This early reader in verse entertains with silly dogs getting up to some Halloween hijinks. The crazy dogs from Joan Holub?s Step 2 reader Shampoodle are back and as spirited as ever! There?s a puppy party in the backyard， but the scaredy-dogs skedaddle when ghosts and ghouls begin to arrive. What should these pups do? Don costumes and join the Halloween parade! ? Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.