Rating: 3 paws out of 5 because the disappointment was just too great for me to want to read it again.īy the way, this is the third book of Mr. Nonetheless, it remains a fun, spooky story for kids. Had the author told the story not in terms of a lesson, but just like his other short stories I think I would have enjoyed it much more. Moundshroud, told the story, i.e., taught the lesson it was a bit preachy, or rather, too professor-ish for me. I guess I didn’t like the way the spirit character, Mr. It’s exciting, fast paced and has some great characters and descriptive scenes (all Bradbury-esque according to Toby) but I felt like I was in school learning a lesson about Halloween. Toby raved and raved about the Ray Bradbury books he has read so far and I was really looking forward to a great read. On their travels they learn how death was celebrated by cavemen, Egyptians, Druids, Romans, witches during the Dark Ages, builders of the great cathedrals of Europe and finally during the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico. Wally Babb, made himself to be a gargoyle.Ralph Bengstrum, spent all day wrapping himself in gauze to be a mummy.Joe Pipkin, kidnapped by spirits and taken back in time.

Tom Skelton, dressed as a skeleton for the evening.They end up at a haunted house and meet a man (ghost? spirit?) who takes them on a journey back through time. The boys are 12-13 years old starting out on Halloween Night to go trick or treating when they notice one of their number is missing. The Halloween Tree is a book for kids about a gang of 9 boys who discover the meaning of Halloween. Publication: Colorado Springs, CO: Gauntlet Press, 2005.Borzoi Book, Alfred A. It also does not have the two Mugnaini prints that accompanied some copies. This copy does not have the chapbook Fragments, which was given out on request to people who ordered The Halloween Tree from Gauntlet, but it is not technically part of this publication. Oblong format.Įdition + Condition: First edition (first printing).

The book is housed in traycase.Ĥ95 pages. Published in an edition of 750 hardcover copies and this version, one of 52 lettered copies, signed by Bradbury, with the addition of a red thumbprint to color one of the jack-o'-lanterns on the illustration of the Halloween tree.

This lettered version includes content not found in the regular version, including several previously unpublished Halloween poems and a story, 'The Elevator.' Notes: Includes Bradbury's 1967 screenplay, a draft of the novel from 1971, the final version with a tally of changes made from the galley proofs, a teleplay, and companion materials. Bradbury, Ray edited by Jon Eller illustrated by Joe Mugnaini and Ray Bradbury

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