A Brooklyn park inspired a spooky children's book about Halloween. But is it haunted?

NPR | By Chloee Weiner

Published October 29, 2026 at 4:22 PM MDT

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Best-selling children's author R.J. Palacio talks about her new picture book called The Haunted Playground. It's about what ghosts get up to when they're off the clock.

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