House that Witchy Built - Tapa dura

The House That Witchy Built is clapping, flapping spooktacular fun for both boys and ghouls. Creak open the cover and enter . . . if you dare. Mwhahahahaha!
-Tammi Sauer, author, Mostly Monsterly, Scholastic Parent & Child Best Book of 2010

"This is the author
who wrote the book
that spins the yarn
that thrills the kids
who beg for more
of frightful fun
all in a story that Dianne built!"
-Katie Davis, author, illustrator, and host, Brain Burps about Books podcast

Bats flap, cats meow, skeletons rattle, and ghosts shout "boo!" in Witchy's creaky house. The fun, cumulative tale, inspired by the Mother Goose rhyme "The House That Jack Built," is full of rollicking rhythm and spooky characters kids will love. Illustrated in vibrant cut-paper and collage, this yarn is a perfect story time read-aloud destined to become a Halloween classic!

Dianne de Las Casas is an award-winning author, storyteller, and recording artist. Her work has earned rave reviews from School Library Journal, Booklist, and Kirkus. She performs worldwide at schools, libraries, conferences, and special events and is a sought-after speaker. She loves a good spooky tale and would definitely dare to enter the house that Witchy built!

The author of Pelican's The Cajun Cornbread Boy, Madame Poulet and Monsieur Roach, Mama's Bayou, The Gigantic Sweet Potato, and There's a Dragon in the Library, de Las Casas lives with her family in the New Orleans area.

Illustrator Holly Stone-Barker graduated with a BFA in communication design from Pratt Institute in New York. She works as a freelance illustrator and enjoys teaching. Stone-Barker's colorful illustrations are created with a variety of different papers that she finds in her travels. Back in her studio, she refines colors and textures with paint. Her meticulous paper cutting creates a richness and magic that brings her characters to life.

The House That Witchy Built is her second children's book with Dianne de Las Casas and with Pelican Publishing. Stone-Barker lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with her husband and two children.