Troubling Tonsils

Three starred reviews!
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!

“Beautiful to the eye and sure to delight younger horror enthusiasts” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Jasper the Rabbit is back! A little older and wiser, he collects creepy stories to share as cautionary tales. If you’re ready for some chills and chuckles alike, tune in as Jasper weaves the yarn of Charlie Marmot and the particular pickle he found himself in.

See, Charlie here has a problem: his tonsils have become infected and have to come out. No biggie, right? But when he decides he wants to keep them in a jar for show and tell, things get creepy… First, strange slurping sounds in his room keep Charlie awake the night before his surgery. Then, he goes to the doctor only to be told his tonsils are already gone! Could it be they’re out for revenge?

Join Jasper and Charlie in this first Creepy Tale chapter book and learn from Charlie’s mistakes before it’s too late!

“Easy readers have entered their scary era just in time for the spooky season.” — BCCB, July 2025

★ “While young readers might not clock the Twilight Zone influences, they will no doubt appreciate the pseudo-horror-movie ambiance steeped in silliness.” — Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW, 6/9/2025

★ “Extraordinary introductory terror, beautiful to the eye and sure to delight younger horror enthusiasts.” — Kirkus STARRED REVIEW, July 1, 2025 Issue

Troubling Tonsils

Written and illustrated by Peter Brown

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (September 2, 2025)
Length: 88 pages
ISBN13: 9781665961080
Grades: 1 – 4
Ages: 6 – 9

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