Helen Ketteman
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Many creatures live at the old haunted house with their children, including one small witch, two little monsters, three kittens, four goblins, five werewolves and more. When the neighborhood children come trick-or-treating, they are invited inside for a fun party with all.
5) Swamp song
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Down in the swamp where the cypress grows, the animals all come out to enjoy the day.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Feeling apprehensive about his first trick-or-treating venture on Halloween, Little Monster joins his Papa on a trek through the neighborhood, where encounters with witches, vampires, and other costumed beings help him overcome his fears.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A fast-paced Texas retelling of Jack and the BeanstalkTimes sure are tough on the ranch, and Waynetta and her ma can use all the luck they can get. But when Waynetta trades their last longhorn for a handful of so-called magic corn, Ma is none too pleased.
11) Señorita Gordita
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
In this Tex-Mex retelling of “The Gingerbread Man,” Señorita Gordita—a little corn cake—escapes from the frying pan and leads a merry chase. She runs through the desert boasting, “You’ll never catch me!” while fleeing from a spider, a rattler, and other hungry creatures “with a flip, and a skip, and a zip-zoom-zip.” A fast-paced and wildly illustrated twist on an old favorite.
12) Armadilly chili
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
In this Texas-style adaptation of a traditional folktale, a tarantula, bluebird, and horned toad refuse to help an armadillo prepare a batch of chili but nevertheless expect to eat it when it's ready.
In this Texas-style adaptation of a traditional folktale, a tarantula, mockingbird, and horned toad refuse to help an armadillo prepare a batch of chili but nevertheless expect to eat it when it's ready.