Halloween Books For Kids
When it’s Halloween season everyone wants to have the full on October experience. Cool crisp weather, changing leaves, scary movies and to curl up with a good book. Get your kids to curl up with a good book with our top Halloween books for kids. There are so many amazing Halloween books out there and we want you to see them all in one place.
We have books for children from preschool to aged ten. We will also have a reader key to help parents decide what Halloween books for kids are best for them
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Halloween Books For Kids Key
One child may be a reader well advanced for their age. You may have an 8 year old who is reading chapter books. You may also have an 8 year old that is a reluctant reader and needs some really great
stories to inspire them. Whatever you have, we have the books for you!
Here are some of the key words we will put after each book review:
Advanced Reader – A reader who is of the age recommended for the book but are looking for more abstract concepts and complicated words. For school aged children, an advanced reader is one who is looking for more of a chapter book.
Reluctant Reader- A reader who is either just looking for a book that excites them and keeps their attention or a reader who struggles with bigger words and concepts. We want a book that is going to engage your child but also make them comfortable so that they can enjoy the story line and the characters.
A Spookytacular Story- This is for our readers who are looking for a spooky story! Some younger readers may be spooked, but some of our older readers will enjoy a perfect Halloween Spookytacular story.
Safe Spooky Story (nothing too scary)- For those children who love more of a happier tale that does not have any spooky stuff.
Halloween Books For Toddlers
Spooky Pookie
This Halloween board book is a fun and silly book for kids. Pookie gets all dressed up for Halloween and your child gets to learn each step.
RATING: Safe Spooky Story
The Ghosts Go Scaring
Sung to the tune “The Ants Go Marching”, your toddler will count each ghosts that go scaring across town. This adorable book is great for toddlers who are just learning how to speak. They will love the songs and repeptition and maybe they will identify a few colors and words!
Check out our full review of The Ghosts Go Scaring.
RATING: Safe Spooky Story, Good For The Reluctant Reader
A Mischief Of Monsters
This board book is perfect for Halloween! A Mischief of Monsters will have your toddler laughing and imitating all of the funny monster sounds. From CRUNCH to ROAR to SNORE, your little toddler will love this book and its hilarious illustrations.
We are such a fan of board books for toddlers and even the littlest timid ghost will love this adorable book. Your toddler may learn a few new words or onamatapeia as well!
Check out our full review of A Mischief of Monsters
RATING: Safe Spooky Story
Your adorable tot is interested in picture books. Why not introduce them to Halloween books? There are plenty of Halloween books for toddlers. From board books to small stories, these are the books that your toddler will listen to and maybe learn a few words in the process.
The Itsy Bitsy Pumpkin
Described as a gently spooky twist to “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”, this makes a perfect Halloween nursery rhyme for young children!
RATING: Safe Spooky Story
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Singing the Itsy Bitsy Spider Nursery rhyme is perfect for Halloween! Your child will learn a classic nursery rhyme and fall in love with the offical creepy crawly critter of Halloween. Your child will learn rhyming and memorization with this book.
RATING: Safe Spooky Story
Little Blue Truck’s Halloween Board Book
This board book is one of our favorites! Little Blue Truck’s Halloween board book is a fun way to explore how Little Blue Truck enjoys Halloween! This rhyming lift the flap book explores who dressed up in what costume for Halloween. Your children will love the repetition and the flip up answers and you will love the story line and how sturdy this board book is. It’s meant to stand the test of time of a toddler.
RATING: Safe Spooky Story
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
An old lady is walking in the forest and she is hearing some pretty spooky noises coming through the forest. What are they? Why isn’t this old lady scared? This book is excellent for all ages and has parents everywhere raving that they are able to entertain their toddler and school aged children alike.
RATING: Safe Spooky Story, Good For Reluctant Readers
Halloween Books For Preschoolers
These fun Halloween books for preschoolers are going to get your little ghosts and ghouls loving Halloween and beginning to read.
Ten Little Mummies
This adorable book is so cute for your preschoolers. Ten little mummies are very very bored staying in the same room all day long. However, when they go outside to play, each mummy seems to disappear, one by one. This book helps your little one with their counting skills and is not scary but full of Halloween love.
RATING: Safe Spooky Story, Good For Reluctant Readers
Itsy Bitsy Spider
This book is good for toddlers and preschoolers! Singing the Itsy Bitsy Spider Nursery rhyme is perfect for Halloween! Your child will learn a classic nursery rhyme and fall in love with the offical creepy crawly critter of Halloween. Your child will learn rhyming and memorization with this book.
