"A is for attics—spooky, dusty, and dark. B is for bats, blinking black cats, and broomsticks of hickory bark." Two endearing black cats guide prereaders through a Halloween-themed alphabet, including "J is for jeering jack-o'-lanterns giving you jolting, jelly-kneed jitters." Saluting the classic creatures of the season, Patricia Eubank complements her rhyming tongue-twisters with detailed yet altogether upbeat images of bats, witches, and ghosts.