On Halloween night, we dress up in costumes, go trick-or-treating, and carve jack-o'-lanterns. But what is really behind these holiday traditions? It all started with a greedy man named Jack, who made a pact with the wrong person. When it comes time for Jack to repay his debt, the deal doesn't quite end as he expected. . . . Katherine Tegen weaves together legend and tradition to tell the story of one of Halloween's most popular icons. With vibrant and dazzling illustrations from Brandon Dorman, The Story of the Jack O'Lantern answers one of the mysteries of that spooky night.

Gordie has to wait until Halloween to see how the pumpkin from his grandfather's farm will become a jack-o-lantern.

Provides young readers with a spooky Halloween tale, complete glow-in-the-dark skeletons, ghosts, spiders, bats, and more. Original.

Joey the jack-o'-lantern longs to be scary for Halloween, but no one is frightened until Willie Witch lends her help to Joey.

When unfriendly Indians threaten them and their home, two pioneer girls use their Halloween jack-o-lanterns to good advantage.

What does a pumpkin think about being turned into a jack-o'-lantern?Join Jeremy as he goes from a small pumpkin on a vine to a delightfully wicked jack-o'-lantern!Go on a journey as Jeremy experiences Halloween for the first time!