{"product_id":"13-days-to-save-halloween","title":"13 Days to Save Halloween!","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"seemore-0\" class=\"slot product-about 9781524771287 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"seemore-0\" class=\"slot product-about 9781770499263 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-about 9780525553366 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\" id=\"seemore-0\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCount down the days to Halloween with 13 spooky sealed chapters - one to open each day leading up to Halloween!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Pumpkinville, Halloween is the biggest party of the year. Like all the residents, Olivia and Lucas eagerly await the opening of the Costume, Cauldron, and Candy Shop, but on the evening of October 19th, only 13 days away from Halloween, the shop remains closed... it's a disaster! How can they organize an amazing party without the help of the famous shop owner and his spooky selection of supplies? Olivia and Lucas decide to take matters into their own hands. From small actions to grand gestures, they are determined to set an example for the villagers to rally together and save Halloween! Will it be enough? And can they get to the bottom of why the shop was closed in the first place? Olivia and Lucas must work together to get ready for the party of the year by solving the biggest mystery of the season, one chapter at a time!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting on October 19th, children can open one chapter a day to discover a new piece of the story in this charming and easy-to-read Halloween novel!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"author_summary\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagali Laurent\u003c\/strong\u003e is French-Canadian. With a master's degree in journalism, she left France in 2007 to settle in Quebec City with her partner, where they started their family. It was there that she wrote the first volume of the Billy trilogy for young readers, a finalist for the Quebec City Library's Literary Creation Prize and the Quebec International Book Fair in 2014. Not content to rest on her laurels, Magali followed up with a post-apocalyptic trilogy, B.O.A., the first volume of which was published in September 2017 by Éditions de Mortagne. Today, she writes part-time and collaborates with other authors, offering literary coaching and editing services.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"author_summary\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSabrina Gendron\u003c\/strong\u003e has a degree in visual arts as well as 2D\/3D animation. She works on various illustration, animation, and visual arts projects and has more and more picture books and children's novels in her illustrator portfolio. Her illustrations, halfway between realism and animation, are touching, colourful, lively, and make you want to dive into the worlds she represents!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eAuthor: Magali Laurent (Canadian!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eIllustrator: Sabrina Gendron\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eF\u003c\/span\u003eormat: Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eProduct dimensions: 212 pages, \u003cspan\u003e190 x 152 x 20 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished:\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAug 03, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan\u003eAuzou Publishing Ltd\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRecommended for ages 5-8.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ampersand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49690714177792,"sku":"9782898248832","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/1937\/9100\/files\/9782898248832-13-days-to-save-halloween-playful-minds-toronto-canada.jpg?v=1788642597","url":"https:\/\/playfulmindstoys.ca\/products\/13-days-to-save-halloween","provider":"Playful Minds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}