Trick or Treat? - Softcover

Bill Martin Jr.; Michael Sampson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416902627 ISBN 13: 9781416902621

Publisher: Aladdin, 2005

Synopsis

Trick or Treat
When Merlin the wizard answers the door, trick-or-treating becomes more tricky than usual.
Suddenly everything turns Wackbards! Those tasty jelly beans have turned into silly belly jeans!
Enjoy this hilarious Halloween treat that's guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth and your funny bone!

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Review:

One young Dracula is excited to go trick-or-treating (with his mom) in his family's apartment building on Halloween night. He visits Knicker Knocker on the second floor, who gives him candy bars, then Slipper Slopper on the third floor, whose treat is peanut cups. Wiggle Waggle on the fourth floor fills his bag with tangerine drops. The story continues in this vein until the young vampire visits the inhabitant of the 10th floor: Magic Merlin. But what's this? Magic Merlin has no treats, but a trick! He waves a magic wand and decrees everything to be "Wackbards!" As little Dracula works his way back down the apartment floors, everything is indeed backwards. Now, it's all tricks! Wiggle Waggle is Waggle Wiggle, and instead of tangerine drops, he offers whirling, twirling drangerine tops. Slipper Slopper is now Slopper Slipper and gives him a furry litter of ceanut pups instead of peanut cups. (One of the best and most interesting aspects of this book is illustrator Paul Meisel's wacky visual interpretations of these wackbards words.) Of course, by the time little Dracula gets home, the power of his daddy's hug breaks Merlin's spell and they "laughed and laughed" and "ate and ate." Part Halloween book, part goofy wordplay book, Bill Martin Jr., Michael Sampson, and Paul Meisel's Trick or Treat? is sure to please giggle-prone goblins with a penchant for beanut putter. (Ages 6 and older) --Karin Snelson

About the Author:

Bill Martin Jr (1916–2004) has been called “America’s favorite children’s author.” He wrote more than 300 books for children, including the classic texts Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, illustrated by Eric Carle; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, illustrated by Lois Ehlert.

Michael Sampson is a New York Times bestselling author of twenty-two books for young children, including Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 and The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry. He and Bill Martin Jr wrote many popular books together, including Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? and Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? Michael Sampson lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aladdin
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1416902627
• ISBN 13: 9781416902621
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Paul Meisel