by James Howe, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Subjects/Themes – Friendship, Halloween, Jealousy, Traditions
Websites
Pinky and Rex – Simon & Schuster
http://www.simonandschuster.net/series/Pinky-Rex
Books in the series
ReadWorks.org – Lesson 2:Using Chapter Titles to Determine the Main Idea (Fiction)
http://www.readworks.org/lessons/grade2/main-idea/lesson-2
Uses the book Pinky And Rex and the Perfect Pumpkin
ReadWork.org – Lesson 3: Creating a Chapter Title
http://www.readworks.org/lessons/grade2/main-idea/lesson-3
Uses the book Pinky And Rex and the Perfect Pumpkin