Max and Ruby go trick or treating. To stop Max from eating all the candy as they walk around the neighborhood, Ruby takes charge of the jack-o'-lanterns they're using to gather candy. But like Wile E. Coyote vs. the Roadrunner, Ruby's attempt to curb Max is doomed to fail.

I love Max's gentle mischief. I've enjoyed reading this book to my daughter since she was four, and she enjoyed listening to it even more.

And that cartoon theme song! "Max and Ruby! Ruby and Max!" It's one of my go-to earworms. My family has had to endure countless renditions of that catchy composition whenever it comes up in the jukebox buried deep in my brain.

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Rated "Indifferent" in our old book database by Rod; rated "Good" by Adelia. ( )

This book takes a popular chidren's television series and turns it into a more educational viewpoint. Max and Ruby go trick-or-treating, but to help Max, Ruby monitors Max's candy intake in his basket. To her lack of attention, Max collects and hides candy at every house they visit, tripling his candy. This book is strange in its wording, and I do not see it as a good role model book for children. ( )