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"Once upon a time as day turned to night, A little girl stepped out into the twilight. The wind said SWOOSH and the gate went CREAK, The owl cried WHOOOO and the night sighed EEEK! Join goblins, ghosts, witches, and more in this rhythmic countdown, traveling through the countryside and discovering more Halloween creatures along the way. Finally, the story culminates with them all joining together in a joyful celebration under the full harvest moon,...

When her classmates tease Katie about the tiny pumpkin she takes home from the class trip, she decides it isn't the perfect pumpkin she thought it was - until her father helps her see that it's the perfect size for making pie!

Big orange pumpkins grow in a patch. Fall is here! Celebrate the season with this easy-to-read book. Lovely photos and a simple design beautifully support early readers.

When a poorly secured bus lock turns a school trip back from a pumpkin patch into a disaster, and all but one of the pumpkins end up in people's yards, the neighbors along the road come up with a plan to turn the pumpkins into treats for the school children.

Pumpkin heads and jack-o-lanterns of all varieties abound when Halloween comes around.

When the king's spoiled son Tangine captures her pet pumpkin Squashy, vampire girl Amelia Fang must find a way to escape her parents' boring Barbaric Ball and rescue him.

Once there was a witch who longed for pumpkin pie. Unfortunately, the pumpkin she had grown from a seed became so big she simply couldn't get it off the vine. Although "she pulled and she tugged and she pulled...that pumpkin just sat." Along came a ghost, "I am bigger than you and stronger, too," said he. "Let me try." Well, the witch wanted that whole pumpkin for herself. But she needed help - Halloween was just hours away...With the rhythm and repetition...