Nikolas Ilic is an Emmy Award-winning artist working in both animation and children's books. Originally from Toronto, Canada, he now resides in sunny Los Angeles, California, with his wife, son, and two dogs. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, woodworking, and gardening.

Three pale-skinned trick-or-treaters set off. Conroy's verse is inspired by "Old MacDonald," making this one a bouncy read-aloud, but this farm's a bit more unsettling than the one from the beloved nursery rhyme. Supernatural sounds ("With a growl-growl here / and a howl-howl there") and the refrain, "Eeek-I! Eeek-I! Oh!" anchor the text. In Ilic's jaggedly stylized illustrations, the kids pass wolves, a scarecrow (and three spiky, smugly undeterred crows) guarding a maze filled with toothy mummies, a witch with rat and cat familiars, and stark, ghost-inhabited trees. Finally, skeletons panic the trio, who abandon their candy-filled buckets. Seeking refuge, they find a derelict barn filled with darting bats. But wait--what's going on inside? It's a Halloween party, with cobwebs and light-string decorations and all the creepy critters they encountered earlier grinning and dancing to more festive sounds ("With a boogie here / and a box step there"). Neon-green backgrounds melt into iridescent blue, then shocking fuchsia and fierce crimson, elevating the appropriately eerie, expressionist art. A black cat lurks on virtually every page--yet another element to invite enthusiastic reader participation.

Slightly scary, entirely entertaining interactive Halloween fun. (Picture book. 4-8)--Kirkus Reviews