Aunt Eater's Mystery Halloween (I Can Read Level 2) - Softcover

Cushman, Doug

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064442667 ISBN 13: 9780064442664

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1999

Synopsis

Aunt Eater the anteater is off to a costume party, and it's a good thing she's dressed as a detective -- Halloween is the most mysterious night of the year! Man-eating monsters, headless ghosts, and other eerie encounters await Aunt Eater. With so many spooky surprises in stores, can the super sleuth handle them all?

About this title

About the Author:

Doug Cushman is the creator of many favorite mystery stories for young readers featuring such memorable heroes as the intrepid Aunt Eater, the grasshopper gumshoe Inspector Hopper, and the ace reporter Dirk Bones. He has also illustrated many books written by other authors, including Jack Prelutsky's What a Day It Was at School! He lives in Paris, France.

Doug Cushman is the creator of many favorite mystery stories for young readers featuring such memorable heroes as the intrepid Aunt Eater, the grasshopper gumshoe Inspector Hopper, and the ace reporter Dirk Bones. He has also illustrated many books written by other authors, including Jack Prelutsky's What a Day It Was at School! He lives in Paris, France.

From Booklist:

Gr. 1^-2. Aunt Eater, the anteater outfitted in Sherlock Holmes garb, returns in this addition to the I Can Read series. This time, Aunt Eater is involved in four short mysteries with Halloween as the backdrop. Except for the last one, the vignettes are on the bland side. In the first, a child thinks there is a monster in his house, but it is only his father, who has eaten too much candy. In the second, a mother and child have trouble with their costumes, and in the third, spooky music is coming from the piano--it turns out that a snake has sneaked inside. The last story features Aunt Eater dancing with a mysterious scarecrow. The watercolor-and-ink illustrations are lively and find the fun in each chapter. Consider this because there are few Halloween books for beginning readers. Ilene Cooper

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0064442667
• ISBN 13: 9780064442664
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Cushman Doug