Elvira's First Book of Monsters

by Pintachan; Elvira

• ISBN13: 9780762489190
• ISBN10: 0762489197
• Format: Board Book
• Copyright: 2025-07-29
• Publisher: Running Press Kids

Summary

An officially licensed board book—written by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark—introducing little readers to her classic spooky friends—featuring glow-in-the-dark highlights on the cover! 

"Hello darling! Tonight we're going to learn about some of my favorite monsters." Fans of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark will be “over the moon” reading this delightfully fun and spooky board book. Elvira is on a mission to introduce her favorite classic monster friends—a vampire, a zombie, a witch, a ghost, and more—to young and old alike in this adorably creepy board book. The perfect gift for Elvira fans and collectors, and of course, that special “little monster” in your life.  

Author Biography

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.