From The Bookshelves: Shy Mama’s Halloween

Shy Mama’s Halloween is a children’s book, available on Amazon.

The Hilltown Families blog has a great summary:

In the story, an immigrant family prepares for Halloween – a holiday that they’ve never celebrated before because they’re new to the United States and, in their home country of Russia, Halloween wasn’t part of the culture. While Mama is willing to help her four children prepare their costumes, she’s equally wary of both going door to door in her new neighborhood and a holiday whose theme is centered around sinister characters. It is decided that the children’s father will bring them trick-or-treating, but when he comes home from work sick on the evening of Halloween, it is up to shy Mama to supervise the family’s Halloween outing.

The book’s setting is historical, but its themes are universal. It’s a story about new immigrants and unfamiliar cultural traditions. A great Halloween read!

-KitJ