Halloween Countdown

Jack Prelutsky

HarperCollins, Aug 20, 2002 - Juvenile Fiction - 24 pages

Even the youngest of readers enjoy a little scare on Halloween. Children can turn the pages of this haunted board book and count down with ten rascally ghosts to a spooky surprise ending. Full-color illustrations.

About the author

Jack Prelutsky is the best-selling author of more than fifty books of poetry, including The New Kid on the Block, illustrated by James Stevenson, and Stardines Swim High Across the Sky, illustrated by Carin Berger. Jack Prelutsky lives in Washington State.

Dan Yaccarino is an award-winning artist whose work has been featured in magazines, ad campaigns, and animation worldwide. His large-scale paintings and sculptures have been exhibited in galleries across New York City, Tokyo, and Rome. Mr. Yaccarino has written several books of his own and illustrated numerous books by other authors, including I Met a Bear and So Big!. His television show Oswald the Octopus airs on Nick Jr. He lives with his wife, Susan, and their son, Michael Dante, in New York City.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Halloween Countdown
• Author: Jack Prelutsky
• Illustrated by: Dan Yaccarino
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2002
• ISBN: 0060005122, 9780060005122
• Length: 24 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / Counting & Numbers; Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations / General; Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Halloween