Our Favorite Kid's Halloween Books

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Halloween is by far Finn’s favorite holiday. He looks forward to it all year! He loves the pumpkins, he loves the costumes, he loves the spooky ghosts and skeletons decorated throughout the house, and he loves the books. So here are our favorites.

The Scariest Book Ever by Bob Shea—I think this one is Finn’s favorite. At the beginning of September, he asked me when we could read it. :) I love it too! (Amazon)

No Such Thing by Ella Bailey—Sadly, this one is out of print, but we put it on our library request list each fall so we can still enjoy it. The illustrations are really cute, and the story is sweet. We highly recommend it.

Ghosts in the House! by Kazuno Kohara—This is such an adorable book! Finn and I both love it, and I’m excited to introduce it to Penelope this year. (Amazon)

How To Make Friends With A Ghost by Rebecca Green—This one is cute and somewhat reminiscent of No Such Thing. It’s a little longer, though, and aimed at preschool to grade 3 kiddos. (Amazon)

Curious George Goes to a Costume Party by Margret Rey—Finn went through a big Curious George phase, and one of our favorites (year-round) from “A Treasury of Curious George” was the story where he goes to a costume party. It’s cute for toddlers, preschoolers, and even now as a Kindergartener, I think Finn would like it. (Amazon)

Little Blue Truck’s Halloween by Alice Schertle—Penelope loves the Little Blue Truck books sooooo much, so I picked this one up for her, and it’s super cute! (Amazon)

Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht (Amazon)—This is new to us this year, and it’s super cute! We are going to use some of the jack-o-lantern designs for our pumpkins to carve on Halloween.

One Spooky Night: A Halloween Adventure by Kate Stone—The description for this one says, “Intricately cut pages and shadowy sheets of vellum come together in this tale of a little monster’s moonlit stroll through the woods to a creepy old house and a festive, fold-out finale full of Halloween cheer.” I was highly impressed with it when we got it from the library last year. It’s great for toddlers and preschoolers. (Amazon)

And Then Comes Halloween by Tom Brenner—I remember this one being cute, and I’m excited to get it from the library to kick-off the month. (Amazon)

These are books on our list to check out this year (with our updates)—

  • Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins (Amazon): We were underwhelmed with this one.

  • Sir Simon, Super Scarer by Cale Atkinson (Amazon): This one has a bit of sardonic humor to it that both Finn and I enjoyed. It’s not my favorite ever, but I would get it again next year.

  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda D. Williams (Amazon): I forgot that we got this last year. It’s a bit spooky the first time through, but I like that it has the rhyming and a surprise ending. We’ve talked with Finn about bravery, and he seemed to resonate with the lady choosing bravery. It’s definitely for preschool and kindergarten age kids, not toddlers, in my opinion.

  • Arthur's Halloween by Marc Brown (Amazon): This one is ok. The story is a bit forced. We returned it to the library after one read.

We’ve been trying to read some chapter books aloud to Finn, and I’m looking forward to reading A Good Night for Ghosts by Mary Pope Osborne to correspond with this spooky season.