What the Dinosaurs Did on Halloween

Name: What the Dinosaurs Did on Halloween
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780316577533
Price: 39.99 NZD
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By Refe Tuma and Susan Tuma

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It's the spookiest night of the year and the prehistoric tricksters of the bestselling What the Dinosaurs Did series have one goal—stocking up on candy! Who's that knocking on your door? It may look like a skeleton, or a ghost, or a wolfman, but watch out—it... Read More

Format: Hardback

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It’s the spookiest night of the year and the prehistoric tricksters of the bestselling What the Dinosaurs Did series have one goal—stocking up on candy!

Description

It's the spookiest night of the year and the prehistoric tricksters of the bestselling What the Dinosaurs Did series have one goal—stocking up on candy!

Who's that knocking on your door? It may look like a skeleton, or a ghost, or a wolfman, but watch out—it might be DINOSAURS. The dinosaurs are after your candy, and they're willing to go to outrageous lengths to get it. Be careful! If they don't get their treats, things could get tricky...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316577533

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 August 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 40

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Halloween Refe Tuma Susan Tuma Young Adult

About the Author

Refe and Susan Tuma began photographing their dinosaurs' adventures in 2012, creating Dinovember-the month when plastic dinosaurs come to life-and igniting the imagination of children young and old across the word. They live in Illinois with their four children, Boris the dog, and, of course, the dinosaurs. They are the authors of the bestselling and award-winning What the Dinosaurs Did picture-book series. For more information and fun activities, they invite you to visit them online at dinovember.com.

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