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Discover the origins and history of Halloween traditions and festivities from ancient times to the present day. Includes page turn track: eight minutes.

There is something scary happening in the town of Cookieville. High on the hill above the town is an old factory that has suddenly come to life. As lightning cracks through the night sky, the townsfolk scurry inside their homes for cover. Then it happens.... and the town of Cookieville will never be the same.

Halloween Town is filled with monsters and ghouls. Sally the Spider is getting ready for the first Halloween party at her school, along with her friends Wanda the Witch, Victoria the Vampire and Millie the Mummy.

Nothing ever stays quiet in Halloween Town. Through the hustle and bustle of daily life, the kids of Halloween Town always manage to find evil and save the day. In this fifth installment, Wanda the Witch knows something is wrong and evil lurks abound. It's up to Wanda and her friends to save the town. But can they do it? Find out in this charming, funny, entertaining story by the number-one best-selling, award winning children's author, Amelia Picklewiggle.

Halloween Town is in a huge hustle and bustle preparing for Halloween, their favorite holiday. Zelda the Zombie is on the committee of students volunteering for the big school party. Instead something else captures her and her friends' instincts, so they must go investigate to solve the scary mystery. Will they be able to solve it in time to arrive at the party? Or will something sinister hold them in its trap?

Victoria is a vampire but not just an ordinary vampire. She lives in Halloween Town with her friends, where things go bump in the night. This book is frightfully funny!

Millie has been chosen to head the Halloween party this year at Halloween Town School. She enlists the help of her fiends to create a Ghoulish time!

Join Fancy Nancy in New York Times bestselling team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser's Fancy Nancy: Candy Bonanza! Today is Halloween and Nancy can't wait to collect candy from each house she visits. But it's hard to leave all those delectable treats in her pumpkin pail. Is there such a...

Woodland Lodge Hotel is not only haunted by ghosts; it also has a mirror that transports people into the spirit realm. Lizzie and Daniel find that playing ghosts is fun, until they find themselves in real danger. They learn about the Ghost Council and The Dark Kingdom and come face to face with the Creeper , a bounty hunter for fugitive ghosts; his master, The Soul Collector; and the Creeper's pets, soul-sucking Veinlings. Lizzie also learns of her destiny and soon realizes that all hope rests on her.

Halloween è la notte dei mostri, dei fantasmi, dei folletti dispettosi, ma Tina e il cuginetto Matteo non credono a queste frottole... Eppure...

This is a story about ants that make a haunted house and props for Halloween. The ants are getting ready for Halloween. They decorate with the help of the parents. The book includes words of wisdom for young listeners who may look up to the author for encouragement.

An enchanting collection of twenty witty English Halloween poems recited by children. Make this Halloween special with these poems...

In the fall of 1969, three brothers, Adam, Carl and Mark, venture out on Halloween night in what would be their last time trick-or-treating together. On the most sacred of all nights, these brothers will try almost anything in their relentless pursuit to acquire as much candy as they can during the Super Bowl of sugar bliss, Halloween. The oldest brother (Adam) creates a plan of attack that will allow them to retrieve the maximum amount of candy in the shortest period of time.

Jasper is the smallest ghost in all of Ghost Town. He longs for a special friend that he could play with. One day someone sees him performing the "Boo-Ya" dance. Who was it? Will Jasper find his special Halloween friend? What happens at the end? Read on and find out for yourself!

Spend Halloween night with Steve and his new friend Billy as they go Trick or Treating together for the very first time. It's a perfect Halloween night, the full moon is peeking through the bare branches, crackling leaves lie on the sidewalk and the smell of candles flickering in carved pumpkins fills the air. Oh, and lots of candy.

Three delightful Halloween tales of ticklish tricks and tasty treats from Richard Alan Dickson and Tor Richardson. Fire up the flashlight, tuck the blanket to your chin, and take a welcome trip down memory lane.

After years of sitting at home watching Lucy and Dad play Trick-or-Treat, Billy is old enough to join the fun. There's nothing to it, or so Lucy says. But in his quest for free candy, Billy forgets one very important thing: big sisters lie. Tor Richardson presents an amusing tale of Halloween tricks and holiday treats. With wonderful characters and an engaging story, Big Enough for Halloween is something that listeners of all ages are sure to enjoy.

On a night when the best costume gets the most free candy, one young man knows that his costume must be the very best. His only competition? His big sister Sally and Boo Boy, a mysterious kid from down the lane. But on this night - his night - there will be no mystery. After months of careful planning, Paul has finally crafted the perfect disguise.

Deep in the forest of the small village of Moon Hallow, beneath the roots of an ancient oak tree lives a small band of leprechauns. The wee leprechauns are only five to six inches tall. But don't let their size fool you; they have magical powers greater than the great Wizard of Ballydehob. Oh, and for sure these lads just can't behave themselves. Creating mischief is always at the top of their list of things to do. Ah, the boys do love mischief. There's one thing that really gets them upset and that one thing is Halloween.

Come join the zombie kids as they head off to school.

When the whole school laughs at him after a Halloween prank, an embarrassed young man plots his revenge. They want tricks? Fine. Tomorrow night, on Halloween, James William Bruce will treat the schoolyard bullies to a prank they'll not soon forget.

Charlie and Tommy have big plans for Halloween. They hope to get out of taking their little sisters around and go trick-or-treating in Alex's upscale neighborhood instead. There they'll get tons more candy, they'll be on their own, and afterwards they'll get to attend the sleepover at Alex's house. But when Charlie finds out that the entertainment at the party is to consist of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever, he is struck by panic.

