Best of
Halloween

1985

Garfield in Disguise


Jim Davis - 1985
    Garfield's Halloween AdventureHalloween is Garfield's favorite holiday -- you dress up ina costume and next thing you know it's candy, candy, candy! So, disguised as an Old Pirate Cap'n and his First Mate, Garfield and Odie hit the sidewalks of suburbia -- and find themselves in a real-life, very scary ghost story!

The Thorn Witch


E.J. Taylor - 1985
    Two rag dolls captured by the Thorn Witch teach her some of the niceties of hospitality and friendship.

The Witch Who Lives Down the Hall


Donna Guthrie - 1985
    A young boy who lives in an apartment house is convinced that his mysterious new neighbor is a witch.

The Witch at the Window


Ruth Chew - 1985
    Now that they are in print again, a new generation can fall under her spell and fall in love with reading.   Why did a witch appear at Nick’s window?   Could it have something to do with a mysterious tree in Prospect Park? Ever since Nick and Marjorie discovered it, strange things have been happening. First, they find an odd spoon with no owner. Then a spooky bird follows them home—and talks to them! It must be the witch’s magic!   But where has she vanished to? And what is she looking for?

The Night of the Paper Bag Monsters (Halloween)


Helen Craig - 1985
    But when they try to make scary costumes together for a special Halloween party, they get into a terrible fight. Will they ever finish their costumes? And will they make up in time for the party?

The Monster Under My Bed


Suzanne Gruber - 1985
    At bedtime, a little bear finds that there is a logical explanation for those monster noises coming from beneath his bed.

Knock Knock Who's There?


Sally Grindley - 1985
    Who will be next? Each time there's a knock at the door, there's a different monster, but each time they're wearing the same tartan slippers. Of course, it's just Dad, playing an hilarious bedtime game!

The Ghost-Eye Tree


Bill Martin Jr. - 1985
    As they walk down the lonely road, bathed in eerie moonlight, all the boy can think about is the ghost-eye tree.Oooo...I dreaded to go...I dreaded the tree....Why does Mama always choose meWhen the night is so darkAnd the mind runs free?What will happen when they come to the tree? Can they run past it or will it reach out and grab them?Any child who has been frightened of the dark will enjoy this scary book, which is meant to be read aloud. Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault developed the story as a reader's theater piece, which they have performed in schools across the country. Now, with Ted Rand's stunning illustrations, the ghost-eye tree comes to life. Watch out!