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Witch hazel

Schertle, Alice

A boy makes a scarecrow out of a witch hazel branch. The scarecrow, Hazel, has special powers only the boy knows of. Hazel saves a pumpkin to make a large harvest moon with it.

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assertiveness, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, family, halloween, holidays, imagination, magic, moon, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, scarecrows

Will it ever be my birthday?

Corey, Dorothy

Rabbit must first go to all his friends' birthday parties before it is time for his birthday again. Rabbit is impatient waiting but then happy when his own party day comes.

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animals, bear, birds, birthday, conflict resolution, duck, halloween, holidays, nonverbal communication, party, rabbit, verbal communication

Ella and Emily, a pair of identical twins, dress up as witches for a Halloween party. No one can tell which witch is which. Eventually, their choice of food, games, and colors help to tell them apart.

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celebration, colors, conflict resolution, confusion, deception, differences, family, food, games, halloween, helping, holidays, nonverbal communication, party, siblings, uniqueness, witches

What a scare, jesse bear

Carlstrom, Nancy White

For Jesse, Halloween is an exciting time to carve pumpkins, trick or treat, and scare others. With confidence, Jesse trick or treats but soon gets frightened by all the many costumes. With his own mask he overcomes his fear and scares everyone else. What a scare, Jesse Bear!

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animals, bear, clothing, family, fear, feelings, halloween, holidays, preparation, stress management

Wemberly worried

Henkes, Kevin

A young mouse named Wemberky worries about everything. Now she faces her biggest worry, the first day of school. Find out what Wemberly will do with so many worries to worry about!

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acceptance, animals, bath, bedtime, birthday, body parts, butterfly, car, change, confidence, conflict resolution, dolls, emotions, encouragement, family, feelings, friendship, grandparents, halloween, happiness, holidays, imagination, mouse, noise, parents, party, playground, playing, rabbit, relief, school, self esteem, shyness, stress management, verbal communication, worry

Trick-or-treat for diabetes: A halloween story for kids living with diabetes

Gosselin, Kim

Halloween is quickly approaching. Sarah is feeling sad because she knows that she cannot eat as many sweets as her friends. This is because Sarah has diabetes. Sarah and her mother eventually learn that Halloween is not all about candy; it's about having fun.

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author's note, autumn, bedtime, caring, diabetes, family, feelings, food, friendship, fun, games, grandparents, halloween, happiness, holidays, medicine, money, nonverbal communication, nurse, parents, party, sadness, school, seasons, verbal communication

The witch who lives down the hall

Guthrie, Donna

A young boy lives in a special apartment building. It is so special because a witch lives down the hall...or so he thinks.

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astronomy, beliefs, halloween, holidays, magic, party, shelter, witches

The secret of the sachem's tree

Monjo, F.N.

The new king of England is going to take away its charter from a Puritan town in Connecticut. When the lights go out, the charter disappears, and the English can't take it.

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assertiveness, community, decision making, english, family, friendship, halloween, history, holidays, independence, multicultural, parents, religion, royalty, siblings

The real-skin rubber monster mask

Cohen, Miriam

A little boy wants to be as scary as he can be, so he gets a monster mask. But while out trick or treating, he scares himself and sheds his mask to be him.

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decision making, fear, feelings, halloween, holidays, monsters, verbal communication

The pumpkin patch

King, Elizabeth

The growth of a pumpkin starts as a seed and the farmer cares for them until they are plump, orange, and ready to be picked. The logistics and details of a pumpkin patch are outlined.

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careers, celebration, colors, farm, flowers, garden, halloween, holidays, month, plants, preparation, seasons, seeds, shapes, sizes, tractor, transportation

The patchwork quilt

Flournoy, Valerie

Tanya loves spending time with her Grandma. Grandma teaches Tanya the importance of using old scraps of material to make unique and warm quilts. One day Grandma gets sick before the quilt is complete. Tanya must help Grandma finish the quilt.

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activities, african american, art, cooking, dancing, family, friendship, generations, grandparents, halloween, hard work, holidays, illness, patience, quilt, seasons, sharing, trust

The mystery of the flying pumpkin

Kellogg, Steven

A group of children plant a pumpkin for Halloween in a neighbor's garden. All summer they care for the pumpkin, but certain events happen which prevents them from making it into a jack-o-lantern. How will the children solve the pumpkin problem?

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autumn, critical thinking, friendship, garden, goal setting, halloween, holidays, neighbors, plants, problem solving, seasons, summer

The magic pumpkin

Martin, Bill Jr.

