Dragon’s Halloween – Dav Pilkey

Dragon’s Halloween by Dav Pilkey is the fifth book in the Dragon series, and is a great book for young readers. I love the Dragon books. They are sweet, and silly. The illustrations are worth paying attention to. You will find all sorts of extra laughs. Even though the book has simple words, the descriptions are marvelous. The book begins “It was October, and all the world was orange and brown.” Dragon’s Halloween is divided into three short chapters. In the first, Dragon searches a pumpkin patch for a pumpkin as big as a house to make into a scary … Continue reading

Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia – Herman Parish

Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia by Herman Parish is a fun Halloween book for Amelia fans. Happy Haunting has all sorts of the kinds of silly puns that we expect from an Amelia Bedelia book. Young readers love these books. It’s fun to read about a grownup who gets things so wrong and in such silly ways. In this book, Halloween has Amelia Bedelia very confused. She comes home to find Mr. and Mrs. Rogers decorating their house for a Halloween party. You would think that by now Mr. Rogers would know better than to tell Amelia Bedelia to crack a … Continue reading