When this time of the year comes around, I start craving Halloween vibes and spooky stories. But I also love cute carachters, so this little book was absolute perfection! I loved the story of young Holly, who is in love with Halloween but not understood or encouraged by her parents (dentists who hate Halloween). The story is really heartwarming and I loved the message about feeling different and finding your crowd during Halloween. I still feel the same as an adult! I think it would make a great story for kids to read in school. I loved the art and especially all the different little Spoops as they are possibly the most adorable thing I have ever seen. Totally recommended if you need to get in the right mood for Halloween with a cute and cozy story.

What a delight picture book! The illustrations are lovely and are so nostalgic.
Where a lot of Halloween books have fantasy main characters, like ghosts, pumpkins, and skeletons, I like that this book features a more real-world story.
Perfect for the reader that loves all things Halloween.

I truly loved this. I thought it was just so cute all around -- the illustrations were adorable and the writing was cute and playful. Reading this made me smile throughout. I think kids and adults will love this. I want a little figure of a spoop!

Spoops is a wonderful and fun Halloween story, with beautiful illustrations that have me feeling nostalgic. Holly loves Halloween, but her parents are both dentists, so they think it is a horrid holiday that does nothing but give kids cavities. Holly wishes for a way to make her parents see that Halloween is about way more than that. The adorable Spoops help her find a way to make her parents see her side after they have plenty of adorable Halloween fun with Holly.

The illustrations were so good, it felt very nostalgic.
I wasn’t too crazy about this book and the parents just kind of annoyed me. I loved that the little girl was so passionate about Halloween despite her parents.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

4 ✨

Well what can I say? I'm a huge fan of Halloween and I just could not let this book get away from me!
If you have seen the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and you wanted a happy end for Willy Wonkas childhood with his desntist father then this book is for you and/or your kids!
I loved every second of this and the spoops were so cute!
Also the drawings on this were AMAZING! Really good job giving the eerie, spooky and cozy vibe you seek in these books!

"𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤-𝐨'-𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬,
𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭,
𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐲,
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭."

This was adorable! The art is honestly so cute it hurts. The story is good but a little lengthy. I still think this is a great read for kids during Halloween season.

I really wanted to love this book. The premise is perfect and the illustrations are lovely (hence the 3 stars). However, I felt that it was a little to long and the rhymes a little too contrived for my students to love. I want more Halloween themed options for them, but I'm not sure if this one is it.

This book was super cute! It gave Night Before Christmas vibes with the rhyming and story and the artwork is reminiscent of vintage Halloween cards and decorations. It made me excited for the holiday and the spoops were adorable! I also loved that the parents in the book were wrong, admitted it to their child and learned from it. Very refreshing!

“Spoops” is a very sweet graphic novel for a younger audience about a little girl, Holly, who loves Halloween. Unfortunately for Holly, her parents are against Halloween, so she never got the chance to experience the magic.

It will captivate the younger readers out there, as the drawings are super sweet. Holly eventually found common ground with her parents 💛 The color scheme is just amazing, in an all black and white expect for the Halloween orange that manages to deliver the vibes of the season in a perfect way.

Thanks to Netgalley for an arc copy of this book.
5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
This is why I love Halloween 🎃! This was such an adorable story about a girl who loves Halloween and parents who don't. The Spoops are the spirits ✨️ of Halloween and they are bringing it to little Holly. This is a Seus like story, full of rhymes. The artwork reminds me of 80's/90's aesthetic Halloween, that i grew up on. This is a perfect stroy to tell kids for Halloween.

I will be buying a copy of this for my girls this Fall… big Halloween fans in our house much like young Holly Hollowell! I loved Holly’s enthusiasm for such a fun day, the illustrations made the story come to life with a classic feel that reminded me of reading books I would find at my grandparents house when I was little. I’m already coming up with craft activities to make our own Spoops this Halloween season!

Thank you IDW Publishing for the gifted copy.

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As a millennial and a library worker, I often think back to all the lovely seasonal/holiday books I read as a child growing up in the '90s and early 2000s. Those with clever stories, enchanting illustrations, and perfectly encapsulating of the magic and wonder of each holiday. They are the ones we remember and revisit because they were so cozy and nostalgic. 1000% "Spoops" is one of those books. No doubt it will be a new classic for the next generation.

