Dragon has a busy and fun-filled Halloween, turning six small pumpkins into one big jack-o-lantern, going to a costume party, and taking a spooky walk in the woods.

From Dav Pilkey, creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, comes Dragon, the heartwarming hero adored by Dav's youngest readers! Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Dragon is so excited for Halloween! He plans to carve a big, scary jack-o'-lantern and create a creepy costume. Unfortunately, Dragon can't find a big pumpkin, and he can't decide which costume to wear. Plus, when Dragon goes for a walk through the woods, he hears some unexpected growling -- yikes! Will Dragon's Halloween be filled with more tricks than treats?This Acorn edition contains brand-new bonus content, including how-to-draw pages!

Beginning readers are sure to love Pilkey's spooky, silly Halloween tale about a gentle blue dragon and his friends. Full color.

The endearing blue Dragon is back in bestselling author Dav Pilkey's humorous story about friendship and taking care of pets.When Dragon finds a stray cat, he brings it home and learns to take care of it through many silly mishaps. But, then Dragon is in for a big surprise when Cat has a litter of kittens! Dav Pilkey is the creator of the enormously popular Captain Underpants books, The Hallo-Wiener, Dogzilla, Kat Kong, 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving, When Cats Dream, The Moonglow Roll-O-Rama, Dog Breath, the Dumb Bunnies stories, and the 1997 Caldecott Honor Book, The Paperboy. *Sales note: DRAGON'S FAT CAT has sold a total of 195,704 copies. DRAGON GETS BY has sold a total of 155,705 copies. DRAGON'S HALLOWEEN has sold a total of 372,101 copies. DRAGON'S MERRY CHRISTMAS has sold a total of 143,775 copies A FRIEND FOR DRAGON has sold a total of 246,089 copies.

When Dragon finds a stray cat in his yard, he brings it inside to escape the cold. He likes living with his new feline friend, but Dragon soon realizes that he doesn't know how to take care of it. Illustrates the highs and lows of having a new pet in this story about care and responsibility.

Dragon has a merry time in the Christmas season, decorating a tree outdoors, making a chocolate candy wreath, and sharing his Christmas gifts with needy animals.

Dragon becomes such close friends with an apple that he deeply mourns its loss and is overjoyed when more grow to take its place.