Dragon's Halloween (Pilkey, Dav, Dragon Tales.) vs The vanishing pumpkin: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Pumpkin, Halloween, Children's fiction, Fiction
Dragon's Halloween (Pilkey, Dav, Dragon Tales.)
Dragon has a busy and fun-filled Halloween, turning six small pumpkins into one big jack-o-lantern, going to a costume party, and taking a spooky walk in the woods.
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The vanishing pumpkin
“There was a 700-year-old woman.”
A 700-year-old woman and an 800-year-old man, both witches, go searching on Halloween night for the pumpkin someone snitched from them.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The vanishing pumpkin has the widest readership — 540 ratings behind its score.
- Dragon's Halloween (Pilkey, Dav, Dragon Tales.) runs the darker storyline; The vanishing pumpkin stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dragon's Halloween (Pilkey, Dav, Dragon Tales.) | The vanishing pumpkin | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (540) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (3) |
Reception
| Dragon's Halloween (Pilkey, Dav, Dragon Tales.) | The vanishing pumpkin | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 540 |
| Editions | 14 | 13 |
| Want to read | — | 352 |
| Reading it now | — | 6 |
| Written reviews | — | 79 |
| Pages | 48 | 30 |