Best of
Halloween

1984

In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


Alvin Schwartz - 1984
    Creak...Crash...BOO!Shivering skeletons, ghostly pirates, chattering corpses, and haunted graveyards...all to chill your bones! Share these seven spine-tingling stories in a dark, dark room.

The Biggest Pumpkin Ever


Steven Kroll - 1984
    Clayton the house mouse wants to win the Biggest Pumpkin contest with his. But when they discover that their choice pumpkins are actually the same one, Desmond and Clayton decide to work together to grow the biggest pumpkin ever!

The Witch's Handbook


Malcolm Bird - 1984
    A humorous handbook for witches, providing instruction in areas such as spells, superstitions, recipes, gardening, and glamour.

Little Witch's Big Night


Deborah Hautzig - 1984
    Illustrated by Marc Brown, creator of the Arthur books and TV show.Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics--for children who are ready to read on their own.

On All Hallow's Eve


Grace Chetwin - 1984
    With the help of the benevolent witch Greylen, Meg finds the strength to save the others.

Yuck!


James Stevenson - 1984
    When two mean witches won't allow Emma to make a potion, she makes up her own special magic with the help of animal friends.

The Magic Pumpkin


Lucille E. Sette - 1984
    Squiggs is the meanest man in town until he buys a magic pumpkin for Halloween.

Ghosts, Witches, and Things Like That...


Roderick Hunt - 1984
    There are plenty of them here, along with assorted goblins and ghouls—even Dracula makes an appearance. And you'll find out the origins of all the Halloween traditions, plus tips on how to throw a spooky party, make a great skeleton costume, turn your living room into a witches' coven, and lots of other magic tricks, jokes, games, and Halloween fun. But that's not all. There are lots of stories here, too. Stories about hauntings, witches, wizards, monsters and magic. Roderick Hunt has collected everything you'll ever want to know about this spookiest of holidays. It'll chill your blood not just at Halloween but on all those times when the wind howls and things go bump in the night. P.S. Look out, he's behind you!