A Spooktacular Place to Be by Una Woods

A Spooktacular Place to Be by Una Woods

In his moon-shaped park filled with silver moonlight, The Dublin Vampire wakes to the same familiar sight. ‘I’ve spent so many years in this creepy old tree, Is there a more spooktacular place to be?’ He agrees with his bat that it’s time to explore ‘Let’s go on an all-Ireland ghost bus tour!’ A spooky bus tour around Ireland, with our favourite Dublin Vampire! He travels to well-known places all over the country, including St. Michan's church (where the mummies sleep!), Kilkenny Castle, the Hill of Tara (where the fairies dance and spraoi), and visits the giants at the causeway. But, when his travels are done, he decides that home is the most spooktacular place to be!

the Dublin Vampire is back and this time he’s looking for somewhere he can feel more ‘spooktacular’He travels around Ireland, from Skellig Michael to Newgrange, looking for spooky places, but in the end finds there’s no place like home. The short rhyming story is perfect for very young children and the illustrations are delightful. Don’t miss the end papers with their tiny smiling pumpkins and winking ghosts

* Ireland's Independent *

Our favourite Dublin Vampire returns in this fabulously illustrated picturebook. The inky scenes perfectly capture the Dublin Vampire’s night-time adventures as he and his friends decide it is time to venture outside of Dublin. Boarding a ghost bus, they head off across the country, taking in well-known spooky Irish landmarks like Loftus Hall and the Hill of Tara. The rhyming text will carry young readers all over Ireland with the gentle message that perhaps there is no place like home. A fantastic seasonal read!

* CBI Deliver the Joy of Reading *

stylish illustrations

* Irish Independent *

Told in gentle rhyme, Woods guides the Dublin vampire and the reader across the country. Introducing one haunted location after the other, including their spooky inhabitants. She manages that fine balance of making her spreads spooky but colourful, fun and friendly. Every location has a character of its own. Each spread is filled with activity and background characters to keep kids engaged again and again as they discover more. Overall, a lovely tour book of Ireland with the realisation that while it is lovely to visit strange new places, there is nothing as nice as coming home. Perfect for Halloween

-- childrensbooksireland.ie

Úna Woods is a children’s book illustrator and author who lives in Dublin with her husband and two children and their ginger cat. Her previous books include Have You Seen the Dublin Vampire? and A Spooktacular Place to Be, both published by The O’Brien Press. Úna loves working with bright colours and patterns. She also loves reading and running. www.unawoods.com

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781788492850
ISBN 10	1788492854
Title	A Spooktacular Place to Be
Author	Una Woods
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	O'Brien Press Ltd
Year published	2021-10-11
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.