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Picture Book · Ages 3–6 · July 21, 2026
The Bats on the Bus
By Scott Magoon · With Alison Jackson
Monsters on a bus sing to spook on Halloween night.
40 pages
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Scott Magoon
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Scott Magoon has been designing, writing, and illustrating books for young readers since 2003. He lives in Reading, Massachusetts.
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