Gus and Grandpa and the Halloween Costume

It’s Halloween, and Gus doesn’t know what to wear. His mom won’t let him have a store-bought costume; his dad thinks any old thing will do. Ryan Mason is going to be a vampire, with a cape, fangs, and fake blood. Gus wishes he could be a vampire, too, but, unfortunately, his mother thinks gory store-bought costumes are the worst of all. Gus’s only hope is Grandpa’s house. Readers will delight in what Gus finds (a fabulous costume) and finds out (Grandma made it for Daddy when nothing else would do), as once again Gus and Grandpa prove what “a perfect team” they are.

Credit for the “superb job of illuminating [Gus’s] emotions and thoughts” goes to Claudia Mills, and for the “expressive illustrations” to Catherine Stock ( The Horn Book ).