Dragon's Halloween [Hardcover]

Dav Pilkey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1993 | Age Level: 5 and up | Series: Dragons

More than anything, Dragon wants to be scary for Halloween. But "scary" is barely in his sweet blue nature. In these three new easy-to-read tales, Dragon's shenanigans will be met with loving laughter as Dav Pilkey's warm story cascades with childhood feelings and pictures them wittily. Full-color illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-This fifth book about Dragon is just right for beginning readers who want to be scared, but not too scared. In three episodes, Dragon cleverly turns six small, unimposing pumpkins into a tall, frightening jack-o-lantern; accidentally wears the most fearsome costume at a Halloween party; and is frightened by his own moaning and groaning hungry stomach as he walks home through a dark forest. Pilkey's bright, bold watercolors complement and visually enhance the text. Young readers will laugh out loud as they enjoy this scary Halloween from a safe vantage point. A nice, reassuring companion to Van Leeuwen's Oliver & Amanda's Halloween (Dial, 1992).
Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, ID
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Orchard Books; First Edition edition (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531059901
• ISBN-13: 978-0531059906
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,925,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

"Considered one of the most popular contemporary authors for readers in elementary school, (Dav Pilkey) is also regarded as a talented artist and inventive humorist as well as a subtle moralist. ...He underscores his works--even at their most outrageous--with a philosophy that emphasizes friendship, tolerance, and generosity and celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted."

-The Educational Book & Media Association

Dav Pilkey is the Caldecott Honor Award-winning author and illustrator of more than 40 books for children. Check out his award-winning website at www.Pilkey.com

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars 4-yo's favorite Halloween book this year, November 8, 2009

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This review is from: Dragon's Halloween (Hardcover)

This book is super. It's organized like a mini chapter book, with a table of contents. My 4-year old was very excited about this.

Dragon, the main character, is so lovable--he makes the cutest mistakes, either by having too small pumpkins or wearing too many costumes--and works out his problems with his friends, always with a funny ending to each story.

This was the one book that, of all of her Halloween books, had to be read -every- night, sometimes twice per night, for the entire month of October.

There are a lot of phonetic elements that she really enjoyed, as well, and the words are generally simple, so after a read or two your child is recognizing the words as prompts to a partially memorized story (very pre-reading, with cues from the first few letters of the word).

Love this book, had to order a copy because taking it back to the library was a sad day for the whole family!