I can't wait until this is published so I can buy my own copy to cherish year after year.

Spoops is an odd yet endearing little book about a girl obsessed with Halloween despite the concerns of her dentist parents. (You'd think dentists would welcome the extra business, but who am I to judge?)

This book is so charming. The illustrations are so lovely and definitely have kid appeal. I'm bummed it's just a tad too long for me to use as a readaloud in my library, but I know it will join many other well-loved and well-circulated Halloween titles in my school,. My students check out Halloween books year-round, because they have impeccable taste in holidays.

This book falls right between a picture book and a graphic novel, so it's a good transitional text for building listening stamina, as well, Enjoyed it immensely.

Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday, so any chance I get to read children's books centered around Halloween, I am there.

I love the illustrations in this book and the use of splashes of colors in the panels is a nice touch. I love that the theme of this story focuses on everything other than the candy.

I found the cadence of the rhymes a little awkward at times. Some of the words are quite big for young readers, so an adult will have to help read the story. Overall, it is a fun book to get you in the Halloween spirit.

A dull mash-up of <i>The Cat in the Hat</i> and <i>The Grinch Who Stole Christmas</i>.

Holly Hollowell loves Halloween but isn't allowed to celebrate it because her parents -- both dentists -- hate that it fosters poor oral hygiene. But they leave her alone on the critical night so they can attend a dental tech convention. One wish over a magic pumpkin later and Holly is swarmed by little magical spirits -- the Spoops of the title -- who are decorating the whole house and creating a slew of jack-o-lanterns to give out to trick-or-treaters.

The reader is expected to be on the edge of their seat wondering if Holly will be caught or if the parents' hearts will grow two sizes that eve, but the rhymes are so flat and the story goes on so long -- a 74-page picture book? -- that even cute little Spoops can't keep it lively.

The art is nice, but its stiff, precise, retro vibe just sort of emphasizes the stolid, plodding nature of the rhymes and the predictability of the story.


Disclosure: I received access to a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.com.

Cute Halloween-vibes mix with a more traditional tale for a delightful surprise.

Holly Hollowell is the child of dentists, who are completely and utterly against Halloween for obvious reasons. While they love Holly and are more than happy to support her quirks. After all there's nothing wrong with loving orange and black clothing or visiting graveyards or anything like that. And they do these things with her all year long, but come Halloween, she's forced to sit in the house and watch the other kids trick-or-treat in their costumes. When she tries to turn things around, her parents become more adamant. But maybe a hint of magic with the cutest creatures can help her out.

This is an adorable read in verse with a character to enjoy and magical creatures to adore. I could see the Spoops as little figures or stuffed toys kids would like to carry around with them, too. Like a collection. The tale follows a more traditional path and starts with an introduction to the town and Holly's parents as well as her birth and growing up to ten-years-old. Then, it highlights her troubles, her shot at rebelling, and the disappointing result. The surprise and magic first starts almost halfway into the read, but after that, it's truly a magical read with zest.

While this is sold as a graphic novel, it doesn't take that format. Instead, it's a fully colored and illustrated children's book for beginning readers...or listeners (like a picture book in chapter book format). The vocabulary, at times, is on the heavier end for the audience level, especially the younger block. The rhyming verse flows mostly well and holds the right, playful note to invite to dreams and fantasy. The entire seventy-some pages doesn't include any chapter breaks or such, which also means it's a fairly long read for a read-aloud sitting. So, I'd recommend this one more for the upper end of the age group and those who have a good grip on words. It'd also be nice as a read-aloud for the younger ones, but breaks will have to be worked in by need and desire.

It's a cute and uplifting tale with messages surrounding hope, family, learning to open up to new ideas, and friendship. Plus, the Spoops are little creatures to love and wish to have the chance to meet, too.

The pictures are nostalgic! But craaazy daisy parents, this is why we currently enjoy making candy salads...

An absolutely delightful, spooky picture book that captures the spirit of Halloween. Holly loves Halloween so much, but her parents are dentists! Ah! Can Holly get some help from the spirits and sprites of Halloween to convince her parents that Halloween isn’t all cavity inducing cavities?

This is a cute little graphic novel perfect for lovers of Halloween! A great story about a girl whose parents are anti-Halloween and a wish to celebrate the spooky season. Gorgeous illustrations.