A pumpkin is picked from its patch on Halloween Eve to guard its picker and keep the foolies away. However, strange things start to happen and the jack-o-lantern turns out to be the leader of the foolies.

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deception, decision making, fear, feelings, halloween, holidays, mischief, nonverbal communication, plants, verbal communication

The little witch's black magic book of disguises

Glovach, Linda

How would you like to make disguises?These disguises are for any occasion.

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animals, bat, christmas, easter, fairy, ghosts, halloween, holidays, magic, mythical, rabbit, vampires, witches

The little old lady who was not afraid of anything

Williams, L.

A little old lady, who isn't afraid of anything, takes a walk in the woods at night. A pumpkin head, a tall black hat, a pair of pants, a shirt, two gloves and two shoes try to scare her.

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assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fear, feelings, goal setting, halloween, holidays, nature, night, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, stress management, woods

The house of boo

Lewis, J. Patrick

On a Halloween night three children dressed as ghosts get a scare when they visit the haunted house of Boo Scoggins. Spooky sounds frighten them as they try to discover who this mysterious man is up on Humpback Hill.

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animals, author's note, bat, birds, fear, friendship, ghosts, halloween, holidays, moon, night, owl, poetry, rhyme, river, shadows, sounds

The halloween party

Anderson, Lonzo

A young boy is on his way to a Halloween party, when he sees two witches and follows them. He ends up at a Halloween party with witches, ogres, and gremlins and has a wonderful time. He returned home that night by way of broomstick, only to wonder if it was a dream or not.

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adventures, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fantasy, fear, halloween, holidays, party

The halloween mystery

Nixon, Joan Lowery

It's almost Halloween, and Susan needs a new costume. Mrs. Foshee is an older woman who watches Susan and her two brothers one night. Susan and Mike think that she is a witch, and they cleverly try to solve the mystery.

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assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, ghosts, halloween, holidays, imagination, mystery, neighbors, verbal communication

The chicken sisters

Numeroff, Laura

The three chicken sisters find happiness as they cook, sing, and knit, although they don't do any of these things very well. This bothers their neighbors until a wolf moves in next door. The neighbors are all frightened by the wolf, but the sisters' cooking, singing, and knitting make him move out of town.

That terrible halloween night

Stevenson, James

Marry Ann and Louie try to scare their grandpa on Halloween. Instead he tells them a story about a terrible Halloween he had years ago. He went into an old, rundown house and was scared by terrible creatures.

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family, fear, feelings, grandparents, halloween, holidays, memories, storytelling, verbal communication

Speaking of Mrs. McCluskie

Maiden, Cecil

Baby rabbit wants to jump a bushel of apples like her sister but can't until she gets the courage to stand up to a huge purple monster. She then has the confidence to jump the apples.

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animals, assertiveness, confidence, decision making, food, goal setting, halloween, holidays, monsters, nonverbal communication, rabbit, raccoon, self esteem, squirrel, verbal communication

Space witch

Freeman, Don

A witch is building a spaceship to go and scare others on a different planet. When she is in space, instead of scaring others, she gets scared herself. She comes back to the earth and decides to stick with a broom.

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change, conflict resolution, decision making, fantasy, fear, feelings, halloween, holidays

Space case

Marshall, Edward

A little thing from outer space is observing our planet. He learns about school, Halloween, and Christmas. He meets a new friend named Buckly who he helps out of a jam.

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astronomy, christmas, friendship, fun, halloween, holidays, problem solving, school

Snow pumpkin

Schaefer, Carole Lexa

Lily and Gram can't believe how much snow has fallen in October. Lily and her friend, Jesse, have a wonderful time rolling around in the snow and building a snowman. When they run out of snow for the snowman's head, Lily and Jesse go to Gram's vegetable patch and find a snow pumpkin with a face. The snowman eventually melts, but the pumpkin remains smiling on Gram and Jesse's window sill.

Scary, scary halloween

Bunting, Eve

There are many scary things that come out on Halloween. Things like devils, ghosts, goblins, skeletons, werewolves, vampires and witches may come out to trick or treat.

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devils, fear, feelings, ghosts, goblins, halloween, holidays, vampires, witches

Scared silly

Howe, James

Harold, Chester, and Howie are a little spooked on Halloween. They became quite scared when Bunnicula, the family rabbit, wakes up in the middle of the night and their master comes home dressed as a witch.

