Where the Bugaboo Lives by Sean Taylor and Neil Layton

Ruby has warned Floyd about the Bugaboo that lurks in the shadowy valley behind the houses. But when Floyd’s best ball rolls away into the darkness they must go down there to try and retrieve it. You decide which paths they will take in this choose-your-own-adventure-style picture book illustrated by the wonderful, irrepressible Neal Layton. Readers will find themselves in all kinds of crazy places with all kinds of dangerous critters. Maybe they will even encounter the dreaded bugaboo! There’s a ghost disco, a sour-faced troll, a flailing witch and countless other hilarious scares within the pages of this absolutely thrilling picture book. It’s interactive and will lend itself to countless reads and provoke tons of laughter.


Kim Gruschow