Meet Grizelda the Green. She's a grouchy old witch and she absolutely, positively, HATES Halloween! So this year, she's cooked up a plan to scare all the trick-or-treaters so bad, they'll run home crying. But when each spell she casts doesn't seem to have the desired effect, Grizelda realizes she might not hate Halloween as much as she thought.

Told in silly and clever rhyme by bestselling author A. A. Livingston, and brought to life with bright and colorful art by Katya Longhi, Grizelda the Green Hates Halloween is perfect for not-so-scary Halloween storytimes and for fans of Room on the Broom and How to Catch a Witch!

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Author

A. A. Livingston is the co-author of the audiobook The Worst Warlock and the author of the picture books B. Bear and Lolly: Catch That Cookie! and B. Bear and Lolly: Off to School. She is also a New York Times bestselling author and has written over 300 books for children under the name Annie Auerbach. Annie lives outside of Portland, Oregon with her husband and son.

Katya Longhi was born in Modica, a small town in Southern Italy. When she was a child she drew everything she saw. Katya studied at the Art Academy in Florena and the Nemo NT Academy of Digital Arts. She is the illustrator of numerous books for children, including The Story of Easter and Here Comes Fall. In her spare time, Katya loves to read and collect snow globes. She currently works as a freelance illustrator based in Trento, Italy.