New picture book · Out now on Kindle

A Halloween story that's only a little bit spooky.

Pip & Moss: A Halloween Adventure follows two best-friend cousins, a frog and a toad, down a trail of glowing pumpkins to a moonlit forest party. Cozy enough for bedtime, all October long.

  • Illustrated picture book
  • Kindle ebook
  • By Maria Bleahu
Pip and Moss, a frog and a toad, holding glowing jack-o'-lanterns in a moonlit forest with their woodland friends
A cozy Halloween tale
Pip and Moss hugging on a stone bridge at sunset

The story

Pip & Moss: A Halloween Adventure

On a moonlit October evening, Pip crosses the bridge to visit his cousin Moss in the forest. Glowing pumpkins lead them to a party filled with apple bobbing, s'mores, and stories that are only a little bit spooky.

When the jack-o'-lantern contest begins, Pip and Moss make two very different pumpkins.

Which one will the judge choose?

Made for story time

The Halloween book for little ones who like pumpkins more than monsters.

Gently spooky

Glowing pumpkins, moonlight, apple bobbing, s'mores, and stories that are only a little bit spooky.

A story about being different

Pip and Moss carve two very different pumpkins, and kids get to guess which one the judge will choose.

Read it tonight

It's a Kindle ebook, so it's on your phone, tablet, or Kindle a minute after you buy it.

Some friends are home.

There are the friends you see every now and then. And then there are the ones who know when you need a biscuit, a walk, or simply someone to sit beside you. Pip and Moss are that kind of friend.

There is always time for one more page.

Pip and Moss greeting each other on a stone bridge between a storybook town and Moss's mushroom cottage
Pip's town on one side of the bridge, Moss's forest on the other
Maria Bleahu, author of Pip and Moss Adventures

About the author

Hello from Maria.

Hi, I'm Maria. I've been a media educator for almost 20 years, teaching students from six years old all the way to sixty-five. Every one of those classrooms reminded me how much a good story matters, at any age. Pip & Moss: A Halloween Adventure is my first children's book, and I'm so happy to share it with you and the little readers in your life.

Don't forget: the best adventures are shared. From the old oak tree

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