Jack the Bum and the Halloween Handout

by Janet Schulman

Book Overview

Jack the bum spends Halloween trying to get money for something to eat. But when he wins a prize for the best costume, he donates it to UNICEF. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688800572
• ISBN13: 9780688800574
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 55 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Refreshing book about more than Halloween

I read this as a child and have never forgotten it. I have a 5 year old boy now and was recently trying to remember some of my favorite books from childhood. There are the obvious ones that came to mind like, Where the Wild Things Are, but this one is much more obscure. I vividly remembered the illustrations and the underlying message--Don't judge someone by the way they look. Every kid (and parent) living in these self absorbed, overly consumeristic times could benefit from reading this delightful book with a refreshing philanthropic message.