A trio of retired St. Mary’s County teachers has collaborated on a children’s book that is perfect for this time of year. The book aimed at pre-school children is called “Halloween Fright On A Chesapeake Night.” It tells the story of an adventurous trio of black cats who wonder out trick or treating and wind up being frightened themselves.
Ellynne Brice Davis is the author. Davis taught elementary school music and English-as-a-Second Language. She holds a Bachelors’ degree in Voice from the Peabody Conservatory of Music of Johns Hopkins University and Masters’ degrees in Voice and in Speech Communication from West Virginia University.
Joyce Judd is the illustrator. She retired from teaching middle school in St. Mary’s County and has found herself in a new and satisfying career as an illustrator. Halloween Fright on a Chesapeake Night is her third book. She has also illustrated Ellynne’s Top Tomato Cookbook by Ellynne Brice Davis and Spencer the Trick-or-Treat Spider by Frances Hayes. “Collaborating with fellow retirees on these projects has given us a wonderful sense of purpose that we hope will result in enjoyment for our readers.”
Myra Raspa is the book’s Editor-in-Chief. She taught high school English and Publications before becoming the Writing Specialist for the school system. She has enjoyed her collaboration with fellow retirees Ellynne Davis and Joyce Judd on Halloween Fright on a Chesapeake Night. Their first book together, Ellynne’s Top Tomato Cookbook, provided many hours of fun and tasty luncheons as Ellynne worked through her recipes. Myra is currently writing a children’s book and an anthology of her poetry.
The clever words and illustrations of the book are augmented with a book cover song and a guide to how to make a black-cat hand puppet. It is in its second printing, which was done by the Printing Press in Leonardtown.
Halloween Fright On A Chesapeake Night is available on Amazon.com. The following local stores are carrying it:
- Keepin’ It Local in Morganza
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