Mary Labatt

Sam the puppy, bored with being alone in the yard, digs a hole under the fence and goes in search of a friend.

Sam's hunger kicks in as his owners prepare for a party, leaving him craving cake, pie, cookies, and other party foods.

Sam looks forward to Halloween until her human friends, Jennie and Beth, learn that every hundred years real ghouls appear and steal children, so when Sam discovers a vanload of spooky, white-faced creatures she must find out if the ghouls have arrived.

Sam's fun trip downtown turns scary after he hops out of the car and gets lost in the city.

"It's one adventure after another for this adorable puppy! Kids will discover the joys of reading as they watch Sam discover the world around her..."--Cover back.