Tricks and Treats [Paperback]

Deborah Harding (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 21, 2000

With this great guide to celebrating the spirit (and spirits) of Halloween, no special magic is needed to enjoy the latest trend in family fun. Tricks & Treats has tons of great ideas for Halloween costumes, decorations, parties and tempting fun foods. Over 50 projects.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Readers Digest (August 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762102845
• ISBN-13: 978-0762102846
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,635,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Christmas book with pumpkins, September 10, 2004

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alexxcz "alexxcz" (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tricks and Treats (Paperback)

What I found really weird about this book was (besides having nothing really new or interesting in it) was that it was essentially a Christmas craft and gift book with a Halloween theme overlay.

What I've always enjoyed about Halloween is that it is a time to do fun and goofy things that you don't normally do during the rest of the year - dress up like a rock star, dangle fake bodies in your yard, make food that looks like trash.

I feel like this book misses the spirit of Halloween while relying on the basic expectations of the Christmas holiday to do alot of hand-made gifts, and annoyingly complicated recipes.

If you are an accomplished craft maker or seamstress, you might get some ideas from this book, but for the average person hosting a Halloween party or dressing your kids lookng for new ideas, I'd look elsewhere.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Should be called Ultimate Country Kitsch & Patterns, April 22, 2007

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ScaryJerry (Santa Clara, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tricks and Treats (Paperback)

The majority of this book is simply country kitsch, costume patterns, and patterns for a crocheted pumpkin vests complete with applicaques... scary and not in the good way. The photography also seems very dated, like it may have been compiled in the 80s. Maybe some would find this book "ever-so-charming" or even "oh-my-stars-delightful", but its not for the modern Halloween enthusiast. I'm a huge fan of the Martha Stewart Halloween book and I keep looking for other good books on Halloween.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too Country, September 5, 2007

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Jessica Harvey "jharvey" (Va) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tricks and Treats (Paperback)

I was disappointed in this book. It didn't have anything good in it at all. Too county and crafty to even look good. I wouldn't recommend any serious Halloween decorator buy this book.