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Corduroy
Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever!
Halloween is almost here, and Corduroy can't wait! He is going to have a party. He and his friends will carve a jack-o'-lantern, bob for apples, and go trick-or-treating! But there is one problem-Corduroy needs to choose a costume. What will he wear?
32 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2001
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About the author
B.G. Hennessy
58 books42 followersA LITTLE ABOUT ME
As a child I loved to draw-but I also loved books, especially picture books. I still remember certain illustrations, covers and bindings from books that were read to me as a young girl.
I’ve lived in many places: I grew up in Wantagh on Long Island, N.Y., graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts and attended St. Lawrence University in upstate New York.
At the University of Wisconsin in Madison, I majored in fine art and learned how to design, print and bind handmade books. I also took courses in Children’s Literature. The combination of form and content in the picture book format fascinated me and after graduation I headed for NYC where I worked for 17 years in children’s book publishing as a designer and art director. But I didn’t begin to write until I had children of my own.
My books have been published in many countries and in many different languages. You can find my books in the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and Germany. Some of my books have been translated into German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Tswana, Sesotho, and Zulu!
I now live with my family in Arizona. You can read more about me at my website: www.bghennessy.com
As a child I loved to draw-but I also loved books, especially picture books. I still remember certain illustrations, covers and bindings from books that were read to me as a young girl.
I’ve lived in many places: I grew up in Wantagh on Long Island, N.Y., graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts and attended St. Lawrence University in upstate New York.
At the University of Wisconsin in Madison, I majored in fine art and learned how to design, print and bind handmade books. I also took courses in Children’s Literature. The combination of form and content in the picture book format fascinated me and after graduation I headed for NYC where I worked for 17 years in children’s book publishing as a designer and art director. But I didn’t begin to write until I had children of my own.
My books have been published in many countries and in many different languages. You can find my books in the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and Germany. Some of my books have been translated into German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Tswana, Sesotho, and Zulu!
I now live with my family in Arizona. You can read more about me at my website: www.bghennessy.com
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October 18, 2018
Corduroy and friends are together for a Halloween party. Dog’s costume comes apart and Corduroy gives him his costume and he figures out a new costume spur of the moment, which he could have done for Dog and kept his original costume, but anyway. They have a fun party and go Trick or Treating.
I could read this to both kids. This year, my niece has needed books that aren’t scary about Halloween, so I picked out some younger things for her. She liked this and gave it 4 stars (It’s Cute) while the nephew didn’t like it as much and gave it 3 stars (How did you like it? “eh, let’s read this next one”)
The artwork is bright and happy.
I could read this to both kids. This year, my niece has needed books that aren’t scary about Halloween, so I picked out some younger things for her. She liked this and gave it 4 stars (It’s Cute) while the nephew didn’t like it as much and gave it 3 stars (How did you like it? “eh, let’s read this next one”)
The artwork is bright and happy.
April 21, 2013
This book was so cute. It's about a bunch of friends who get together for a Halloween party, and everyone had a costume except for Couduroy. He improvised and was able to get a costume by party time, but his friends costume had broke into pieces. Corduory was nice enough to give his costume to his friend even though he didn't have anything else to wear. By the end of the party he discovered he could make himself a ghost costume and still enjoy the night with the rest of his friends.
September 26, 2016
This is another one of my "little kid Halloween" books that I pulled out for the upcoming holiday season. Growing up, Corduroy was one of my favorite book characters. This book, rather than featuring him as an actual stuffed toy, portrays him as an independent character. I see it like... the little girl imagines this story happening among her favorite toys.
Anyway, Corduroy's friends are all ready for Halloween and he's nearly ready as well, except that he doesn't have a costume. He ends up finding a mask he loves and making a costume to go with it. Then, one of his friends has a costume disaster.
It's a great story to read to kids and I think it would be a great way to teach a child that they don't need a spectacular, store-bought costume to have a great costume. It also teaches a lesson in sharing.
