Trick or Treat, Old Armadillo

Halloween is here and the harvest moon is high in the southwestern sky. Old Armadillo can hear the distant sound of laugher and voices as children scamper from house to house calling Happy Halloween. Shuffling down his walkway, Old Armadillo sets jack-o'-lanterns on the edges of the flagstones. He is ready for Halloween. Inside his casita, he settles down before the fire with a mug of hot cocoa and his favorite book of ghost stories, waiting for goblins, pirates, and princesses to come knocking. Old Armadillo waits and waits and wonders if he ever will be visited by trick-or-treaters. Meanwhile, outside, Roadrunner, Bear, Peccary, and other friends are planning a Halloween surprise for Old Armadillo. But when friends knock on his door, they find another surprise in store. Old Armadillo and his friends from Merry Christmas, Old Armadillo have returned for another holiday. Their visit to Old Armadillo's casita makes for a happy and memorable Halloween. Includes a glossary of Spanish words.