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Junie B.. First Grader: Boo ... and I Mean It (Junie B. Jones. No 24.). 8 Copy Book Set!
Barbara Park
AR Level: 2.9
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Quiz No.: 80959 EN
Word Count: 7723
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Topic - Subtopic: Emotions-Fear; Holidays-Halloween;
Series: Junie B. Jones;
AR Quiz Number: 80959

It’s the day before Halloween, and Junie B Jones is nervous. She’s scared of it, because of some things Paulie Allen Puffer told her. For example, black cats want to scratch you into shreddadles, real monsters trick or treat during Halloween, but they don't wear costumes, and bats love to live in your hair. However, the thing that made Junie B lose it was the last thing. Candy corn isn’t real corn?! Eek! During class, Mr. Scary, her teacher, is ecstatic that the next day is Halloween, but Junie makes a big fuss. Tattletale May, who sits next to Junie B, starts to scream “Junie B Jones is scared of Halloween! Junie B is a BABY! B-A-B-Y! Junie B retorts “Do you know what you are? A TATTLETALE! T-A-T-A-T-L-E! That spells tattletale! Mr Scary has had enough, and tells the girls to settle down. May continues tattling, saying “By the way Mr. Scary, Junie B was cheating on her test, and ate a sandwich during silent reading time!” Mr. Scary has had enough, and sends a note to May’s parents. However, Junie B is still scared about Halloween. What will she be? Back home, her parents tell her a story about the time her mom dressed up as Squirty the Clown, and scared Junie B’s grandpa silly. Junie B decides to be Squirty for Halloween. She tries on the costume, and it fits! She decides to scare her parents the next day. When they come home, Junie B pops out from behind a door and starts screaming. Her parents are scared, but laugh along. Then, it’s time for trick or treating. Junie B walks up to people’s houses and trick or treats. They get lots of candy, an apple, and some peanuts. It’s a great Halloween.
Reason for Recommendation: This book is a very fun book about Halloween, and is part of the classic Junie B Jones series.

The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo!
Elaine Bickell
AR Level: 2.5
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Quiz No.: 514310 EN
Word Count: 653
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Topic - Subtopic: Horror/Thriller-Ghosts/Spirits; Poetry/Rhymes-Stories in Rhyme;
AR Quiz Number: 514310

It’s the middle of the night, and Little Ghost is about to scare a lady. It’ll be so scary that it’ll scare their socks off! She goes behind the lady, opens her mouth, and… Nothing. She has lost her boo! She goes home to Mama Ghost, where she is met with a sad “I’m sorry dear, but your scaring ages may be over.” Little Ghost wants to keep scaring people, so she tries to find her boo back. She goes on a trek across the woods, meeting many animal friends with sounds close to her’s. The owl goes Hoot! Hoot! The pigeon goes Coo, Coo. The rooster goes Cock-a-doodle doo! However, none of the animals have seen her boo! Just then, she looks up. Oh? What is that? Is it her boo? Read the book to find out!
Reason for recommendation: This book uses rhyming verse and colorful illustrations to cover a fun book about losing something very dear.

The Night Before Halloween
Natasha Wing
AR Level: 3.3
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Quiz No.: 104991 EN
Word Count: 411
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Topic - Subtopic: Community Life-Celebrations; Holidays-Halloween; Poetry/Rhymes-Stories in Rhyme;
Series: Reading Railroad; Night Before;
AR Quiz Number: 104991

It’s the night before Halloween. All of the monsters are decorating the house. They make food, put up streamers and ribbons, and blow up balloons. Then, they find the best costumes they have, and when the light breaks into the house, they fall asleep. When the monsters fall asleep, the children wake up. They’re dressed in all sorts of costumes, from zombies to fairies to princesses. They spend the entire day having fun playing carnival games, bobbing for apples, and riding on hay bales. When the time comes to trick or treat, they go in a group, getting candy from everywhere. Then, a princess points out that they’ve missed one house, which unbeknownst to them, contained monsters. When they knock on the door, a witch comes out and invites them in. The children all run away because the monsters aren’t in costumes. However, the monsters just wanted the kids to have fun with them, but have a jolly good time anyways.
Reason for Recommendation: This book is part of the classic The Night Before series, and depicts how monsters may get ready for Halloween.

