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The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his "creative side." As if that's not scary enough, Halloween is just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle.

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.

Too scared to go trick-or-treating, John Pig stays home on Halloween and has an unplanned party with some unexpected, monstrous guests.

Retells the story of the first jack o'lantern, made to light the way of Mean Jack who, unwanted in heaven and hell, had to wander the earth for eternity.

Henry is nervous about going home on Halloween with his new friend, Artie Doomsday, until they tell riddles and share some unusual snacks.

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.