Carl's Halloween
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Carl and Madeleine have a Halloween adventure in this charming addition to the bestselling Carl series from Alexandra Day—more than three million books in print!
Mom has to go help Grandma, but it's Halloween, and Carl and Madeleine don't want to miss out on the fun. So after Mom leaves, they make their own costumes and go out trick-or-treating by themselves. They even stop in at a party to bob for apples before they return safely to their house, content from their Halloween adventure and with Mom none the wiser.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
What better time than Halloween for rottweiler babysitter Carl and his human charge, Madeleine, to get up to a little mischief? In this holiday addition to Day's long-running series, when Madeleine's mother steps out to visit Grandma, she invites daughter and dog to pass out Halloween candy at home. They have other ideas, donning costumes (a necklace for Carl, a feathered hat for Madeleine) and setting out to acquire candy of their own and attend a Halloween party. Day's paintings exude a tender, homespun charm, underscoring the idea that Madeleine is safe as can be with her stalwart protector. Cozy details abound vintage-looking paper decorations adorn the party where costumed children (and Carl) bob for apples and play a toilet-paper mummy-wrapping game and Day concludes with a zinger, as Madeleine's mother returns to tell them, "Next year, you two will be able to go trick-or-treating yourselves." Ages 3 7.
