{"id":31712,"date":"2025-10-31T06:01:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=31712"},"modified":"2025-10-31T06:01:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:01:43","slug":"lebron-james-announces-new-halloween-childrens-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=31712","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James announces new Halloween children&#8217;s book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<p>Anthony Gharib<span class=\"timestamp \">Oct 30, 2025, 08:00 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"share-popup-list social-tracking-parent\" data-id=\"46786258\" data-name=\"LeBron James announces new Halloween children's book\" data-type=\"article\">\n<li><span class=\"copy-link-inner\"><span class=\"copy-link-inner-text share__label\"\/><span class=\"copy-link-success-icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Email<\/li>\n<li>Print<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Open Extended Reactions<\/p>\n<p>With the announcement of his latest children&#8217;s book, &#8220;Happy Spooky Halloween,&#8221; on Thursday, LeBron James has put on his author hat once again.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"img-title\">What&#8217;s Trending in the NBA?<\/h2>\n<p>\u2022 NBA Cup: Court designs for Lakers, Celtics and more<br \/>\u2022 Jaylen Brown appears as guest judge on Druski&#8217;s &#8216;Coulda Been Records&#8217;<br \/>\u2022 LeBron, Jokic and more 2025 NBA offseason moments told by social media<br \/>\u2022 Top takeaways from Season 2 of Netflix&#8217;s &#8216;Starting 5&#8217;<br \/>\u2022 Cavaliers unveil &#8216;Classic Edition&#8217; uniforms for 55th anniversary season<\/p>\n<p>The 32-page picture book with illustrations by Ariel Landy is about &#8220;teamwork and Halloween thrills.&#8221; It is set to release on July 21 by publisher HarperCollins.<\/p>\n<p>Halloween is the Los Angeles Lakers star&#8217;s favorite holiday, and he has often dressed up in costume. He called it a bucket list item to launch a book about the day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You guys know how much I love Halloween and this one&#8217;s going to be special,&#8221; James said in a short video on social media. &#8220;So happy spooky Halloween &#8230; to everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by \ud83d\udc51 (@kingjames)<\/p>\n<p>The plot follows a main character named Zara and her friends attending a Halloween party &#8220;the big kids&#8221; are throwing at fictional Hickory Elementary, according to HarperCollins&#8217; description.<\/p>\n<p>James has previously published three children&#8217;s books: &#8220;I Promise&#8221; in 2020, &#8220;We Are Family&#8221; in 2023 and &#8220;I Am More Than&#8221; in 2024. &#8220;I Promise&#8221; became a No. 1 New York Times bestseller.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony GharibOct 30, 2025, 08:00 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions With the announcement of his latest children&#8217;s book, &#8220;Happy Spooky Halloween,&#8221; on Thursday, LeBron James has put on his author hat once again. 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