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A Ghost Went Trick or Treating Kindle Edition

by Gene Wilikers (Author), A. J. Cosmo (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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One Halloween night a ghost went trick or treating, but that can't possibly be a ghost, right?

1k words, 12 color illustrations, for emergent readers

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3 - 6 years, from customers
Print length

24 pages
Language

English
Publication date

September 25, 2012
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009HB37C6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thought Bubble Publishing; 2nd edition (September 25, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 25, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3660 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 24 pages

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A.J. Cosmo
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A.J. Cosmo's stories are crafted to help parents teach their children
simple everyday lessons in an easy to understand manner. By artfully
marrying beautiful illustrations and language, children are challenged to
explore his magical worlds. Written for the transitional reader, A.J.'s
stories allow your child to develop and master a new level of reading.
Praise for A.J. Cosmo's "The Monster That Ate My Socks"
"5 Stars Out of 5. This story is sure to stimulate the imaginations of young children..."
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"Recommended reading: Easy to read…silly [and] appealing to kids. Best of all [the book] addresses two important life lessons. Whimsical illustrations."
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"THIS is the bedtime story you've been MISSING!"
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"A.J. Cosmo: Monstrous Success in the Kindle Store…sit back and enjoy."
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"Fun halloween book that has a great message. Easy enjoyable read…simple fun illustrations to which children will be drawn [to]."
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"Great story for 5 years and older…cheeky and fun."
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"Awesome book says my eight and six year old's"
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"Colorful and fun, attractive and witty. The artwork is vivid and alive. Nicely done!"
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HopefulSerenity

Perfect Halloween Tale for Young Readers

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2014

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I picked up A Ghost Went Trick or Treating by A.J. Cosmo (written under the penname Gene Wilikers) on Amazon.com. As of the date of this blog, it is available for a free download. My best recommendation is to grab a copy while it is still available―otherwise, it will run you $1.99, which is still a bargain!

At only 22 pages and 12 illustrations, it is a short read, but one your child will delight in. It is the perfect tale to get young ones excited about the upcoming holiday, read after a long night of trick-or-treating or as a classroom read aloud on Halloween day.

What I enjoyed about this story is that I thought I had it all figured out, until nearly the end, when the author threw in a twist that made me smile. How many times can you say that as an adult, a child's book throws you a curve? It goes to prove that a well-written children's book can surprise us all.

The best part is that I love stories that have a message or lesson within them. This one is presented so perfectly, your child will not recognize it for what it is, but will find themselves engaged and immersed in the unfolding events.

This book teaches children about:
friendship
bullying
not to judge a "book" by its cover
helping others
This is a book that I look forward to sharing with my young nieces. I have no doubt it will win their seal of approval as well.

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Amazon-aholic

Not necessarily right for a 3 year old, but a good book

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2013

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This is a good book, but I think it was a little too old for my daughter. There are some bullying teenagers that try to fight and call kids names like twerp. I found myself replacing words on the fly so my 3 year old wouldn't learn them. I had to skip over the part about fighting too because she was upset that the teenagers were being mean. The general idea is a "kid" goes out trick or treating and is very quiet. Some neighborhood kids let him join them for trick or treating. Afterwords, some teenagers start a fight with one of the kids to steel his candy and call him a bunch of names. The quiet kid (who turns out to be an actual monster) scares them off by destroying a mailbox. Well written, good photos, but I'll probably wait until my daughter is older to try this one again.

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2012

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A Ghost Went Trick or Treating is a cute seasonal book with a theme that touches on accepting those different from you and bullies. My 5-year-old seemed to like it OK. The typeset & pages with only words were a little weird for a children's picture book in the Kindle addition. There were some typos or misspelled words, also--lack of apostrophes for possessives. Overall a fine read for free, but not one that I would take into my classroom as a teacher.

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ahhmericanwoman

Cute Halloween book showing the value of friendship

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2015

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This is a really cute Halloween story for young children. The illustrations are all circle shaped, which reminds me of a full moon, and the drawing and color are awesome! The story itself is enjoyable. The ghost character is trick-or-treating and meets up with three other children making their rounds. They invite him to join them. They notice that he is really quiet and won't even yell out "Trick or Treat" at the houses. One of the three children isn't very happy about the ghost joining up with them. Towards the end of the story, they all split up to go home, and the ghost sees the surly kid being picked on by some teenagers. He saves the day and they become friends. Oh, and we find out just who it is that's hiding underneath that ghost costume.
There is also a link in the e-book copy for another free book called "Little Star", making this a double deal. "A Ghost..." is nice addition to your child's holiday collection and I recommend it.

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T. Turner

Safe, Charming Book To Set The Halloween Mood

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2012

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This is a friendly and safe Halloween story that teaches that being kind may sometimes be returned. I really enjoyed the simple plot of finding the wayward Trick or Treater. The neighborhood kids except him as they patrol for candy on Halloween. Later, he comes to the rescue of a fellow Trick Or Treater being bullied by teenagers. How he saves his friend is part of the charm. I don't want to reveal the surprise, because I don't like to put spoilers in my reviews. But lets say, if your little Trick Or Treater loves monsters, they'll enjoy this story.

The pictures are adorable and add a lot to the tale. Plus, I love the fact it's not scary. It will be safe and not scare younger Trick Or Treaters. Overall, I was impressed and recommend it as a bedtime story, especially in the days leading to Halloween.

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2013

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This story was good. I read it to my little brother and he loved it, but I'm wondering whey the monster dressed up because he is all ready in a good costume! I chose this rating because it isn't the best
book I've ever read but it is one of the top 10. I love this book and it would be great if i could read more!~ C. age 8

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Tiffany

A Ghost Went Trick Or Treating

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2014

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This was a delightful story and I enjoyed reading it. This was a clever way to get the message across to not judge a book by its cover. Things aren't always what they seem. Plus its just a wonderful Halloween story.

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2012

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The title and front cover of this book looked so innocent that I downloaded it. I was looking forward to reading this to my 3 and 1/2 year old to prepare for Halloween. Luckily I skimmed through it first! This book is nothing but page after page of kids bullying! Words like "weird" "lame" "punk" "twerp" were used by the bullies. Totally inappropriate on all levels. Got it for free tonight on my kindle, but I deleted it just as fast.

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Alexis Allinson

A Sweet Story

Reviewed in Canada on November 17, 2014

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A sweet little story about a little ghost trick-or-treater who was too shy to ask for candy. After making some friends though he had a really good time.