Anyway, Corduroy's friends are all ready for Halloween and he's nearly ready as well, except that he doesn't have a costume. He ends up finding a mask he loves and making a costume to go with it. Then, one of his friends has a costume disaster.
It's a great story to read to kids and I think it would be a great way to teach a child that they don't need a spectacular, store-bought costume to have a great costume. It also teaches a lesson in sharing.
November 10, 2012
A sweet story with friendly characters. Maybe because it's so inferior to the original, Corduroy, I just wasn't too impressed. My son, in Kindergarten, enjoyed but the writing seems more suitable for pre-schoolers.
November 13, 2013
This was one of my favorite stories growing up! In this story, Corduroy and his friends are having a Halloween party but Corduroy doesn't know what to wear. He finally ends up making a costume and then his friends costume breaks. So Corduroy decides to be a good friend and give him his.
Good book for selflessness or Halloween.
Good book for selflessness or Halloween.
November 5, 2015
Corduroy’s Best Halloween Ever, is about friendship. Corduroy put his friend’s needs in front of his own. This would be a good book to read to preschoolers or kindergartners about how you treat friends. Ask the students before and after, if they would give their Halloween costume to their friend just because it would make their friend happy.
January 15, 2016
Very cute book! My son loves this book. I loved that it teaches your kids their friends are just as important as them and more important then material things.
March 6, 2021
Corduroy was so clever to make a ghost costume by cutting holes in a table cloth! Who would have thought up such a brilliant idea?
October 30, 2016
It was nice reuniting with Corduroy again. I used to love him. The artwork was so cute. I really enjoyed looking at the pictures. I particularly liked the images Corduroy was painting on Mrs. Pig's windows. The cutest little scarecrow was dancing with a skeleton; it was adorable, and there was a ghost and a full moon with bats and tombstones and a pumpkin.
They all thought of costumes to wear for the party, and Rabbit's didn't look like a costume. It looked like a lion instead of a rabbit dressed as a lion. Mouse wanted to dress as a pumpkin and that little outfit was so cute! When Puppy said his was a secret, I didn't expect to be shown, but the thought bubble told us what he was thinking of. He wanted to be a rocket. Corduroy didn't know what he wanted to be, and the store he went to was very realistic. I liked the pumpkin-shaped treat buckets, as well as the regular buckets used for trick-or-treating, because it was such a throwback to my childhood seeing those buckets. One had ghosts with a black background and the other had black cats.
Corduroy was adorable trying on costumes. He tried on the lion, had his little paw to his mouth, his feet turned in towards each other, and holding his tail. He tried on the pumpkin and witch costumes but remembered his friends chose those. Then he found a dinosaur mask and made his own costume to go with it. It was a disappointment when Puppy came over with his broken costume, because he'd been so excited to surprise his friends with it. I thought they were going to fix it together, but Corduroy gave him his costume to wear. It was nice, because Puppy looked so sad with his little tongue out of his mouth. It was a nice lesson that friends were more important than wearing a good costume and might even teach selflessness.
The witch friend, Dolly, kind of came out of the woodwork. I thought it was just going to be Corduroy, Rabbit, Mouse and Puppy. These 5 were the only ones at the party, but then outside trick-or-treating there was a troll and a human girl as a princes and a bear dressed as a pirate. I didn't know who they were. They should have shown up at the party. Corduroy used the tablecloth as a ghost costume, showing ingenuity and that good costumes can be found in an unexpected way. He accounted for the stains by saying he was a ghost who had just come from a party.
They all thought of costumes to wear for the party, and Rabbit's didn't look like a costume. It looked like a lion instead of a rabbit dressed as a lion. Mouse wanted to dress as a pumpkin and that little outfit was so cute! When Puppy said his was a secret, I didn't expect to be shown, but the thought bubble told us what he was thinking of. He wanted to be a rocket. Corduroy didn't know what he wanted to be, and the store he went to was very realistic. I liked the pumpkin-shaped treat buckets, as well as the regular buckets used for trick-or-treating, because it was such a throwback to my childhood seeing those buckets. One had ghosts with a black background and the other had black cats.
