Oct 15, Ina rated it it was amazing Shelves: This is a wonderful counting book which is also a great Halloween read-aloud. Ghost is hosting a party, and in small groups the guests arrive: The are all eating, flying, and "kicking up their heels" at this very active party. That is, until someone very scary rings the doorbell: The nine terrified mummies leave first The illustrations are soft and lovely, the kids help count and the text contains some pretty rich vocabulary with words like "morbid" and "cuisine" and "extraordinary.

Oct 11, Kathryn rated it really liked it Shelves: Some of the illustrations are really cute and clever I loved how one of the ghouls looks like he's making the pose from "The Scream" painting, haha! I'm not sure I especially liked the ending--it wasn't quite what I was expecting but it was kind of cute in its way, though very sensitive young trick-or-treaters might not like it.


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Aug 16, Linda rated it liked it Shelves: The illustrations are a lot of fun, and what some of the guests get up to is really quite funny - but - the prose was often a bit stilted to read and sensitive littlies may find the ending a bit much. Jul 12, Boni rated it liked it. I liked the illustrations a lot, but the meter was problematic in too many spots for me. Nov 05, Diana Thomsen rated it it was ok Shelves: I'm pretty sure my overall bias against Halloween books played a part in my feelings toward this book, but, quite frankly, it was wordy and had really iffy meter in the stanzas.

I did like the fact that the kids scared off the monsters, but, overall, I wasn't impressed with this one. Sep 14, Molly Cluff Library! Ghost's party guests arrive, then they all run away after seeing 10 scary children! I'm not a huge fan of halloween counting books, but this one was well done! The illustration style was very cool. Aug 12, Catherine rated it really liked it. I liked this book and it helps children learn they're numbers from 1 to 10; while seeing creepy, scary things like a ghost, vampires, skeletons and such.

Sep 15, Melissa Kearney rated it it was amazing. Concept Book, Counting Book Theme s: The full moon shines. The bats take flight. The spooky party guests are enjoying themselves until, all of a sudden, the doorbell ring Title: The spooky party guests are enjoying themselves until, all of a sudden, the doorbell rings and the guests scatter when they see a group of young trick-or-treaters.

More and more guests arrive for the party until the pages are filled with their antics, including carving pumpkins, dancing, and generally making a mess of things. The reader is easily caught up in the illustrations to find and count the many different characters portrayed--from skeletons to werewolves to witches and mummies--all of which are wonderfully drawn by the author.

The poetry works well, especially when read aloud, and is delightful. The double page spread with all the children trick or treating is a good visual break in the illustrations and pulls the reader more into the story. As the party guests rush to leave in fear of the children partygoers, the reader counts backwards until there is only the ghost left. But is he frightened? Unusual counting concepts, humorous illustrations, all nicely put together with a surprise twist to the ending.

From Hornbook Guide Online 3 K-3 This rollicking Halloween tale counts from one to ten and back as a ghost's ghoulish guests first come together, then flee from a herd of trick-or-treaters.

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Rhyming stanzas build steadily then shrink to single lines, adding to the guests' speedy departure. Humor abounds vampires bobbing--quite successfully--for apples in the watercolor, colored-pencil, and ink illustrations, which play with dark and light. Response to Two Professional Reviews: Both reviews are positive and highlight the creative rhyming patterns within the text and also the elaborate and engaging illustrations. The first review hints at a possible surprise ending, but the second review does not mention the ending.

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The ending of the book generates a tremble of emotion upon the reader, which is worth mentioning, because it is what the readers will remember most about the book. Evaluation of Literary Elements: The story is easy to follow for readers because it is organized in a normal time-patterned way: When the trick-or-treaters arrive and all of the guests scatter except the ghost, there is a sense of suspense created for the reader to see what the ghost is going to do with the trick-or-treaters. The structure of the book is easy to follow as well because each line begins with a number and ends with a rhyming word with the previous line.

Consideration of Instructional Application: This book is ideal for students in kindergarten through third grade, especially around the Halloween season.


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    • With the aid of interactive props, such as a felt board with the ghost and all of his party guests, this book can be used to count both up to and back down to ten. To incorporate music into the read aloud, the teacher could play spooky music quietly in the background while reading, and then pause the music before the surprise ending to create suspense and emotion within the students.

    Oct 09, Katelyn Patterson rated it liked it Shelves: Charlesbridge picturebook, halloween We watch as 1 ghost gets ready to host a spooky Halloween party. The guests begin to arrive, skeletons, goblins, werewolves, vampires, ghouls, monsters, witches, and mummies, and dance the night away until 10 children come trick or treating. All of the spooky guests run and hide and the ghost spooks away the trick-or-treaters. Essentially a counting book, it could be a very cute story about how the typical spooks of Halloween are scared away by the sw publisher: Essentially a counting book, it could be a very cute story about how the typical spooks of Halloween are scared away by the sweet children at the door.

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    I don't really care for the ghost frightening the kids away. The last page spread shows the ghost reading a book on the front porch that is covered with the candy bags of the children who have run off. My 3 year old asked why and I had to agree with her. I quickly turned back to the cover of the book showing the smiling, friendly-looking ghost and talked about what a fun Halloween party they had. Sep 23, Jesika La Bryer rated it really liked it Shelves: I just read this book to my son.

    It was a really cute book. I am unsure of many school districts policies on celebrating holidays, but if it was allowed, this book would be great to have on display. The book counts from 1 to 10 describing different Halloween creatures, then when the children knock to say trick or treat, the creatures all disperse from Very cute pictures and rhymes on every page! Oct 23, Emily Moon rated it it was amazing Shelves: Nov 17, Kristina Silverbears rated it really liked it Shelves: On October 9, , it was reported a film based on the series was being developed by 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment.

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