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animals, cat, dog, family, fear, ghosts, halloween, holidays, parents, rabbit, siblings, stress management, verbal communication, witches

Pumpkin pumpkin

Titherington, Jeanne

A little boy plants a pumpkin seed and watches it grow from a tiny sprout to a huge orange pumpkin. In the end, he picks the pumpkin and carves it for Halloween. However, he does save six seeds for planting next spring.

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food, garden, halloween, holidays, nature, plants

Pumpkin eye

Fleming, Denise

A dark night of Halloween fright brings you colors, sounds, and sensory sights.

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alliteration, animals, bat, cat, celebration, colors, dragons, five senses, halloween, holidays, moon, night, noise, pretend, rhyme, shadows, sounds, tiger, unicorns, witches

Pumpkin circle: The story of a garden

Levenson, George

Did you ever wonder how pumpkins grew? From seeds to plants to flowers to pumpkins, the color of this vegetable changes three times. Beautiful photographs show the life cycle of the pumpkin.

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author's note, autumn, bee, butterfly, change, colors, cycle, garden, grasshopper, halloween, holidays, insects, mollusks, photograph, plants, seasons, snail, spider, summer

One halloween night

Teague, Mark

Three children get more than they are trick-or-treating for, when the night turns into one unexpected event after another. The neighbors pass out Broccoli Chews and Eggplant Fizzlers and the trio runs into their nemesis Leona Fleebish. With a sweep of a wand, flash of a pirate sword, and gulp of magic potion, the children create an unforgetable Halloween.

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adventures, african american, animals, assertiveness, autumn, baby, bat, cat, clothing, critical thinking, disappearance, fairy, fear, forest, friendship, halloween, holidays, magic, multicultural, night, rabbit, rhyme, running away, school, seasons, stress management, verbal communication, walking, witches

One dark night

Preston, Edna Mitchell

A robber, ghost, witch, scarecrow and jack-o-lantern are all scared by a noise. They run to their homes to learn that the noise came from a mouse.

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animals, assertiveness, decision making, ghosts, halloween, holidays, mouse, scarecrows, witches

On halloween night

Wolff, Ferida

An adventurous travel through Halloween night which uses thirteen holiday objects such as crows, witches, and bats describe the scary evening.

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adventures, birds, counting, ghosts, halloween, holidays, moon, night, nonverbal communication, numbers, owl, sounds, traditions, witches

Old devil wind

Martin, Bill Jr.

All the haunting sounds of Halloween are pieced together in this house. A stool begins making noises, and then everything else joins in until the wind decides to join in and blows everything away.

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fire, five senses, halloween, holidays, noise, sounds, weather, wind

Never poke a squid

Cazet, Denys

Arnie and Raymond come home from a Halloween celebration at school. Arnie's mother asks them all about the adventures of the day. They tell her about decorating the classroom, playing games, and marching in a parade. After their story, they go off to trick-or-treat.

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animals, calendar, celebration, chaos, conflict resolution, dancing, dog, family, food, friendship, frog, games, halloween, hippopotamus, holidays, language, math, parade, party, pig, rabbit, school, spanish, teaching, verbal communication

My parents are divorced, my elbows have nicknames, and other facts about me

Cochran, Bill

Ted's parents are divorced but that doesn't make him weird. His elbows have nicknames and he sleeps with a sock on one foot, and he admits that may make him weird. Ted lists off many other facts about himself that may seem weird to others, but that's him and he is happy the way he is! He is sad though when his parents can't hug him at the same time.

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attention, body parts, cleanliness, comparisons, coping, divorce, feelings, halloween, happiness, holidays, hygiene, pretend, sadness, self esteem, separation, stress management, uniqueness

Mousekin's golden house

Miller, Edna

A little mouse finds a jack-o-lantern in the woods and gives it a home. It protects him from predators and the cold air.

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acceptance, animals, assertiveness, autumn, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, halloween, holidays, mouse, nature, nonverbal communication, protection, refusal skills, safety, seasons, self esteem, woods

Miss flora mcflimsey's halloween

Mariana.

Miss Flora McFlimsey is a doll who decides to take an adventure on a witch's broom on All Hallows' Eve. The adventure is ruined when she must return home to rid her house of five goblins.

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animals, cat, fear, feelings, goblins, halloween, holidays, mouse, owl, sadness, witches

Lyle, lyle crocodile

Waber, Bernard

A crocodile named Lyle has a big impact on those he meets in his community. One day, a member of his family loses his job. In the end this bad event is turned around into a job well done by everyone.

