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Nikki's diary describes a frightful Halloween, on which she helps with her sister's ballet class party at the same time she is Brandon's date for their middle school Halloween dance, where she has promised to spend the evening with her two best friends.

The crayons are ready to celebrate Halloween, but the don't know what to say when they knock on the door!

Presents an illustrated version of the popular finger rhyme about the adventures of five little pumpkins that are supposed to be sitting on a gate, but instead enjoy a wild and wacky Halloween. On board pages. Presents an illustrated version of the popular finger rhyme about the adventures of five little pumpkins that are supposed to be sitting on a gate, but instead enjoy a wild and wacky Halloween.

Short verses describe things that lurk around during the night of Halloween.

Approaching a scary house while treat-or-treating, a reluctant monster warns readers not to ring the doorbell or the monsters that live there may gobble them up.

In this story told mostly through letters, busybody Dick Tater tries to ban Halloween and ghost stories, as well as to break up the popular writing team of I. B. Grumply, ghost Olive C. Spence, and eleven-year-old illustrator Seymour Hope.

Invites young readers to sample the scents that Sammy sniffs when he and his parents throw a Halloween party for his friends and then everyone goes trick-or-treating.