Publisher Description

In this rhythmic story, an unsuspecting brother and sister bring a toy skeleton home from the harvest fair.They name it Fred McFee and hang it from a sycamore tree.Soon, eerie things begin to happen: The rooster disappears.The hens won't lay.Most terrifying of all, Fred's bones dance clickety-clack as night winds howl.And then on Halloween night, Fred McFee vanishes!Eve Bunting's gleefully ghoulish tale is sure to become a Halloween classic.

Back Cover

Clickety-clack, clickety-clack... There's a plastic skeleton hanging around, High in our sycamore tree. His bones make a rattling, jangling sound. We call him Fred McFee. But now strange things are happening here- That much is plain to see. The hens won't lay, and the dog won't go near That frightening Fred McFee! And strangest of all, when Halloween dawns There's nothing in the tree- Mysteriously, Fred McFee is gone! Where can that skeleton be?

Author Biography

Eve Bunting was the beloved, award-winning author of more than two hundred and fifty books for young people, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere.Kurt Cyrus has hammered out such books as Billions of Bricks, Tadpole Rex, and Oddhopper Opera: A Bug's Garden of Verses. He has also illustrated books by authors such as Eve Bunting (The Bones of Fred McFee), Lisa Wheeler (Mammoths on the Move), and M.T. Anderson (Whales on Stilts). Kurt lives in a small town in Oregon.

Review

"Though this book is set near Halloween, children who enjoy a good shiver will want to read or hear it year-round."--School Library Journal
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Long Description

In this rhythmic story, an unsuspecting brother and sister bring a toy skeleton home from the harvest fair. They name it Fred McFee and hang it from a sycamore tree. Soon, eerie things begin to happen. And then on Halloween night, Fred vanishes!

Review Quote

"Though this book is set near Halloween, children who enjoy a good shiver will want to read or hear it year-round."--School Library Journal --

Description for Bookstore

Hardcover published in 2002 0-15-202004-7

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