The Halloween Tree - Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud: An Analysis

As a class discuss Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud.

• Describe Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud
• Have the children ever met Mr. Moundshroud before today?
• Where does Mr. Moundshroud come from?
• What is Mr. Moundshroud’s purpose in The Halloween Tree?
• Describe Pipkin’s relationship with Mr. Moundshroud
• Describe Moundshroud’s relationship with the other children in The Halloween Tree?

Instead of writing a typical character analysis, use your imagination to write a short story character analysis of next year’s Halloween with Mr. Moundshroud. Does he meet new kids? Do Tom, Sally et al. return to his house the following Halloween? If so, what happens?