Jen Sunday Harper Burnett

@melissawray02 @PictureBkSerge It was so weird and culturally relevant, including the sauna for "bears".

A4. Monsters make great spooky characters because of the variety of monsters. It’s not just one stereotype, so there is room for unpredictability and lots of different perspectives. An example of one that I love is The Monster At The End Of This Book. #picbookbc

@byronbiblio @picturebookbc @byseanferrell It's an absolute cracker. One of my favourite read-alouds.

@library_aloud @picturebookbc @byseanferrell Ooh, I don’t know this one. Looks suitably terrifying 😱

@picturebookbc @byseanferrell Almost forgot _I don't like koala!_. His terrible eyes, his terrible claws (yes, much like the Wild Things). Koala, though, saves the boy from a more terrible terrible: the scritchy scratchy witchy hands on the window pane. #picbookbc

@PictureBkSerge @melissawray02 @kayebaillie @picturebookbc OOOOOOH I'm getting chills just looking at that hand! Will check out.

@melissawray02 @kayebaillie @picturebookbc For those on team witch, have you seen the Witch’s Hand? #picbookbc

Q4. Witches…Ghosts…Skeletons…Monsters…Mummies….Vampires…to name a few! What type of spooky character do you love seeing in a picture book?! Share an example if you have a favourite! #picbookbc

@melissawray02 @picturebookbc OOOH I love that tension.

Q2. Why are picture books that get us spooked so appealing?! #picbookbc

@picturebookbc Request for help! I'm trying to track down a favourite picture book I once had: a skeleton named Nobody left home to go find a body and ended playing in a band. Australian, late 80s. Illustrations were photos, painted with additional details. #picbookbc #losttitle

@picturebookbc A4 Witches are my absolute favourite, I love Strega Nona! But I also love vampires! And skeletons! And monsters! I WILL READ THEM ALL. #picbookbc #readallthebooks

@picturebookbc A3 As Halloween grows in popularity, so do the number of picture books... I'm not sure how I feel about that. Many of the new books lack unique, creative content, but they are very cute. #picbookbc #conflicted

⁦@picturebookbc⁩ A1 spooky and scary stories are my favourite! I love reading _A Dark, Dark Tale_ and _Grandma Chickenlegs_ to small humans, but my favourite is _Tiny Spook’s Tumbles_, given to impart a moralistic lesson to a dreadfully clumsy and tearful child. #picbookbc

@picturebookbc @ChurchillTrust Shoes are amazing, personally transformative, and have shaped the history of humankind. I’m so proud to be a shoemaker and to work on thoughtful, sustainable products. #picbookbc #damnedsoles

@picturebookbc @drmartens @pendragonshoes @LifelineAust One pair are daily wear (English made o blood 1460s), one pair are for gothy events (Pendragons from the late 90s), and one pair are my favourite! A treasure from Lifeline. #picbookbc

@picturebookbc A3 Bossy boots! I am such a fan of this young lady letting the world know her thoughts. #picbookbc

@picturebookbc A2 Shoes are such a wonderful way for people to express themselves - they keep us grounded, literally. My motto (one of them) - you can never be sad in red shoes, or on rollerskates. #picbookbc

@mybookburrow @gregpizzoli A4. Were you ever scared of a watermelon vine growing in your tummy? I was! #picbookbc

A4. Also love a watermelon! @gregpizzoli #picbookbc

@Toltzable @picturebookbc Have you read his latest? I NEED a parrot is practically perfect.

Q3. Are you a fan of the Banana that Went Bad?, Pamela the Cow who loved Pears?, the Watermelon loving Crocodile or maybe the Mango munching Bat?! Share a favourite character from a fruit themed picture book #picbookbc

@picturebookbc I love love love the delicious wordplay in Apple Pear Orange Bear, and I'll make friends with a Pear-bear any day! #picbookbc #emilygravett

@picturebookbc A2. Fruit (and veges) are just... normal. My son's daycare teacher Ning used to say "fruit is beaut!" #picturebookbc #grug #yummy_yummy

Q2. How do you think fruit themed picture books can help promote nutrition and healthy eating? #picbookbc

@picturebookbc @samwheelz A1 How can I go past a Very Hungry Caterpillar?

Welcome to the August fruity @picturebookbc chat! Hello to our special guest @samwheelz Q1. Choose a favourite picture book that features fruit. Share a pic! #picbookbc