This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-9 years.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by Farrar Straus Giroux .

Joan Horton has written poems for several children's magazines. She makes her children's book debut with" Halloween Hoots and Howls. " The mother of four grown children, Ms. Horton lives in Glastonbury, Connecticut with her husband.