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animals, baby, car, careers, change, child care, community, coping, crocodile, dog, exercise, family, feelings, food, friendship, ghosts, halloween, happiness, holidays, loss, monsters, mythical, nonverbal communication, nutrition, refusal skills, reptiles, sadness, self esteem, stress management, teamwork, transportation, walking, witches

Lyle at the office

Waber, Bernard

Lyle, the crocodile, possesses incredible people skills. Sometime this gift can cause problems.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, crocodile, friendship, fun, halloween, holidays, kindness, refusal skills, reptiles, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Little witch's big night

Hautzig, Deborah

Little witch is punished because she has been too good. She has to stay home on Halloween night. But by staying home, she makes new friends and has very nice time by giving her new friends rides on her broomstick.

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animals, bat, feelings, food, friendship, halloween, happiness, holidays, nutrition, sadness, sympathy, witches

Lionel in the fall

Krensky, Stephen

Lionel returns to school, meets his new teacher, rakes leaves with a friend, and goes trick-or-treating on Halloween. During these adventures, Lionel learns some new things about himself.

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assertiveness, autumn, change, critical thinking, fun, halloween, holidays, mischief, school, seasons, verbal communication

John pig's halloween

Waldron, Jan L.

John Pig was afraid of Halloween and did not go trick-or-treating with his friends. But then, just when he was feeling scared and alone, a witch and a cat bring Halloween to him. They have a party and make lots of treats. John learns that Halloween is a fun holiday.

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animals, bat, cat, celebration, community, fear, feelings, food, friendship, ghosts, halloween, holidays, hygiene, loneliness, monsters, night, nutrition, party, pig, preparation, spider, trick, witches

Jeb scarecrow's pumpkin patch

Dillon, Jana

A scarecrow family is frustrated by the crows. See how young Jeb plans to scare them away.

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birds, conflict resolution, crow, decision making, goal setting, halloween, holidays, scarecrows, teasing, verbal communication, work

It's pumpkin time!

Hall, Zoe

Halloween is on its way, and it is time to plant the pumpkin seeds. A little girl and her brother plant the seeds and watch them grow. The shoots pop up, grow into vines, flowers bloom, and at last the pumpkins are ready to be picked!

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autumn, colors, farm, food, halloween, holidays, nutrition, plants, seasons, summer

In the haunted house

Bunting, Eve

Take an adventure through a haunted house with lots of witches, ghosts, and vampires.

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ghosts, halloween, holidays, vampires, witches

How do you say it today, jesse bear?

Carlstrom, Nancy White

For Jesse Bear, every month has a fun activity or holiday to celebrate. From January to December, Jesse Bear wishes his family and friends many special moments.

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animals, bear, christmas, easter, family, feelings, flowers, fourth of july, halloween, holidays, kite, love, month, parade, seasons, thanksgiving, valentine's day, verbal communication

Hester

Barton, Byron

Hester was going to have a halloween party. Before the party, she decided to go trick-or-treating. She ended up flying around on a broom with an old lady. Hester ends up giving her broom to the old lady.

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conflict resolution, decision making, friendship, giving, halloween, holidays, self esteem, verbal communication

Henry and mudge under the yellow moon

Rylant, Cynthia

Together, Henry and his dog, Mudge, watch the leaves turn colors, listen to Halloween stories and eat Thanksgiving dinner.

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animals, autumn, dog, fear, feelings, friendship, halloween, holidays, moon, nonverbal communication, pets, seasons, storytelling, stress management, thanksgiving, verbal communication

Halloween pie

O'Malley, Kevin//O'Tunnell, Michael

An old witch makes Halloween pie and puts a spell on it so she is protected when she flies on her broom. Several graveyard creatures smell her pie and eat it-- only to have the spell cast upon them.

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autumn, consequences, creativity, ghosts, halloween, holidays, hunger, nonverbal communication, protection, recipe, repetition, seasons, vampires, verbal communication, witches

Grandpa's ghost stories

Flora, James

A grandfather tells a series of related ghost stories about himself when he was his grandson's age. The grandfather is portrayed as a witty character who is always one step ahead of the creature persuing him. A great book for Halloween ghost storytelling.

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conflict resolution, escape, family, ghosts, grandparents, halloween, holidays, peer resistance, storytelling, superstition, verbal communication, witches

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