OXFORD – Just in time for Halloween, Chenango native son Dustin Warburton is returning to his former stomping grounds with another new book to unveil – but instead of a bone-chilling tale of terror, this one is decidedly lighter fare.

Shifting a bit away from his horror roots, Warburton and illustrator Jon Ed Bonfed have collaborated on a children’s book, “My Brother Eats Spiders,” inspired by Warburton’s own sons.

“I was taking a break from writing the sequel to ‘Taste,’” Warburton said, referring to the first of his successful horror works set in his native McDonough, “and my kids were arguing in the background. The idea for the book just kind of popped in my head.”

Written in a Dr. Seuss-esque lyrical style, “My Brother Eats Spiders” is a “quirky, funny” tale based loosely on his two sons, Owen, 6, and Mason, 2. “I used them both as models for the characters in the book, and Jon based his illustrations on them, too,” Warburton said.