Overview

2025 Moonbeam Award Winner (Best Holiday Book, Gold) Better watch out! Something delightfully dreadful lurks in the shadows cast by holiday lights. From Alpine Austrian and German folklore, Krampusnacht (Krampus Night) is when the Krampus-a horned and hooved Yuletide beast-clomps door-to-door to carry away naughty children in his basket. In this beautifully illustrated ode to old European holiday tradition, a little boy named Felix awaits a visit from the Krampus and a festively frightful cast of characters from folklore, including the Yule Cat, Marley's Ghost, Mari Lwyd, and Frau Perchta. Includes a glossary of winter folklore characters.

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★ 2025 Moonbeam Award Winner (Best Holiday Book, Gold) “This cheerful, rhyming tale starring some of Western Europe’s folkloric figures will thrill readers…Sullivan and Persico make these friendly monsters heartwarming; readers will enjoy welcoming them to their holiday story times.” —School Library Journal

Select praise for Kyle Sullivan's picture books: [Hazel and the Spooky Season]: ★ 2023 Northern Lights Book Award Winner ★ 2023 Moonbeam Gold Award Winner (Best Holiday Book) ★ 2023 Best Halloween Picture Books — DadSuggests.com “Hazy Dell Press and author Kyle Sullivan bring yet another delightfully spooky and fun picture book to life in Hazel and the Spooky Season. Chilling and thrilling, this is a perfect addition to any children's collection.” —Kristin Jones, Children’s Library Director, Rogers Public Library “Really fantastic stuff, perfect for the spooky season. The town and the spooky creatures truly come to life. This one is special.” —Ryan Billingsley, DadSuggests.com [The Cyclops Witch and the Heebie-Jeebies]: “Readers will melt.” — Kirkus Reviews “Turns worry into wonder and monsters into friends.” — Foreword Reviews “A charming picture books about facing one’s fears, The Cyclops Witch and the Heebie-Jeebies is a perfect read for kids who look forward to Halloween all year round.” — PDX Parent Magazine [Werewolf? There Wolf!]: “Fantastically hilarious.” —School Library Journal “This lyrical, vibrant picture book puts a charming spin on the Little Red Riding Hood tale with hilarious rhyming verses. We’re howling with love for this stunning book.” —Illustoria Magazine “Sullivan’s clever concept effectively flips the script on the classic tale. The memorable twist is up to par with the one in Mo Willems’ That Is Not a Good Idea.” —Kirkus Reviews

“This cheerful, rhyming tale starring some of Western Europe’s folkloric figures will thrill readers…Sullivan and Persico make these friendly monsters heartwarming; readers will enjoy welcoming them to their holiday story times.” —School Library Journal

Author Information

Kyle Sullivan is an award-winning children's book author whose titles have sold more than a half million copies worldwide. Kyle writes middle-grade chapter books, picture books, and board books that appeal to parents, guardians, teachers, and librarians just as much as the young readers in their lives. His titles include the board book Goodnight Krampus, thepicture books Hazel and the Spooky Season and Werewolf? There Wolf!, and the middle-grade chapter books Krampus Confidential and Hobgoblin and the Seven Stinkers of Rancidia, which was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2019 and received a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award. Kyle has an MA in English Literature from the University of British Columbia and a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Washington. He lives in Portland, Oregon. Zoe Persico is an author and illustrator with a love for the wild, the wondrous, and the whimsical. She has illustrated the best-selling Hazy Dell Flap Books, Mothman Baby! and Krampus Baby!, and her debut middle grade graphic novel, How to Talk to Your Succulent, publishes in 2025 with Tundra Books. When she's not working, she enjoys playing board games, imagining in tabletop RPGs, admiring a passing thunderstorm, hovering the kitchen in pickleball, hunting for good finds at the thrift store, and petting her dog, Zombie.

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