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Elvira’s First Book of Monsters

Contributors

Illustrated by Pintachan

By Elvira

Formats and Prices

Price

$9.99

Price

$12.99 CAD

Format

Board book

Format:

Board book $9.99 $12.99 CAD

This officially licensed board book features Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, as she introduces her classic monster friends to littlest readers and adult horror movie fans. 

“Well, hello there, darlings! Tonight we are going to lean about some of my favorite monsters.” Little readers will enjoy some spooky fun with little Elvira as they learn about aliens, blob monsters, vampires, zombies, and more in this adorable officially licensed early concept board book.

On Sale
Jul 29, 2025
Page Count
24 pages
Publisher
Running Press Kids
ISBN-13
9780762489190

Pintachan

About the Illustrator

Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira) was born in Manhattan, Kansas, and raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado. At age 17, she began performing as a showgirl at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, then traveled to Europe where she pursued a career as a singer and actor. Upon returning to the states, Peterson toured America as star of her own musical-comedy show, Mama’s Boys. She eventually settled in Hollywood, where she spent four years with L.A.’s foremost improvisational comedy group, The Groundlings. In 1981, she auditioned for the part of “horror hostess” on a local Los Angeles station. That show, Movie Macabre, and her newly created character, Elvira, became an overnight sensation and gained national syndication. Peterson also co-wrote, produced, and starred in two feature length films: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and Elvira’s Haunted Hills. She has spent four decades solidifying her unique brand and building it into an internationally recognized pop culture icon synonymous with Halloween and the horror genre.

Pintachan has been an illustrator for more than a decade, working with a variety of clients all over the world. He loves doo-wop, psych-pop, 70s disco, 50s rock ‘n roll, and Motown. He lives in Gijon, Spain, with his family.

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