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Looking for Halloween costume inspiration based on your readers\u2019 favourite characters? You can always find inspiration in a book!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve rounded up a few books based on beloved characters, to spark a creative costume for any reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Junie B. Jones\u00ae series<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This sassy and oh-so-funny superstar is opinionated, and tells it like it is\u2013whether it’s the bestest parts of recess or the worstest loose tooth! Show off your Kindergartener \u2018tude<\/em> with this classic, beloved chapter book character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boo!<\/em> by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It’s Halloween, and Lance decides to paint his face to make it the scariest ever! He makes his face so scary that when the adults answer the door they fall over in fright! Can you make a costume as super-scary as Lance\u2019s?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Captain Underpants battles evil toilets, alien cafeteria ladies, and teachers in robot suits! This endlessly inventive main character is sure to inspire readers to use their own imaginations and creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gabby\u2019s Dollhouse<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With a little magic and a new surprise every day, Gabby’s Dollhouse is filled with mini-worlds, irresistible kitty characters, and super fun adventures! Join Gabby and the Gabby Cats by dressing up as one of your favourite characters!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Diary of a Roblox Pro<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ari Avatar is just your average Roblox kid living in a blocky world! Battle monsters and avoid disasters in a Roblox world\u2013all through the eyes of Ari and his friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid series<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With side-splitting humour and clever illustrations, this series introduces a totally average middle schooler who longs for greatness but can’t seem to figure out how to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Last Kids on Earth series<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Join Jack, Quint, Dirk and June on their action-packed adventures surviving through the zombie apocalypse! Whether you dress up as your favourite character, or a zombie, you\u2019ll be sure to pack a punch this Halloween!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baby-Sitters Little Sister\u00ae series<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It’s fun to be a Baby-sitters’ Little Sister! Dress up as Karen or one of her friends and go on an adventure in Stoneybrook!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dragon Girls series<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A super collectible series that celebrates the inner fire of everyday girls! Unleash your inner dragon and create a colourful dragon costume\u2013with lots of inspiration to choose from!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scholastic Canada Biography series<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Go as one of your favourite Canadian heroes! The award-winning Scholastic Canada Biography<\/em> series highlights the lives of remarkable Canadians, whose achievements and legacies have inspired and changed the lives of those that followed them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Baby-Sitters Club\u00ae series<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Whether you\u2019re a fan of the original series or graphic novels, Kristy and her co-founders, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey, are sure they can handle anything. But only if they stick together…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Hunger Games series<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sixty-four years before Katniss stood up for change, the world of Panem was a very different place\u2013and a teenager named Coriolanus Snow is plotting to make a name for himself. With the new movie coming out in November, get excited with a Hunger Games-themed costume\u2013bow and arrow and all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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