Skeleton Hiccups
Skeletons are a little less scary when they have the hiccups. This  particular skeleton can't seem to shake them--not in the shower (nice fuzzy bat  slippers!), not while brushing his teeth (woops! there goes the bottom jaw!),  not while polishing his bones, carving a pumpkin, raking leaves, or even when  playing baseball with his friend Ghost. Ghost, instead of Boo-ing! away his  buddy's hiccups right away as we might expect, advises Skeleton to hold his  breath and eat some sugar and drink water upside down. When he finally does Boo!  it still doesn't work. But when Ghost finds a mirror and holds it up to  Skeleton's face, he sees his reflection and screams in fright! The hiccups jump  away, hic, hic, hic. While it's novel to see a skeleton eating sugar, drinking  water, showering, etc., it may be tricky to find the right audience for this  unusual picture book that's more about hiccups than Halloween. (Ages 4 to 8)--Karin Snelson