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  THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF

  Text copyright © 2005 by Janet Schulman

  Illustrations copyright © 2005 by Linda Davick

  All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto.

  Distributed by Random House, Inc., New York.

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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.

  Contents

  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 …

  and then there were 4.

  4 trick-or-treaters

  counting candy by a tree.

  A monster cried,

  “Gimme some!” …

  and then there were 3.

  3 trick-or-treaters—

  why are there so few?

  A vampire crooned,

  “Good evening” …

  and then there were 2.

  2 trick-or-treaters,

  they’ve had a night of fun.

  A mummy stumbled by them …

  and then there was 1.

  1 brave trick-or-treater,

  her Halloween is done.

  She climbed into bed …

  Janet Schulman lives and works in New York City. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller 10 Trick-or-Treaters, 10 Trim-the-Tree’ers, 10 Easter Egg Hunters, and Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City. Her favorite Halloween candy is Good & Plenty.

  Linda Davick lives and works near the ocean in San Francisco. She is the illustrator of the New York Times bestseller 10 Trick-or-Treaters, 10 Trim-the-Tree’ers, 10 Easter Egg Hunters, and We Love Our School! Her favorite pastimes include expanding her sea-glass collection, eating take-out food, and drawing and eating candy at the same time.

 

 

  Janet Schulman, 10 Trick-or-Treaters

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