Seek-and-solve mystery Monsters on the Loose by Bruce Hale delivers hours of Halloween holiday fun for kids. Halloween is about to be canceled in spooky Hallow Hills. A ghastly ghoul has stolen all the Halloween candy so there is nothing to give trick-or-treaters. Children will have to use their look-and-find skills and the process of elimination to discover the thief before midnight and save Halloween. The colorful cartoon illustrations are crammed with detail, making the search an entertaining challenge. A page of bonus searches encourages multiple readings.