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Halloween Is...

Paperback
$7.99 US
9.78"W x 10"H x 0.14"D   | 6 oz | 80 per carton
On sale May 01, 2003 | 32 Pages | 9780823417971
Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell M

It is a celebration that provides all kinds of spooky fun.
"Gibbons fills in the holiday’s past, but focuses most closely on how it is celebrated today, adding warnings...that pumpkin-carving and trick-or-treating should only be done with parental assistance." —Kirkus Reviews

"Whimsically decorated borders of wee ghosts and pumpkins frame the playful illustrations" —Publishers Weekly
Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator," according to the Washington Post. Winner of the 2010 Regina Award, she has written and illustrated more than fifty books for Holiday House. She lives in Corinth, Vermont.

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It is a celebration that provides all kinds of spooky fun.

Praise

"Gibbons fills in the holiday’s past, but focuses most closely on how it is celebrated today, adding warnings...that pumpkin-carving and trick-or-treating should only be done with parental assistance." —Kirkus Reviews

"Whimsically decorated borders of wee ghosts and pumpkins frame the playful illustrations" —Publishers Weekly

Author

Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator," according to the Washington Post. Winner of the 2010 Regina Award, she has written and illustrated more than fifty books for Holiday House. She lives in Corinth, Vermont.

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