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Dragon's Halloween (Dragon Tales (Random House Paperback))

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"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.

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!

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.

I first became acquainted with this book 3-years ago. I was perusing the library holiday selections, and thought the short stories in Dragon's Halloween might entertain my son. William was only 2 at the time, and although a bit young to read all 3-stories in one sitting, he appreciated them individually. At no time was he scared, but highly amused. I read this book probably 20-times the first time it came into our home. Each story takes about 2-minutes to read aloud, so altogether, 6-minutes in total.

When I saw that Dragon's Halloween was available in paperback, I just had to have it, and I haven't regretted the purchase. The book's been well loved, and although a Halloween book, it's been read throughout the year.

These books are great for kids who are just barely starting to read chapter books. Very short chapters but very entertaining. This one kept my daughter laughing and held her interest.

My daughter and I really enjoy all 3 of these stories. when she was just a little over 2 we got this for halloween and we read it all the time. But by the 3rd or 4th time she was helping me finish the sentences because she already had it memorized. She loves her books and this is a must have for Halloween.

This book, like all Dav Pilkey's Dragon books, is wonderful for pre-schoolers. I read them to my kid a zillion times, and she read them to me when she was able. This one is packed in our "Halloween stuff" box, so I read it every year to remember how good it felt to read to my kid (who's too old for it now, but I'm not :-).

My two boys love dragon. My kids are 7 and 4 and they just love the mischief that he seems to always find himself in. And they like that his Fat Cat and her babies are in this book too. This is a short book with a few chapters about Halloween. The story is not scary, but is very cute. My 7 year old likes to read the story and can do so easily. The vocabulary is not challenging, but the story is funny. It's also nice to have short chapters so that kids can take a little break if reading is frustrating.

This story, as well as all the Dragon books, is a great introduction to independent reading for young readers. The sentence length and word choices are very manageable for young readers. But unlike many "easy readers", the stories are actually very nice, with a real plot and resolution. At least my child was interested enough in the story to stick with it until the end, and he felt satisfied with the ending. Most of the dragon books have a few short chapters (a couple of pages each), with very appealing drawings and plot. These are the best transition to early chapter books that I havea found.