I'm going to go out on a limb and say that we have more picture books for Halloween than we do for any other holiday. There is just something about Halloween books for kids that are so fun and delightful. Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays to celebrate with our own children, and bringing fun books into our home has always been one of my favorite ways to prolong any holiday season.
I've had a few booklists for Halloween books for kids that I've shared over here in the past, but in an effort to clean up my blog and make things more organized, I've compiled them all into one post, and have added some new favorites that we've picked up this year as well.
So if you're in the market for some halloween books for kids, then I've got you covered with 17 of our very favorites.
Where's My Mummy: This is a book I recently found this year while scouring books for this post. It's the story of a sweet little mummy wanting one more game of "hide and shriek" before bed! This book is probably the most adorable of them all!
Click Clack Boo: This is the Halloween tale of one of our all time favorites, Click Clack Moo. When I found out this book existed, I knew it was definitely going to be on the top of this list!
Room On The Broom: A witch is going for a ride on her broom when she loses her hat and other things too. Luckily their are some cute forest animals to help her find her things in exchange for a ride on her broom!
Joey the Jack-o-Lantern: Last week I texted my mom and said, "What was that Halloween book we had about a Jack-o-Lantern?" totally vague and not descriptive at all, but my mom totally knew which one I was talking about! This is a super fun story about a Jack-o-Lantern who wants to be scary but doesn't think his face fits the bill until he gets a little help on Halloween night!
The Night Before Halloween: We're ridiculously big fans of every book Natasha Wing has written in this series and this one is no different! "Twas the night before Halloween when all through the house, all the creatures were stirring except for the mouse!" I really love this series!
Clifford's Halloween: This is a nostalgic one for me because I'm pretty sure my mom had every holiday Clifford book and this one definitely made it's way to our family coffee table each fall. I'm excited to be able to share this one with my kids this year!
Arthur's Halloween: Like the Clifford books, I'm pretty sure my mom had all the Arthur ones too! I think my favorite part about this book is that they go into a creepy old lady's house and get some donuts because.... donuts.
The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat: Upon researching books for this post I realized that there were approximately a million different Halloween Berenstain Bears books, but this is the one I remembered most about brother and sister bear going trick-or-treating on their own for the first time.
The 12 Days Of Halloween: A fun spoof off of the 12 Days of Christmas, made just for your little ghost or goblin that you have in your home.
How to Catch a Monster: Everything you and your kids will ever need to know about monsters and how to catch them. The perfect resource for all the spooky scenes we're sure to see as Halloween approaches.
Vampirina Ballerina: We added this to our collection a few years ago and love it. A vampire who wants to be a ballerina but has a lot of obstacles to get her there. She can't see herself in the mirror, has to find a class at night... find out how she makes her ballerina dreams a reality.
At The Old Haunted House: We added this book to our collection a few years ago and it's a really fun read. It takes you through the various rooms of a haunted house before dropping you off at the ultimate Halloween bash!
The Littlest Mummy: All Mae wants to do is boogie with her family at the Halloween bash, but everyone keeps telling her she's too little. Will she overcome her challenges and party with her family? You'll have to crack this one open to find out.
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything: This book wams gifted to us at some point and is a super fun read about a little old lady who goes on a spooky walk home. She claims she's not afraid of anything until...
Dragon's Halloween: This was a book I loved growing up. It's a collection of short stories about a dragon and his Halloween adventures. It would be fun to break it up and read one short story before bed each night, or let your child plow through the entire thing in an afternoon.
Pinkalicious: Pink or Treat: Kinsley is mega obsessed with Pinkalicious right now, so this Pink or Treat Halloween story has been a welcomed addition to our home library. When the mayor cancels Halloween because of a power outage, Pinkalicious saves the day.
I Spy Halloween: Because every kid loves a good I spy book right?
Do you have some Halloween books for kids that you love that didn't make my list? I'd love to hear about them in the comments below!
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I love buying one holiday book for our collection each year. Saving this post for future purchases!! LOVE halloween books!!
ReplyDeletenice collection I love read about Halloween
ReplyDeleteMy family and I don't observe halloween but I do love reading holiday and Holy day books with them! Right now we have been reading a ton of books about Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great Halloween book list! I love books, and we add to our collection every week. I'll have to see if we don't already have some of these!
ReplyDeleteLOL at Peanut Butter and Jelly Brains. That is such a cute title. I like it without having read it and think I would get that for my nephew and he would enjoy reading it. He has a great sense of humor.
ReplyDeleteHalloween books! Love this. Even those the day has passed i will still check out this list.
ReplyDeleteI love books and love buying them. I was also very excited for my first scholastic book order last year when my daughter started kindergarten. Love collecting books and these look great.
ReplyDeleteI was just telling my husband last night that we don't have enough Halloween Books in our repertoire. Last night on Halloween - we were looking frantically for a bedtime story that would celebrate this very special night for our family. We LOVE halloween!
ReplyDeleteI work with kids so I will definitely be saving this post for next Halloween to make my orders! Thanks for the recommendations.
ReplyDeleteI used to aways grab all the Scholastic books for my Littles, too. Especially since I taught for a good number of years, I had quite a collection already, too! Well, by the 3rd kid...I only get the ones I "have to buy" now ;) We mostly do school book fairs and occasionally I'll grab a few titles off the Scholastic book orders online. You're developing a fun library for your family :)
ReplyDeleteWe are book lovers and these are some spooky Halloween reads. Let me check them out in the library.
ReplyDeleteDint realize there were so many Halloween books for kids. Thanks for this list, I know someone whose child will love the books.
ReplyDeleteThese Halloween books are really interesting. I would love to have some of these books for my kids, sure they will love this.
ReplyDeleteMy family and I don't observe halloween, but I love getting books for my kids! Especially ones that talk about the seasons and Holy Days!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great list of Halloween books, my son loves to read books that pertain to each holiday. He is very much interested in reading Halloween books for now, so I whould get him some books from your list too.
ReplyDeleteHow to catch a monster looks really good. I think my son would like it a lot.
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