Scooby-Doo And The Haunted Pumpkins. Written & Illustrated by Michelle H. Nagler

Nagler, Michelle H.. Scooby-Doo And The Haunted Pumpkins. New York: Scholastic Inc., 2001. Print. 23 pages
Age Group:	1 to 4 years
Book Format:	Picture Book
Annotation:	A Picture Clue Book that uses pictures to help tell the story. Young readers will become familiar with the vocabulary for each picture and will be able to join into the reading process. The Scooby-Doo gang; solve a mystery about Haunted Pumpkins, like the ones the parents may remember from their childhood.
Personal Reaction:	A wonderful way to introduce young readers to genre of Fictional Mysteries. It will be fun to have them try to guess what happens next and the final outcome. I especially like the flash cards parents will be able to use with their children to reinforce vocabulary skills.
Keywords/Tags:	Fiction, Mystery, Pumpkins
Early Literacy Skills Enhancements:	Vocabulary Skills ~Promote literacy and the love of language ~Develop and increase emergent literacy skills and vocabulary Print Motivation ~Increase interest in and enjoyment of books Visual Literacy Skills ~Pictures have meanings ~Pictures and words are different Reading Readiness, which includes understanding that ~Pages turn from right to left ~Books have a front, back and right side up ~Stories have structure and development of a sense of story Print Awareness ~Provide a language enrichment environment ~Show the importance of and provide an opportunity for young readers to listen, observe, imitate, and practice language while interacting with books.