Spooky Tire (Jon Scieszka's Trucktown Series) Book

Melvin has a flat tire and needs a new one. He rolls into a spooky junkyard and finds just what he needs: a golden! But what happens when a junkyard ghost wants it back?

Children's Literature

Wooooooooo! Halloween approaches. Storytellers, it is time to prepare your best scary voices. Even the toddler and preschool set can enjoy the spooky season with this latest addition to the "Jon Scieszka's Trucktown" series. It is a dark and scary night when cement mixer Melvin gets a flat tire. He rolls into a dark junkyard, looking for a replacement. What does he find but a golden tire? He puts it in place and rolls out of the junkyard, heading for home. Apparently, he is not alone. "Who took my golden tire?" a spooky voice calls. Readers ultimately will discover that the source of the voice is well-intentioned Jack. Funnily enough, super-scared Melvin will not know; he is speeding away on the last page. Adult readers are likely to find themselves thinking of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow or any of a dozen chilling ghost stories often recounted around campfires. Young readers (for whom such older tales likely would be inappropriate) will enjoy participating in the season's shivers with this story. It has just the right amount of "scary." Reviewer: Heidi Hauser Green