40 Spooky & Sweet Halloween Books for Kids

Tracy Snyder Molina said:  A cute children's Halloween book about a witch and her cat giving rides on their broom to a bunch of animals who help them out.

Brittany Kozielski said:  These books can be a little scary and may not be appropriate for all younger readers, but they also have a lot of humor to them. The characters are always kids or teens trying to solve some creepy mystery, and since each of the books tells a different story, they can be read in any order. My 2nd grader loves all of these books!

Beth Wood said:  A retelling of the favorite Halloween classic! Join Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang as they celebrate Halloween with costume parties, trick or treating and Linus waiting in the pumpkin patch each night for the appearance of his hero, The Great Pumpkin.

Beth Wood said:  Pete the Cat is my son's favorite character! This Halloween picture book lets the reader turn a flap to find a surprise on nearly every page as Pete goes trick or treating.

Beth Wood said:  Little Blue Truck is picking up his animal friends for a costume party in his Halloween book for kids!

Beth Wood said:  Goodnight Goon is a parody of one of the all-time best picture books. It follows Goodnight Moon's rhyming and cadence but throws in some Halloween twists as one little goon is tucked in for sleep!

Brigitte Nohra Miller said:  This cute Halloween board book is very interactive with hand-play motions that you and your baby or toddler will enjoy reading together.

Sue Krawitz Tandoc said:  Farmer Brown and his farm animals are back in Click, Clack, Boo, the Halloween version of the award-winning Click, Clack, Moo. This cute tale includes sounds of the season such as creaking, crunching and tapping and colorful illustrations which will put any child in the Halloween spirit.

Beth Wood said:  Brother and Sister Bear go trick-or-treating alone with their friends for the first time. The bears learn some valuable lessons on right and wrong while out on their adventurous Halloween night.

Sue Krawitz Tandoc said:  This silly Halloween book is a twist on "The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," and the lady swallows a ghost, goblin, wizards and more.

Beth Wood said:  This fun Halloween book is a humorous spin on The Wheels on the Bus, where the bus takes a trip picking up passengers on Halloween.

Beth Wood said:  Biscuit the puppy has an adventure to the local pumpkin patch! See what he finds on his visit in this sweet story.

Beth Wood said:  This is one of my family's all-time favorite Halloween books for kids! Spookley the pumpkin gets made fun of because he looks a little different than all the other pumpkins in the patch. When he saves the day, Spookley becomes the hero of the pumpkin patch. This wonderful story by Joe Troiano teaches children the valuable lessons of kindness and not judging a book by its cover.

Beth Wood said:  Llama gets ready to celebrate in this fun rhyming Halloween book for toddlers and preschoolers. Picking out a costume, getting a jack-o-lantern ready and going trick or treating are all a part of Llama's Halloween adventure.

Tracy Snyder Molina said:  A brave little old lady is walking home in the woods when she encounters a pair of shoes. She tells them she isn't afraid of them and continues on her way. This routine repeats itself several times with a pair of pants, shirt, gloves, hat and pumpkin head. Despite their best efforts, they aren't able to scare the little old lady and this makes them sad but she comes up with a plan that makes everyone happy in the end. Full of repetition and fun noises, this book is great to read out loud.

Beth Wood said:  Join everyone's favorite monkey on his hilarious visit to a Halloween party. George manages to find a costume but get into a lot of mischief along the way!

Sue Krawitz Tandoc said:  This is a cute book for Halloween and the fall season with math and science lessons of counting and pumpkin facts including how to know which pumpkins have more seeds than others.

Tracy Snyder Molina said:  We discovered this Halloween book in preschool and my kids can still recite it by heart! A witch plants a pumpkin seed so she can make a pumpkin pie, but she needs help when it grows too big for her her to pull it from the vine.

Amy S. said:  This “creepy” tale follows Jasper Rabbit as he deals with a trio of spooky carrots who have been following him. Everyone tells him that he’s just imagining things, but he’s not so sure. This book has always been one of our favorites (the pages are covered in tape where the pages have been “overused”). It is compelling, funny, and uniquely illustrated with smooth, shadowy drawings, mostly in grayscale but with significant pops of color. The story ends with a twist that parents will enjoy but might be over the heads of younger kids, who never have any reason to doubt that what Jasper Rabbit sees is real…

Katie G. said:  This fun Halloween flap book allows kids to unfold each page and reveal the costumed characters that Little Critter and Little Sister encounter at a spooky party.