Carve out family time for this Halloween read starring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries kids! October is for Ogre... In the tenth book of the Calendar Mysteries - an early chapter book mystery series - there's a haunted house in Green Lawn! It's Halloween, and the Shangri-la Hotel...

It's Halloween and RJ has come to spend the night with Rebekah and Mouse. What starts out as a quiet night in with scary movies and snacks turns into a visit to one of the scariest haunted houses that the gang has ever encountered. Will they be the only kids to not run away in fear? Or will they have the courage to open the door to the one place that none of their other friends dared to enter?

Mouse is rarely seen without one of his beloved pet mice. He is never far from his mystery solving best friend, Rebekah, and now he has started his very own secret club. Join him, Rebekah, and three other classmates as they set out to have a little fun creating practical jokes and magic tricks while hopefully staying out of trouble in the process. It's Mouse's favorite time of year...Halloween! He and the members of his secret club plan to pull the scariest and best prank ever!

Billy and Amanda Walker aren't too sure about the new shop that just opened up in their small town of Boo, Pennsylvania. They're even more unsure of the shop's owner. A tall, spooky looking man who goes by the name of Mr. Night. When pumpkins mysteriously begin attacking people and children go missing, Billy and Amanda are positive it's tied to Mr. Night and his new antique bookstore that's filled with strange spell books and spiders. Unfortunately, no one will believe them.

A dark and stormy night prevents Katie Beagle from leaving the magical playroom where she babysits Lamby Lambpants, his best friend Snout and their lovable Chinese puppy dragon Jonesy. Inside Katie's backpack is an old, tattered patchwork teddy bear, who looks more like Frankenstein's monster than a cuddly stuffed animal. Things get pretty bad when the big storm knocks out the power, turning off the lights. Things get worse when the ragdoll bear magically comes to life and goes after Jonesy.

Shortly before school starts, Charlie Bumpers learns that he will have the strictest teacher in the whole school for fourth grade. It doesn't matter that she's been named Teacher of the Year. He's still afraid of her. Last year when he was horsing around in the hall, he accidentally hit her in the head with his sneaker (don't ask). How will he survive a year under a teacher who is just waiting for him to make another stupid mistake?

Stay tuned for a brand-new show coming in winter 2018 to PBS Kids: Pinkalicious & Peterrific! Join Pinkalicious as she celebrates Christmas in New York Times bestselling author and artist Victoria Kann’s Pinkalicious: Merry Pinkmas! This year Pinkalicious has decided she wants a bright pink...

Stay tuned for a brand-new show coming in winter 2018 to PBS Kids: Pinkalicious & Peterrific! Kids will have a pinkatastic Halloween with Victoria Kann’s Pinkalicious: Pink or Treat! Pinkalicious can’t believe it: The mayor has canceled Halloween because a storm has knocked out the town’s...

Pinky and Rex are excited. It’s pumpkin-picking weekend with Pinky’s Grandma and Grandpa. Pinky’s sister and cousin are coming along, too. At Meadowbrook Farm, they’ll pick the perfect pumpkin. Then they’ll take it to Grandma and Grandpa’s and carve it for Halloween. But when...

For Horrible Harry and all the other students in Miss Mackle’s third grade class, Halloween is the holiday with the most fun. Everybody wears a costume - even Miss Mackle. And each year, Horrible Harry has the spookiest disguise. So now, when Halloween arrives, the students wonder what Harry will be this year. Join Horrible Harry and the students of Room 3B in five spirited adventures that result from Harry’s unusual costume. Chapters including "Water, Water Everywhere!" and "The Case of the Missing Pixie Dust" will delight beginning readers and have them looking for more in the popular series.

Award-winning author Nancy Fulda presents five stories of ghosts, witches, vanishing chocolate, and haunted pumpkins. Two of them are humorous. Two are thought-provoking. And one of them might just keep you up at night. Nancy Fulda is a Phobos Award Winner, a Vera Hinckley Mayhew Award recipient, and a Jim Baen Memorial Award winner. This collection includes three stories that have never before been released in ebook format.

Do you remember your scariest Halloween ever? James Henderson does. It was the year he turned ten. What started out as a sensible plan to collect the most candy while trick-or-treating soon turned into a terrifying adventure for James, his two friends and his kid brother, Ricky.

From author Pamela Jane comes a delicious Halloween treat for readers to enjoy! Perfect for fans of The Spooky Wheels on the Bus and Ten Timid Ghosts. Over in the forest Where the trees hide the sun Lived a big mommy monster And her little monster one. From monsters to ghosties to goblins...

No one knows Fancy like Nancy . . . . . . and no one knows Halloween like Nancy!...

Halloween fun with goofy, well-intentioned Marley the dog! Marley's family wants their giant pumpkin to win a prize at the fair. But on the big day, their silly dog sends the pumpkin on a wild ride instead! This Level Two I Can Read is geared toward kids who read on their own but still need a...

The Littlest Pumpkin can't wait for the most important holiday of the year - Halloween. But after all the children pick their perfect pumpkins, Bartlett's Farm Stand closes, and only the Littlest Pumpkin remains. Just then, a group of mice scurrying around the stand make the Littlest Pumpkin's dream come true!

Newt Newman never thought he could be a hero. Growing up in the shadow of his football-star brother, Chris, Newt has a hard time even getting noticed by his own family. So when Chris is knocked into a coma during the biggest game of the season, as usual Newt becomes lost in the whirlwind of...

It’s autumn in Grand River, and as Keisha and her pals prepare for Halloween, a phone call comes in to Carters’ Urban Rescue: a deer has been spotted in the neighborhood . . . with a pumpkin on his head! The deer was enjoying the birdseed treat inside when, somehow, it got stuck. The Animal...