{"id":31026,"date":"2025-10-31T00:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T00:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/31026\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T00:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T00:13:11","slug":"lebron-james-announces-new-halloween-childrens-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/31026\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James announces new Halloween children’s book"},"content":{"rendered":"

ByAnthony Gharib \"ESPN<\/p>\n

Friday, October 31, 2025 12:06AM<\/p>\n


With the announcement of his latest children’s book, “Happy Spooky Halloween,” on Thursday, LeBron James<\/a>hasput on his author hat once again.<\/p>\n

The 32-page picture book with illustrations by Ariel Landy is about “teamwork and Halloween thrills.” It is set to release on July 21 by publisher HarperCollins.<\/p>\n

Halloween is the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> star’s favorite holiday, and he hasoften dressed up in costume<\/a>. He called it a bucket list item to launch a book about the day.<\/p>\n

“You guys know how much I love Halloween and this one’s going to be special,” James said in a short video on social media. “So happy spooky Halloween … to everyone.”<\/p>\n

The plot follows a main character named Zara and her friends attending a Halloween party “the big kids” are throwing at fictional Hickory Elementary, according to HarperCollins’ description<\/a>.<\/p>\n

James has previously published three children’s books: “I Promise” in 2020, “We Are Family” in 2023 and “I Am More Than” in 2024. “I Promise” became a No. 1 New York Times bestseller.br\/]<\/p>\n

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