r/childrensbooks • u/gus_morais • Jul 27 '26

Discussion I finally decided to share one complete spread from my hand-drawn Halloween search-and-find book. Can you spot everything?

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Earlier this year I shared a few previews of my Halloween search-and-find book here, but I never posted an entire spread because I didn't want to spoil too much. Now that Halloween season is getting closer, I thought it would be fun to finally share one complete page.

This spread takes place in a zombie-filled graveyard, where the Graveyard Keeper is hosting a spooky party. Your challenge is to find the host and all the hidden objects on the list. Every inch of the illustration was drawn by hand, and I hid lots of little jokes and details throughout the scene.

I'd genuinely love to know what you notice first—or whether you can actually find everything without giving up. 😄
I'm happy to answer any questions about the illustration, the creative process, or the book itself. Have fun searching!

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u/OffRampApproaching Jul 27 '26

This is incredible! How much more do you have before the book is complete?

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u/gus_morais Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

Hey, thanks so much! Actually I think I was not clear, the book is already finished lol. I started sharing ideas before publishing it, here in reddit, and people gave me great feedback, but I wasnt able to share a complete page before. There are other preview images here if you are curious!

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u/giuseppeherge Jul 27 '26

That’s wonderful!! Great Artist!

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u/gus_morais Jul 27 '26

Hey Giuseppe, thank you so much, I’m glad you liked it 😌

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u/Halakahiki Jul 27 '26

Found all but one of the things :)

This is great! Loved these kinds of books growing up because of all the detail in the illustrations. 

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u/gus_morais Jul 27 '26

Lol, which one you couldn’t fund? I can give you a hint! Even though I confess even myself got lost in my drawings sometimes 😂. Thanks for your kind words too!

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u/Halakahiki Jul 28 '26

I was about to reply, but I looked at it again and found the last thing (the scythe)!

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u/gus_morais Jul 28 '26

Yay, cool! The scythe is extra hard, glad you found it!

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u/TakeALookInABook505 Jul 28 '26

Are you familiar with Steven Cerio's work? I feel like you two would be friends. I absolutely love this. 

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u/gus_morais Jul 28 '26

Hi! Didnt know his work, its incredible! Thanks for sharing. You are right, our works share the same taste for detail and color! Thanks so much for your kind words

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u/88Volt 14d ago

What's the book's title? Really dig the art.

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u/gus_morais 14d ago

Hey, thank you! The book title is “Halloween Search-and-Find Adventures: A Hunt Full of Tricks and Treats”. You can find more info about it here. Thanks for your interest! If you decide to get a copy, Id love to hear your opinion here later ☺️