Halloween is around the corner! It's a weird year to be celebrating the spooky season , without a doubt. One of the ways you can get your kids into the holiday spirit is with some Halloween-themed books. As the weather gets chillier, it's the perfect time to snuggle up with a good book. Whether you're reading to your child or they're reading on their own, there are so many excellent titles to choose from.
Contrary to popular belief, not all Halloween-themed books are scary. There are also some sillier and simpler books that bring the spirit of the season. From board books to young adult novels, there are titles for kids of all ages to enjoy. While most of these titles are more recent, a few are throwbacks that are sure to bring a smile to your face. Here are some of our favorite picks just in time for Halloween!
'Boo' by Leslie Patricelli
Boo! is filled with all the earliest fun parts of Halloween children can enjoy. There's picking a costume, watching the pumpkin be carved, and so much more. Leslie also drew the adorable illustrations that make up the book.
'10 Trick-or-Treaters: A Halloween Counting Book' by Janet Schulman
You'll do it a million times, but there's something so precious about watching little ones master counting. 10 Trick-or-Treaters will also introduce your kids to some of the most familiar friends associated with Halloween, from skeletons to monsters.
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'Here Comes Halloween' by Caroline Jayne Church
Here Comes Halloween is filled with touch-and-feel panels for kids to enjoy. Toddlers will love seeing the little boy make his decision on what to be for Halloween.
'Runaway Pumpkins' by Teresa Bateman
The kids are having fun on a field trip when, on the way home, their pumpkins run away. The sweet tale helps kids find the bright side of surprise situations.
'Monster Academy' by Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple
See what it's like for students at Monster Academy with their teacher, Mrs. Mummy. The mother and daughter authors introduce readers to a classroom full of students who have problems that don't seem so different from your average kid's.
'Pumpkin Eye' by Denise Fleming
This story about a rising moon on Halloween night will delight kids. It's a great year for it, with a full moon on deck for Halloween night.
'The Witches' by Roald Dahl
The Witches has been made into a graphic novel, and kids will absolutely love the new take on the classic tale. An 8-year-old boy works to keep child-hating witches from taking over the world.
'The Best Halloween Ever' by Barbara Robinson
The six Herdman kids terrorize their neighborhood every Halloween. To stop them, the mayor cancels Halloween altogether. They decide to team up to make things right once and for all.
'My Weird School Halloween' 3-Book Box Set by Dan Gutman
This boxed set of three silly Halloween books is great for the kid who loves a good rhyme. It contains It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green!</em>; Mrs. Patty Is Batty; and Miss Mary Is Scary.
'The Jumbies' by Tracey Baptiste
The Jumbies follows a fearless girl by the name of Corinne La Mer. Corrine heads into the woods on Halloween, set to disprove an urban myth but discovering something scarier.
'The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing' by Sheila Turnage
The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing is the second book in the Mo & Dale Mystery series. Mo and Dale are ready to solve their second case in a Southern history mystery that explores being haunted by the past.
'Where the Woods End' by Charlotte Salter
Where the Woods End is a middle-grade fantasy that follows a brave but vulnerable protagonist, Kestrel, a young huntress. Kestrel is tasked with saving her village from the Grabbers. The villagers need her help but aren't exactly grateful.
'Ten' by Gretchen McNeil
Ten is the teen horror adaptation of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. Meg and Minnie are ready for the best weekend of their lives on Henry Island. When they find themselves cut off from the outside world, they have to figure out who among their friends is in fact a killer.
'Pitch Dark' by Courtney Alameda
This sci-fi horror brings the thrilling drama of YA into deep space. Tuck Morgan and his crew are lost in space and time, unaware that they have the key to save the human race, which they don't know is almost extinct.
'The Diviners' by Libba Bray
The Diviners is the first in a four-book series. Evangeline O'Neill is unleashed in New York City in the Roaring '20s, where she lives with her occult-obsessed uncle. She worries about him discovering her secret gift until she discovers a situation where it might come in handy.
