| THEMAN | Novel by Bram Stoker; or, an Illustrated book for children by Raymond Briggs (3,3) |
| FLORA | From the name of a goddess of blossoming plants, word for the collective botany of a region or age; or, an illustrated book detailing this (5) |
| VELVETEEN | The - Rabbit ; classic illustrated book for children by Margery Williams (9) |
| HORRORWRITER | Bram Stoker or Stephen King, e.g. |
| IRISH | Like Bram Stoker or Bono |
| LAIROF | The ___, 1911 novel by Bram Stoker (4,2,3,5,4) |
| HUNGRY | The Very - Caterpillar; classic picture book for children by Eric Carle (6) |
| GERARD | Botanist noted for his illustrated book Herball, first published in 1597 (6) |
| HORRID | - Henry; series of books for children by Francesca Simon (6) |
| CHALET | - School; series of books for children by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (6) |
| NUTKIN | Which red squirrel character first appeared in a 1903 book for children? (6) |
| LITTLEBEAR | Constellation Ursa Minor; or, a series of illustrated books for children by Else Holmelund Minarik ( |
| THOMAS | Name of one of the main characters in The Railway Series of books for children by Wilbert Awdry (6) |
| BROWNE | Hablot Knight -; artist known as Phiz who illustrated books by Charles Dickens (6) |
| WIMPY | Diary of a ___Kid ; series of illustrated books for children by Jeff Kinney (5) |
| POTTER | Author of a series of illustrated books published by Frederick Wame & Co. who bequeathed 15 farms and some 4,000 acres to the National Trust (6) |
| BRIGGS | Author of illustrated books including When the Wind Blows and Ethel & Ernest (6) |
| LADYBIRD | Beetle considered a gardener's ally; an imprint of illustrated books for children; or, as two words, a recent movie based on a mother-daughter relationship (8) |
| DRACULA | Title character in an 1897 novel by Bram Stoker (7) |
| COUNTDRACULA | Vampire in a novel by Bram Stoker (5,7) |
