Dragon is looking forward to Halloween: carving pumpkins, attending a costume party, and making pumpkin treats--but as usual things do not go smoothly.

The Wishbone family is far from happy. With a struggling bookshop, an overworked husband, and two misunderstood teenagers, Emma is at her wit's end trying to be the perfect mom. After dragging her family to a costume party on Halloween night, they are cursed by an evil witch and transformed into a vampire, a mummy, a werewolf, and Frankenstein's monster. Now Emma will fight to keep her monster family together and uncover the secret of their curse....

"The Jewel Fairies are invited to a magical Halloween party!"--Publisher.

A cheerful Halloween book full of friendly monsters, ghosts, and witches. For children ages 4 years and up who aren’t easily scared. Creepy creatures with big claws, hairy werewolves, zombies, and ghosts . . . everyone is welcome at the Halloween party! Cozy . . . or also a little spooky?

Peter searches for the perfect pumpkin for Halloween, and instead of using it for pumpkin pickles or pies, he plans to make it a glowing, grinning jack o' lantern for a contest. Full-color illustrations.

Simple variations on the traditional cumulative rhyme.

All the other dogs make fun of Oscar the dachshund until one Halloween when, dressed as a hot dog, Oscar bravely rescues the others.

"Pinkalicious can't believe it: The mayor has canceled Halloween because a storm has knocked out the town's power. No Halloween means no Halloween candy. No Halloween jack-o'-lanterns. No Halloween trick-or-treating. No Halloween holiday parties. And worst of all, no Halloween costumes. Pinkalicious has the perfect Pinkagirl costume and she absolutely has to wear it. Superhero Pinkagirl would find a way to save Halloween, and Pinkalicious decides...

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text lead the reader through all the preparations for Halloween, from first noticing signs of autumn, through picking a costume, to trick-or-treating.

"One spooky night in the fall, Mouse creeps out and hears bats flying flit! flit! flit! and apples dropping plop! plop! plop! and children singing 'trick or treat!' What could it be?"