Find the complete list of Halloween children books for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and little readers.
October always comprises so many events. With the weather getting cooler and all the leaves around us changing their color into beautiful fall shades, the city is filled with fall fest, and the countryside farms are all about pumpkin and apple picking. Not to forget to end this month with a bang is the festival of “Halloween.” Growing up in India, I didn't have an opportunity to celebrate Halloween. My first exposure to Halloween was after I moved to the States in 2012. I enjoyed dressing up in fun costumes for office parties, friends get together, or maybe going down to a fun Halloween event happening locally in my city. However, all of that changes when you become a parent, and Halloween takes on a new meaning. If you've prepared by reading the best parenting books for new parents, you might not feel the same effects.
But things changed after Mishika was born in 2017. Mishika's birthday coincidentally falls on the Halloween – Oct 31st (just a coincidence guys!) and somehow since then, this festival has become a huge thing around in our home. I love planning out the costumes for her, looking out for good trick or treating neighborhoods, having a pumpkin carving party at home for friends, baking pumpkin recipes, and a lot more. I love teaching Mishika about this beautiful fest and in a way myself get to learn one or two new traditions. My favorite way of teaching my little girl about this besides the small traditions is via books. I feel like through books kids tend to connect and learn faster and it also aids them in developing their imaginative world.
So guys, for Halloween this year which is coming up really soon, I wanted to share this list of few great children books that you can buy for your little ones this season. My list compiles of the books for babies, toddlers, preschool age, and little readers!
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Halloween books for babies
Trick or Treat: Halloween Sound Book – This is a great Halloween book for babies filled with buttons to press and sound effects. Perfect for little hands while they get introduced to trick-or-treating, costume parties and more.
Babies Love Halloween: Lift-a-Flap Board Book – A beautiful introduction of the classic Halloween of traditions like costume parties and trick-or-treating, with this adorable lift-a-flap board book.
Little Blue Truck's Halloween – It’s Halloween! Little Blue Truck is picking up his animal friends for a costume party. Filled with pretty flaps, the delightful rhymes and signature illustration style that made Little Blue Truck a household name, Blue’s new adventure is full of festive costumes, fall colors, and plenty of Halloween fun!
Eek! Halloween! – Eek! Halloween! is all treat and no tricks, a journey with Boynton and her nutty characters through the tradition of Halloween. It is a new addition to the Boynton on Board series, with over 21 million copies sold
Halloween book for toddlers
Boo: Peek-a-Flap Board Book – I have this cute little book for Mishika and I love it. Each festive Halloween scene will engage your little one with a pair of lift-a-flaps with peek-a-boo surprises filled with Halloween traditions like pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating, and costume parties. Inside the flaps, you'll find fun facts about items in the artwork.
Spooky Pookie (Little Pookie) – I even have this funny & silly book by the famous illustrator and author Sandra Boynton. This board book takes us through silly and delightful scenes where Pookie gets dressed for Halloween.
The Itsy Bitsy Pumpkin board book – Perfect illustration of the nursery rhyme ‘itsy bitsy spider' in gentle spooky touches for Halloween.
Disney Baby My 1st Halloween – Filled with seasonal fun for little ones, this engaging board book with touch-and-feel elements introduces Baby to all the wonderful delights of Halloween.
I spy Halloween Activity Book – A fun activity and learning book for your little one to keep busy this Halloween season. This book is filled with coloring pages and a guessing game.
Where is Baby's Pumpkin? – In Karen Katz's distinctive style, an adorable baby searches throughout the house for her pumpkin. While searching for the pumpkin, the baby finds many other surprises as a ghost, a witch's hat, cute-as-a-button bats, and candy apples are found beneath each flap.
One, Two…Boo! – The littlest trick-or-treaters can lift the flaps to count their way through a spooky old house but they better be prepared for a few surprises!
Happy Halloween, Daniel Tiger!: A Lift-the-Flap Book – It’s Halloween in the Neighborhood of Make Believe, and Daniel Tiger and his friends can’t wait to celebrate! In this book, your little one can join Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood for a Halloween celebration in this board book with flaps!
It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse! – Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he decorates all the pumpkins in the patch in this sweet board book from Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond.
Five Little Pumpkins (Rookie Toddler) – Rookie Toddler books offer fun ways to engage with little ones during story time and playtime. Each book includes story-related tips that help extend the reading experience and emphasize key learnings. Engaging photographs and illustrations will delight your toddler while encouraging a love of reading.