Corduroy was adorable trying on costumes. He tried on the lion, had his little paw to his mouth, his feet turned in towards each other, and holding his tail. He tried on the pumpkin and witch costumes but remembered his friends chose those. Then he found a dinosaur mask and made his own costume to go with it. It was a disappointment when Puppy came over with his broken costume, because he'd been so excited to surprise his friends with it. I thought they were going to fix it together, but Corduroy gave him his costume to wear. It was nice, because Puppy looked so sad with his little tongue out of his mouth. It was a nice lesson that friends were more important than wearing a good costume and might even teach selflessness.
The witch friend, Dolly, kind of came out of the woodwork. I thought it was just going to be Corduroy, Rabbit, Mouse and Puppy. These 5 were the only ones at the party, but then outside trick-or-treating there was a troll and a human girl as a princes and a bear dressed as a pirate. I didn't know who they were. They should have shown up at the party. Corduroy used the tablecloth as a ghost costume, showing ingenuity and that good costumes can be found in an unexpected way. He accounted for the stains by saying he was a ghost who had just come from a party.
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October 15, 2009
I was surprised by the quality of this book, which was written based on Don Freeman's beloved character, Corduroy.
In essence, this is a Halloween story for very small ones, but the author doesn't play down to the younger set with a a story that is all colorful pictures and no substance. There are some really nice lines to provoke thought, here, my favorite of which is when Corduroy muses that "friends are more important than costumes."
I really like this book.
In essence, this is a Halloween story for very small ones, but the author doesn't play down to the younger set with a a story that is all colorful pictures and no substance. There are some really nice lines to provoke thought, here, my favorite of which is when Corduroy muses that "friends are more important than costumes."
I really like this book.
September 12, 2017
This was such a cute little story. I always enjoy Corduroy stories. Corduroy is a small bear. This story was about Corduroy, who loved everything about Halloween. In this story, it talks about the wide variety of Halloween activities that Corduroy does. I hope to read this to my students in the future, around Halloween time.
October 31, 2025
This was a really cute picture book about Corduroy and his friends going out for Halloween and the party before. Corduroy had one costume, but when his friend's got ruined he gave his up to Puppy and ended up making himself a costume.
The pictures were great and so was the story.
The pictures were great and so was the story.
November 8, 2017
A cute story of Corduroy picking out a halloween costume to wear.
September 7, 2016
The kids, especially Skye, loved this one. Gearing up for Halloween with this sweet classic.
August 9, 2017
Corduroy was one of my favorite childhood books. This Halloween book is just as cute. I loved the adorable pictures, and Corduroy is just so sweet in this story.
February 8, 2018
Cute story and illustrations, but I miss Lisa.
September 28, 2018
Only in Corduroy’s lovingly friendship fashion does it come out in this book. Helping teach the reader-listener about sharing with friends even if it leaves you without....
October 23, 2022
Read to my niece!
October 27, 2020
Freeman has done it again!
This book is a gem for lower elementary students and lends itself to all sorts of Halloween vocabulary and topics for discussion that children would enjoy. The storyline is relatable for all and provides a good message about what Halloween is truly about.
This book is a gem for lower elementary students and lends itself to all sorts of Halloween vocabulary and topics for discussion that children would enjoy. The storyline is relatable for all and provides a good message about what Halloween is truly about.
November 3, 2016
Wish the mouse was brown, but I guess the colors aren’t realistic. Like the pink rabbit. These look like actual stuffed animals, with the stitches in. if I was a kid, I’d want stuffed animals like this
In the beginning, there were 3 friends, two of which said they were going as a lion and a pumpkin. Then he tries on a witch costume and said his friend Dolly was going as a witch.
Poor Puppy with his torn costume!
That’s very sweet of Corduroy to give him his costume, and mature to realize friends were more important than costumes. Too mature.
