Arthur's Halloween: An Arthur Adventure

by Marc Brown

Book Overview

BESTSELLING CLASSIC SERIES More than 5 million Arthur Adventure books sold

Get spooked with Arthur this Halloween

With all of his classmates in costumes, Arthur can't tell who's who at the school Halloween party, and he nearly faints when Buster passes around bowls of "eyeballs" and "brains " But when Arthur's little sister wanders off into the scariest house on the street while trick-or-treating, he's got to find the courage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316110590
• ISBN13: 9780316110594
• Release Date: September 1983
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.1" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Lovely book but…

Authur and D.W are our favorite. It’s a lovely story again which was published on 1982. Pretty old….So…. I won’t say it’s in "good" condition.

Loved these books and show as a kid, but...

I gave it to my daughter for 12 days of Christmas, but it was missing the last couple of pages. Guess we'll never know how it ends

Trick or Treat "Treat"

My class loves Arthur! 'Arthur's Halloween' was a real treat for them!!

entertaining offering from Arthur

If you're looking for entertaining Halloween picture books for 3 and 4 year olds, Arthur's Halloween fits the bill.Arthur and his friends go trick or treating. Arthur is very scared at first, but he learns to overcome his fears along the way. Only D.W. is brave enough to approach the "witch's" house, but then Arthur and D.W. learn that the "witch" is really just a misunderstood elderly lady with a messy house and yard.Arthur's Halloween is about trick-or-treating, mainly, and there is no mention of Halloween parades, bobbing for apples, or other Halloween traditions. If your children are afraid of trick-or-treating, this book may help them to escape their fear.Often characters in Arthur videos and books daydream or imagine episodes, and I find that those episodes are presented in a way that my three year old finds confusing. He does not distinguish between the trappings of characters' imaginations and the regular plot. Now I know that I can add commentary so that he understands that certain elements in a book are just the dreams of a character.For example, in Arthur's Halloween, some of the kids imagine that the "witch" is harming Arthur and D.W. in several different ways. When a toddler sees illustrations of the "witch" doing such things, he believes it just as he believes the rest of the plot. I have learned that I can say "Francine (or The Brain, or Buster, etc.)just THINKS this is happening. It's not really happening, is it?" Then my child doesn't confuse the "real" plot with the characters' fanciful thoughts.In any case, Arthur's Halloween is not a bad Halloween picture book, and even if you steer your child away from "series" books or books allied with television series, give this one a try.ken32

arthur's halloween

I really like arthur's book's I remeber that I liked this book since I was in kindergarten and I'm in middle school and I still read those books. It is very intersting and I love how some of the words ryum.and I will not stop reading those books.

Arthur Gets Over Himself

This Arthur installment is a cute Halloween story that reminds us appearances can be deceiving. Arthur is scared of everything this Halloween -D.W.'s costume, the family decorations, the batwing brownie snacks at school - things that everyone else seems to enjoy. Obligated to bring little sister D.W. along while trick or treating with his friends, Arthur is crabby about everything, expecially when D.W. runs into the creepy house on the corner. Everyone's afraid to go in, but Arthur has to go in after D.W. When he does so, he finds D.W. contendly eating chocolate doughnuts with the elderly lady owner. He realizes that the old lady is not a witch, just unable to keep up the maintenance on her house all by herself. At the end, Arthur and D.W. leave hugging the old lady and promising to help her rake leaves. All Arthur's friends are impressed, Arthur has learned that there is nothing to be afraid of, and even leads the group home through the cemetary! This is a really important lesson for little ones to learn; not to judge by appearances. My kids love the Arthur books. Despite the fact that they are all aardvarks, rabbits, monkeys, and rats, the problems they encounter are very real-to-life, and D.W. the pesty sister is just perfect! You won't be disappointed with this book if your kids like Arthur!

the best book I have read

Ilove that book that I have read it 100 time