10 Trick-or-Treaters

THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF
Text copyright © 2005 by Janet Schulman
Illustrations copyright © 2005 by Linda Davick
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Schulman, Janet.
10 trick-or-treaters : a Halloween counting book / by Janet Schulman ; illustrated by Linda Davick. — 1st ed.
p.     cm.
SUMMARY:
Ten trick-or-treaters start out on Halloween night, but they disappear one by one as they encounter a spider, a vampire, a ghost, and other scary creatures.
eISBN: 978-0-307-50944-4
[1. Halloween—Fiction. 2. Counting. 3. Stories in rhyme.] I. Title: Ten trick-or-treaters. II. Davick, Linda, ill. III. Title.
PZ8.3.S29737Aae 2005
[E]—dc22
2004010831

v3.1

For Erin Clarke
—J.S.

For Princess Aggles
—L.D.

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

First Page

About the Author and Illustrator

10 trick-or-treaters

on a dark and spooky night

out to get some candy

or give someone a fright.

10
trick-or-treaters …

standing in a line.

Along came a spider …

and then there were
9
.

9 trick-or-treaters,

the night was getting late.

A toad hopped near …

and then there were
8
.

8 trick-or-treaters

under racing clouds in heaven.

A bat flew by …

and then there were
7
.

7 trick-or-treaters

filling sacks with party mix.

A ghost said,

“Boo!” …

and then there were
6
.

6 trick-or-treaters

dancing to some jive.

A skeleton tried

to join them …

and then there were
5
.

5 trick-or-treaters

knocking on a door.

“Who’s there?”

called a witch …