Best of
Halloween

1962

Gus Was a Friendly Ghost


Jane Thayer - 1962
    Mr. and Mrs. Scott and their twins, Susie and Sammy, lived there too during the summer. Then autumn came and the Scott family left. Which meant Gus had nothing to do but sit around. One day, during a walk, he met Mouse, who was cold and hungry. "Come spend the winter at my house!" cried Gus.Thus begins an unlikely but heartwarming friendship. First published in 1962, children have delighted in this story and other Gus the Ghost books for over fifty years. Seymour Fleishman's sweet, nostalgic illustrations bring Gus, the Scotts and Mouse to life.

Two Too Many


Nora S. Unwin - 1962
    The kittens think that their names are "Two" and "Too Many". They get befriended by a black house cat who's owner is a witch making strange preparations for Halloween. What a wild night it will be for two kittens.