Beth Wood said:  Duck & Goose books were always my daughter's favorites when she was younger. This Halloween board book tells the story of Duck & Goose's search for the perfect pumpkin.

Vanessa M. said:  After Halloween, Tim places his jack-o-lantern in the garden where readers watch Jack grow moldy, decompose, and ultimately sprout new pumpkin plants next spring. This is a great book to introduce young children to the life cycle of plants in a fun, Halloween-themed way.

Brigitte Nohra Miller said:  Join the famous mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he gets ready for the Halloween season and is busy counting and decorating all the pumpkins. A perfect book to read with your kids when you are getting ready to execute your own pumpkin decorating ideas.

Beth Wood said:  A great read for older children. This is the classic tale by Washington Irving about Ichabod Crane and the haunting of Sleepy Hollow by the Headless Horseman.

Erika Roh... said:  Lulu is excited (and nervous) to finally go to witch school for the first time in this beginning reader story.

Jennie Utsinger said:  In this charming book, Gossie, Gertie, Boo Boo, Peedie, and Ollie dress up for Halloween and are searching around the barn for candy and Halloween fun. With simple text and adorable illustrations, this is the perfect Halloween book for preschoolers and toddlers.

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Kelly R. said:  This is a fun nonfiction book that teaches about the world record holding skeletons of different animals, with textured touch-and-feel bones. It's a fun one to pick up for Halloween and keep going back to all year.

Sarah D. said:  See how this little monster gets ready for bed: he howls at the moon, brushes his fangs, checks under his bed for little children that might nibble his toes, and has the tastiest bedtime snack of worm juice and beetle bread, yum! This was an instant classic during Halloween-time.

Vanessa M. said:  This beautiful Halloween book is both hauntingly illustrated and eloquently written. On an autumn eve, a scarecrow abandons his post to leap and dance through the fields of corn all night. His freedom is short lived after he overhears a small farm boy's prayers for the corn harvest. Ultimately, this touching book ends up being a sweet story about strength of character and duty.

Kelly R. said:  Roald Dahl's delightfully dark classic about a boy who stumbles upon a convention of witches plotting to turn children into mice. You can enjoy the film for a Halloween movie night after your kids read the book!

Beth Wood said:  This is a fun spin on the children's nursery rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." Read along as a little pumpkin tries to find his way home. He gets some help on his journey from a friendly witch!

Jessica Evans said:  This one is perfect to read as a family OR for your chapter book lover! We are an outdoorsy family so this one really fits well for us.

Tracy Snyder Molina said:  Wonderful illustrations and descriptive text add just the perfect amount of spooky fun to this simple Halloween book. It ends on a cute note when the readers find out who the group of spooky green eyes actually belong to.

Brigitte Nohra Miller said:  Clap your hands, jump, honk your nose and sing along to this twisted version of an all time favorite song!

Kelly R. said:  In The Haunted Library series, a girl and her ghost friend work together to solve a variety of mysteries. This is a fun one for young chapter book readers who enjoy spooky stories!

Kelly R. said:  A unique and funny Halloween book that you won't mind reading over and over again! It's a perfect one for kids preschool age and older who can understand the humor.

Kelly R. said:  Does anything scare the galaxy's most fearsome villain? Spiders? The dark? Public speaking?? This funny read aloud is a perfect book for Halloween, but just as hilarious any time of the year. I promise that mom and dad will be laughing, too!

Jessica Evans said:  For a less scary option (I'm a cute Halloweener not scary;) this Junie B. Jones story is full of laughs as all of her books are but with a Halloween twist! Another great chapter book option for the season.

Jessica Evans said:  Awesome choice for the chapter book beginner! Written by Dan Bar-el.

Dawn Denning said:  My kids can spend hours looking for the hidden pictures in these books! This book will set a spooky scene for your child to find a bell, a bike or another object.