Trick or Treat

Two brothers, dressed as a vampire bat and a red devil, go trick-or-treating with their mother in this mild Halloween board book, which is die-cut to resemble a pumpkin-shaped candy basket. Along the way they run into a friend dressed up as a witch, get candy, and are briefly scared by their costumed grandfather. The writing and dialogue can be wooden in places (“We will surely scare everyone,” says younger brother Jacob), but the suburban details of Pagnoni and Rigo’s simple, handsome illustrations are worth poring over. Ages 2–5. (Aug.)