They danced the Monster Mash! How cute! But it looks like the dance where you hold onto the person in front of you.
I’m disappointed that his costume turned out to be a tablecloth ghost. There were stains on it, but them trick-or-treating didn’t show any stains. It was cute how he rolled with the punches, and said he was a ghost that had come from a Halloween party.
I love the person handing out candy that’s dressed as a wizard.
In the beginning, there were 3 friends, two of which said they were going as a lion and a pumpkin. Then he tries on a witch costume and said his friend Dolly was going as a witch.
Poor Puppy with his torn costume!
That’s very sweet of Corduroy to give him his costume, and mature to realize friends were more important than costumes. Too mature.
They danced the Monster Mash! How cute! But it looks like the dance where you hold onto the person in front of you.
I’m disappointed that his costume turned out to be a tablecloth ghost. There were stains on it, but them trick-or-treating didn’t show any stains. It was cute how he rolled with the punches, and said he was a ghost that had come from a Halloween party.
I love the person handing out candy that’s dressed as a wizard.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 19, 2013
Caution: whilst the book states that this work is based on the creation of Don Freeman, the writer of this story is NOT actually named.
There is not much of a story arc in the sense that Corduroy (nor any of the other characters) are changed in any way. The (unknown) writer must have known how weak their resolution was, as they attempt to convince the reader (and possibly themselves) by "telling" us how creative it was. I am also not happy with the behaviour this story promotes; generosity is one thing, but I would not encourage my children to give away something they really want and need, just to make a friend (in exactly the same situation) happy. Surely, Corduroy could've simply helped their friend rather than taking their problem off their hands and making it entirely his own.
There is not much of a story arc in the sense that Corduroy (nor any of the other characters) are changed in any way. The (unknown) writer must have known how weak their resolution was, as they attempt to convince the reader (and possibly themselves) by "telling" us how creative it was. I am also not happy with the behaviour this story promotes; generosity is one thing, but I would not encourage my children to give away something they really want and need, just to make a friend (in exactly the same situation) happy. Surely, Corduroy could've simply helped their friend rather than taking their problem off their hands and making it entirely his own.
June 27, 2017
"friends are more important than costumes."
That's the story of Corduroy and his Halloween Party! Everyone's got a costume except him, but at the last minute, he comes of with a great idea of a dinosaur. But, at the last minute, a friend comes to his house with a ruined costume, and Corduroy gives us that above quote. So again, Corduroy races for a new costume, and he finds it in being a table cloth ghost.
4 stars here in this book, with Corduroy's generous and giving attitude on display! The idea of being selfless for friends is a great one to discuss with this book.
That's the story of Corduroy and his Halloween Party! Everyone's got a costume except him, but at the last minute, he comes of with a great idea of a dinosaur. But, at the last minute, a friend comes to his house with a ruined costume, and Corduroy gives us that above quote. So again, Corduroy races for a new costume, and he finds it in being a table cloth ghost.
4 stars here in this book, with Corduroy's generous and giving attitude on display! The idea of being selfless for friends is a great one to discuss with this book.
January 5, 2015
Not overwhelmed by this story. What would you do if your friend's costume fell apart? Maybe help them put it back together? Or help them create a new costume out of things around the house? Possibly share part of your costume? I.e. you can wear the mask and I'll wear the body, now we can both be dinosaurs! But no, you should not just give them your costume, and put yourself in a position to be miserable without it.
October 26, 2010
Cute and teaches selflessness, but a bit cliche and I don't like that Corduroy kind-of lies to his friend in the process of helping him. I also don't know how to explain "ghosts" to my 3-yr-old. We still read it - just not my favorite fall children's book.
July 6, 2012
My son loves this book and we read it all year round.
November 4, 2012
read this to my daughter she loves Corduroy
November 26, 2015
I want to read it
March 16, 2016
Loved it!
March 14, 2017
Nice Halloween story about help others.
September 2, 2017
Corduroy has always been a favorite of mine, so it's natural I'd love this too.
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