RATING: Safe Spooky Story
Little Blue Truck’s Halloween Board Book
This board book is one of our favorites! Little Blue Truck’s Halloween board book is a fun way to explore how Little Blue Truck enjoys Halloween! This rhyming lift the flap book explores who dressed up in what costume for Halloween. Your children will love the repetition and the flip up answers and you will love the story line and how sturdy this board book is. Your child will start to understand rhyming and maybe start rhyming along with the book. It’s meant to stand the test of time of a pre-schooler. Little Blue Truck is one of the most popular Halloween books for kids
RATING: Safe Spooky Story
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
An old lady is walking in the forest and she is hearing some pretty spooky noises coming through the forest. What are they? Why isn’t this old lady scared? This book is excellent for all ages and has parents everywhere raving that they are able to entertain their toddler and school aged children alike.
RATING: Safe Spooky Story, Good For Reluctant Readers
Halloween Books For Kindergarten
I Want To Eat Your Books
Oh no! there is a zombie loose in the school and he wants to eat one thing… books! Your children will delight in this funny picture book with an awesome ending. This book will be enjoyable for readers and it will entice even the most reluctant reader to really enjoy this book.
Check out our full review of I Want To Eat Your Books
RATING: Safe Spooky Story, Good For Reluctant Readers
The Monster At The End Of This Book
Everyone loves Grover from Sesame Street! Grover leads the reader to find out who the monster is at the end of this book! He begs readers not to turn each page but the hilarity and beauty of this book is your child will. The curiosity of a child and the kind nature of this book makes this a fun Halloween book for your little one. If you have a reluctant or an advanced reader, your child will be wildly entertained by this adorable book.
RATING: Safe Spooky Story, Good for Reluctant Readers
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
An old lady is walking in the forest and she is hearing some pretty spooky noises coming through the forest. What are they? Why isn’t this old lady scared? This book is excellent for all ages and has parents everywhere raving that they are able to entertain their toddler and school aged children alike.
RATING: Safe Spooky Story, Good For Reluctant Readers
Room on The Broom
A witch and her trusty cat are flying through the sky on a broomstick minding their own business. Suddenly, the wind blows the hat, bow and wand away! Three sweet and very helpful animals find the missing items and in exchange for what they found, they would like a ride on the fancy broom. Can everyone fit on the broom? Can they save the witch from a very hungry dragon? This adorable book is great for your reader to learn and bring out their imaginations. A very popular book amongst families.
RATING: A Safe Spooky Story, Good For Reluctant Readers
Trick Arrr Treat – A Pirate Halloween
Halloween is around the corner and Trick Arrr Treat is the perfect book for kids! Leslie Kimmelman rhyming Pirate book brings the “Arr!” in all of us!
Your favorite little pirate will love the beautiful illustrations and adventures that the Pirate Chief and her friends as they skower the neighbourhood, leaping and sneaking around, looking for their pirate plunder (delicious Halloween candy).
Read our full review of Trick Arrr Treat- A Pirate Halloween
The Hallo-Wiener
By celebrated author Dav Pilky, Oscar the dahchund is half a dog tall and one and a half dogs long. The other dogs make fun of his weiner shaped body. Osca’r costume even slows him down! The other dogs get totally scared of a horrible noise but Oscar thinks he has solved the mystery. Can the other dogs understand that Oscar is not only different but can be one of the gang? Will the dogs thank Oscar for solving this creepy mystery?
RATING: Good For Reluctant Readers, Safe Spooky Story
Halloween Books For 8 Year Olds Plus
Scary Stories For Young Foxes
An amazing chapter book for your child! Learn more about each spooky tale and your child will learn that each story has a connection to one another. A perfect Halloween book for your advanced reader to enjoy. It’s a little spooky and fun and perfect for your child this Halloween!
Read our full review of Scary Stories For Young Foxes
RATING: Advanced Reader, A Spooktacular Story
The Happy and Heinous Halloween of Classroom 13
A chapter book filled with adventure and laughs. Great if your little one loves Captain Underpants or gets lost in Roald Dahl books. A perfect spooky story for your reader. We love that this is a chapter book series. Your child may fall in love with this book and start reading the other non Halloween related books in the series. Set the stepping stones for a serial reader with this fun tale.
RATING: Safe spooky story, good for reluctant readers.
Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories
True spookiness comes in the form of a ghost story and celebrated award winning author Road Dahl has compiled fourteen spooktacular ghost stories for your budding reader. Prepare to be spooked with these gripping tales.
RATING: Spooktacular Story, Advanced Reader
The Witches Roald Dahl
A very spooky tale for your advanced reader who craves the spooky and scary stuff. The secret child hating societies are actually a group of witches! Can an elderly former witch hunter and her savvy grandson expose the secret and put a stop to this secret society? This book is great for readers who loved to get spooked. This is one of those classic Halloween books that cannot be missed!
RATING: Spooktacular Story, Advanced Reader
We hope you love the best Halloween Books For Kids! We have read all of these Halloween books for kids and these were the best one for each age range. Be sure to pick books that will bring your children the love of Halloween and get your older children to read some of these books to you! The bonding between parents and children while reading will bring memories that will last a lifetime.
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