But his mother surprises him with a hot dog costume, and Oscar is crestfallen. When Halloween rolls around, Oscar can’t wait to don a scary costume and escape his troubles for while. It’s a about a poor dachshund who gets teased constantly of by all the other dogs… they love to call him “Weiner Dog” and other names. The main character, Oscar is so endearing, I just love this book. And the illustrations are bright and wonderful.Īnd last but not least, is the sweet book, The Hallo-wiener by Dav Pilkey. The rhyming text is so delightful and clever that has been a family favorite for 5 years. It is about a witch who generously lets other animals join her for a ride on her broom, until there is one too many… This is one of those books I can read over and over and never get tired of reading it… and that is saying something. “The witch had a cat and a hat that was black, and long ginger hair in a braid down her back.” I didn’t even have to open the book to quote that, I’ve read it so many times I’ve almost got it memorized. This book is a quirky, delightful read aloud… and the illustrations are almost better than the poems.Īnother Halloween favorite is Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson. Or the one about Dracula, who has spinach in his teeth… and everyone’s afraid to tell him. I love the poem about the Phantom of the Opera who can’t get “It’s a Small World” out of his head. This book makes me laugh as much as the kids… and sometimes more. So Frankenstein heads home happy with his loot… and sits down to a big, disgusting lunch. But then he saw that at his feet they’d made a mound of food. At first he thinks his neighbors are so rude. They grab their torches and start throwing rotten food at him. When they see him coming… well let’s just say they aren’t feeling too friendly. So he heads on down the street to borrow a little something from the neighbors. When he goes to his cupboard to make lunch he discovers he’s all out of food. Turns out, Frankenstein is a “Make it Do” kind of guy.

Take the poetry book Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex for instance. OK… so my favorites aren’t a bit scary… just funny and even inspirational.

The halloweiner book