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Top 11 Halloween books and DVD's to take along on the trip

By Teresa Plowright, About.com

As you travel to Halloween haunted places, get in the spooky spirit with Halloween books and DVD's. Many items below are "oldies but goodies" that you can grab for a bargain price.

1. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Charles Shulz's Peanuts comic strip is one of those bits of cultural ephemera that's lasting for generations. Is there anyone who hasn't watched Linus spends the whole Halloween night sitting in a pumpkin patch, waiting for the Great Pumpkin? The book is available for literally peanuts.
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2. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - on DVD

The classic animation, from 1966, with Snoopy and all the Peanuts gang. Bonus features, too.
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3. Garfield's Halloween Adventure

Are your kids fans of a certain lazy lasagna-loving cat? (Or maybe-- are you?)
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4. Spongebob Squarepants - Halloween

An hour of Nickelodeon's wacky world of Bikini Bottom, with Spongebob and friends: five Halloween-themed installments from the popular tv show.
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5. Dora the Explorer - Dora's Halloween

A Halloween movie with this popular Nick Jr. character.

6. It's Halloween!

A beginner "Read-alone" book for young kids.

7. Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat

One of the many gentle and reaassuring Berenstain Bears books, for young kids.
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8. Arthur's Halloween

Arthur the appealing third-grade aardvark is secretly afraid of Halloween.
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9. Room on the Broom

A witch, a purring cat, a wand, a dragon: humor with a light touch of spookiness.
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10. The Best Halloween Ever

Readers may be familiar with the Herdmans, from Barbara Robinson's earlier book, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. The Herdmans are back, stealing candy and generally wreaking comic havoc for Halloween.
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11. Tell Me a Scary Story-- But Not Too Scary!

This book comes packaged with a CD of author/comedian Carl Reiner reading his story aloud.
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