Dragon's Halloween [Paperback]

Dav Pilkey (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Dragon

Young Dragon experiences a series of Halloween mishaps that include his arrival at the pumpkin patch after all of the big pumpkins have been taken and a nightmare about silly and scary Halloween disguises. Reprint. AB. C. NYT. SLJ. PW.

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About the Author

DAV PILKEY is the creator of the enormously popular Captain Underpants books, The Hallo-Wiener, Dogzilla, Kat Kong, 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving, When Cats Dream, The Moonglow Roll-O-Rama, Dog Breath, the Dumb Bunnies stories, and the 1997 Caldecott Honor Book The Paperboy. He lives in the Pacific Northwest. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: The Blue Sky Press (November 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531070697
• ISBN-13: 978-0531070697
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,636,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Three cute stories to scare you on Halloween, October 7, 2008

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This review is from: Dragon's Halloween (Dragon Tales (Random House Paperback)) (Paperback)

"Dragon's Halloween" contains three stories all about Dragon and, what else, Halloween. Some things are meant to be.

We know this is a good dragon before even opening the book. How? See on the cover? Watch the mama cat and her five young cats. They surround Dragon in friendship.

Turn the page and Story 1 begins: "Six Small Pumpkins." Dragon is going about his collection of one giant pumpkin for Halloween and is seeking it in the Free Pumpkin Patch, but voila, all the giant ones are gone! Oh my, what to do?

Dragon collects the remaining six and conceives a plan for making these little ones scary! His friends Alligator and Fox come along and pretty much laugh at Dragon for thinking he can make something scary out of things so small. They are on the ground laughing their heads off. BUT!! When Dragon lights the candles in the pumpkin, they screech with terror and flee the scene. Yikes! Even Dragon is frightened by the Pumpkin Scary Man he has created. He runs home, hides under the bed, where he stays until it is time for Story 2.

The next two stories are just as scary and humorous: "The Costume Party" and "The Deep Dark Woods." Poor Dragon.

Dav Pilkey, the author/artist, created this darling character before he created Captain Underpants, known to children far and wide. Dragon is just as beloved, except by a younger audience.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read, March 6, 2000

By A Customer

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

That Dragon, he is the cutest dragon and this is a great story. He is so clever with the jack-o-lantern and for anyone who's walked through the dark wood at night while the wind blows can identify with this. It's a great story for kids. I have all of Dragon's books and my child and I like them all. Don't hesitate, buy this book!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute intro to chapter books, October 13, 1999

By A Customer

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

Cute story for the Halloween holiday and a nice way to introduce young children to the idea of chapter books. There are other books in the "Dragon" series, so readers can revisit the character in other settings if they enjoy him in this one.