Hoot Howl Halloween – On Halloween, the moon shines bright, and SPOOKY noises fill the night…Hoot Howl Halloween is a fun book with 10 spooky sounds! Explore the haunted house and press the buttons to hear ghosts wailing, witches cackling, bats flapping and bones jangling. This spooky book is written by Becky Wilson and illustrated by Samantha Meredith.
Halloween books for preschoolers
My First Halloween – Tomie dePaola’s warm illustrations capture the fun moments of Halloween that become wonderful memories for the family. This can be a great addition to your little one's bag of treats.
Baby Touch and feel: Halloween – A touch-and-feel book for babies that provides a hands-on learning experience for developing fine motor skills as little ones see and touch pumpkins, cats, candy corn, and other Halloween favorites.
Room on the Broom – This is a fun illustration and story of a witch and a cat who are flying on through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch's hat, then her bow, and then her wand! Three helpful animal friends find their missing items but in turn, they want a ride on the broom 🙂
The spooky wheels on the Bus – The spooky wheels on the bus is a humorous Halloween-themed version of the classic song ‘The wheels on the bus' with a few ghoulish tricks and treats up its sleeves!
Duck & Goose, Find a Pumpkin – New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Tad Hills brings our favorite feathered friends out to find a big, beautiful pumpkin in this sturdy, large-sized board book. A beautiful depiction of how these friends look everywhere to find a pumpkin.
The Cat in the Hat knows a Lot About That (Dr. Seuss) – The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Nick on an exciting Halloween adventure in this simple, sturdy glitter board book with over 30 flaps! Whether it's doing fun arts and crafts projects, brainstorming costume ideas, or picking the perfect pumpkin, the Cat always knows how to make Halloween spooktacular!
Clifford's Halloween – Out of all the holidays, Emily Elizabeth and Clifford like Halloween the most. They play games, trick-or-treat in the neighborhood, and tell ghost stories.
Llama Llama Trick or Treat – In Llama Llama Trick or Treat, little llama finds the perfect costume, picks out a pumpkin for a jack-o’-lantern, and then goes trick-or-treating with Mama and his friends!
Boo! – The inimitable Baby brings a humorous spin to the holidays in a cheerful board book fit for trick-or-treat bags. It’s almost Halloween! How should Daddy carve the pumpkin? So many expressions to choose from! What should Baby be—a princess or pirate, ballerina, or clown? When the jack-o’-lantern’s ready (looking suspiciously like Baby), it’s time for a little ghost to head out in the slightly scary night. But fear turns to excitement as the pumpkin fills up with treats!
Halloween books for little readers (4-9 years old)
Ten Timid Ghosts – This bestselling counting book for beginning readers is filled with ghosts, a witch and spooky fun! It's Halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a problem: a mean witch has moved in and is planning to scare them out, one by one! Young trick-or-treaters learn to count down from ten to one as each ghost flees from the witch's silly costumes and homemade props.
The Little Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything – This is a fun and classic Halloween story of a little lady who was not afraid of anything but then one autumn night she heard a few sounds and the scare of her life. Very interesting and a great addition to your little one's book collection!
Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever – A cute book about how Corduroy is going to celebrate Halloween this season with his dear friends and what costume he is going to wear.
Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo! – A cute book of two feathered friends Duck & Goose are ready for trick-or-treating and it's filled with funny little events that these two friends run into while on their way.
What was I Scared Of? : A Glow-in-the Dark Encounter – Perfect for Halloween, this splendidly silly story about a narrator terrorized by an empty pair of pants. This story is adapted from the classic Dr. Seuss short story What Was I Scared Of?
At the Old Haunted House – There are all kinds of creatures in the house: a big Ma monster and her wee monsters two, a scrawny black cat and her wee kittens three, a green Pa goblin and his wee goblins four, and more! Count along as the creatures prepare for the Halloween Fright.
Junie B. Jones – Interesting book for great readers.New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing and reading for years. Junie B. is afraid to go trick-or-treating, monsters and other Halloween related stuff. So how is Junie B. supposed to enjoy this scary holiday?
Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch – Get in the spooky spirit and join Biscuit on an adventure to find the perfect pumpkin in this Halloween board book!
The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat – This classic Berenstain Bears story is a perfect way to celebrate Halloween, all the while teaching children about the difference between right and wrong!
Eva Sees a ghost: A Branches Book – This book is a part of the book series called Chapters, which is aimed at newly independent readers. n this second book in the series, Eva sees a ghost! Or at least, she thinks she does . . . With her friend Lucy by her side, Eva goes in search of the ghost.
The Night Before Halloween – Twas the night before Halloween, and all through the house, All the creatures were stirring, except for the mouse. The monsters had gathered to plan and prepare, or the trick-or-treaters who soon would be there?
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