As October 31 draws near, we bring you another edition of Ask a Librarian, with Halloween book recommendations from Ilene Abramson, director of children's services for the Los Angeles Public Library.

Thanks so much to Ms. Abramson for this spooktacular list.

Tucker’s Spooky Halloween by Leslie McGuirk
Even the youngest child can get into the spirit of Halloween with this board book about Tucker the dog. Tucker wants to wear a scary outfit but everyone labels him “cute.” When he finally makes his goal he manages to scare away the trick-or-treaters. This is a simple story for very young tots. Ages 2-4


Come with Me on Halloween by Linda Hoffman Kimball; illustrated by Mike Reed
All the usual ghosts, skeletons, bats, and mummies are hanging around when a dad and his son enter a spooky old house. Pictures and rhyming text mesh to introduce the essential Halloween elements to preschoolers. A surprise ending

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Everyone wants to be a Wildcat! High School Musical 3: Senior Year emerged as this weekend's biggest hit, taking in $42 million and giving kids nationwide a slew of more songs and dance steps to memorize.

I'm guessing a number of parents are already being asked, "Can we see it again?"

To tide them over, we've got six fantastic videos to watch that will take kids behind the scenes, or put them in the mix.
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Check out this quiz on Disney.com that tells you which Pixie Hollow resident you share the most in common with.

I'm Iridessa, who craves light, though I think my mechanical nature gives me a bit in common with Tinker Bell herself.

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According to a press release sent today, a record number of kid voters have "elected" Barack Obama in Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids Pick the President online vote.

States the press release:

Senator Barack Obama has been declared the winner of Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids Pick the President Kids' Vote. A record-breaking number of votes -- upwards of 2.2 million -- were cast in the network's online poll. Nickelodeon has held a kids' vote every election year since 1988 and kids

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It's true: Pixie dust looks good on everyone.

Celebrities got their style on this Saturday at the fifth annual Runway for Life celebrity fashion show to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $6.5 million for St. Jude, internationally recognized for its pioneering work in fiding cures and saving children with cancer and other diseases. Held at the Beverly Hilton, this year's event was presented by Disney's Tinker Bell, which releases… Read More

Looking for a way to get your kids into the election? Nickelodeon is letting kids ask presidential candidates, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, their questions in a TV special, Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Kids Pick the President, which airs at 9 p.m. EST/8 p.m. CST on Sunday, October 12. Ellerbee, an award-winning journalist, will conduct exclusive interviews with McCain and Obama using kids' questions on a range of topics to include the economy; the war in Iraq;… Read More