Spooky Pookie
Sandra Boynton
AR Level: N/A (Lexile AD430L)
Interest Level: N/A
Word Count: N/A
AR Quiz Number: N/A

It’s Halloween, and Pookie is going to be trick or treating. There’s just one issue. He needs to find the perfect costume. However, none of them fit. The bear is too hot, the dragon is too itchy, and the banana is too silly. There’s just one more costume, a ghost. Pookie puts it on. Eek! Is that a ghost? No! It’s a Spooky Pookie!
Reason for recommendation: This book is a simple but fun book about not knowing what to be for Halloween.

Happy Halloween, Mittens
Lola M. Schaefer
AR Level: 1.5
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Quiz No.: 138976 EN
Word Count: 174
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Topic - Subtopic: Animals-Cats; Holidays-Halloween;
Series: I Can Read! (HarperCollins): Level My First;
AR Quiz Number: 138976

It’s Halloween, and Nick and Mittens are getting prepared. Nick paints spooky faces, and Mittens tries to help, but creates abstract art. Nick makes cookies. Mittens tries to help, but gets frosting all over him. Mittens licks himself until he is all clean. Nick hangs up a ghost on the patio, but it’s just not scary enough. Mittens comes along too. The wind suddenly blows the ghost towards Mittens, and he scratches the cloth. Now, the ghost is very spooky.
Reason for recommendation: This book is a part of the classic Mittens series, and is a cute book about pets getting ready for Halloween.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat!
Lucille Colandro
AR Level: 2.2
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Quiz No.: 100632 EN
Word Count: 298
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Topic - Subtopic: Animals-Bats; Holidays-Halloween; Humor/Funny-Funny; Poetry/Rhymes-Poetry/Rhymes; What Kids Are Reading, 2020-Grade 2: Top 20 Fiction/Nonfiction Books; What Kids Are Reading, 2021-Grade 2: Top 20 Fiction/Nonfiction Books; What Kids Are Reading, 2022-Grade 2: Top 20 Fiction/Nonfiction Books;
Series: There Was an Old Lady;
AR Quiz Number: 100632

The old lady is back, and this time, she’s swallowing more things! However, this time there’s a twist. All of the things she swallows are Halloween related! From bats to cats to ghosts, goblins, and bones, this book will have readers laughing along to the old lady’s diet. Finally, she swallows a wizard to cast a spell. This makes her say… TRICK OR TREAT! Happy Halloween!
Reason for recommendation: This book is part of the classic There was an Old Lady who Swallowed series. It has funny rhyming texts and cute illustrations.

Little Blue Truck's Halloween: A Lift-the-Flap Book!
Alice Schertle
AR Level: 1.3
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Quiz No.: 182636 EN
Word Count: 230
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Topic - Subtopic: Holidays-Halloween; Poetry/Rhymes-Stories in Rhyme; Transportation/Vehicles-Cars/Trucks;
Series: Little Blue Truck;
AR Quiz Number: 182636

It’s Halloween, and Little Blue Truck is going to a Halloween party down the road with his best friend Toad. On the road, they see many animals dressed up as many things. A ballerina, a queen, a dragon, and a pirate! Lift the flaps to see what they actually are! Finally, a ghost emerges. Who is it? Read the book to find out!
Reason for recommendation: This book is a cute lift the flaps book that can help kids develop prediction skills. It is also a very cute book about anthropomorphized animals dressing up for Halloween.

The Scariest One Around
Samantha Geernaert
Word Count: 173
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Topic - Subtopic: Holidays-Halloween; Poetry/Rhymes-Stories in Rhyme;
Description:
In this classic Halloween tale of courage and cunning, a young boy races to finish his Halloween preparations in time to keep the roaming scaries and spooks from choosing him as a target for their annual scare.
Recommendation: I recommend it because it's a fun read with cute illustrations about facing your fears, classic trick-or-treat tradition, and why we carve scary jack-o-lanterns and wear spooky costumes on Halloween.

It's Halloween
Jack Prelutsky
Description: Ghosts, pumpkins, witches, and black cats abound in original Halloween poems for the beginning reader
Recommendation: I grew up on this book. My whole family still sings/hums the songs from the tape that came with it every year as we get closer and closer to to Halloween. Great Book!