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Top 9 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. 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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2. Dora the Explorer - Dora's Halloween

A Halloween movie with this popular Nick Jr. character.

3. 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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4. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - DVD

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

Are your kids fans of a certain lazy lasagna-loving cat? (Or maybe-- are you?)
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6. It's Halloween!

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

7. Arthur's Halloween

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

A witch, a purring cat, a wand, a dragon: humor with a light touch of spookiness.
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9. Sesame Street Halloween

Magical Halloween Adventures on DVD's, coloring and activity books... all with the legendary Sesame Street gang.
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