There’s just something magical about cuddling up with our little ones and reading fun Halloween books for kids, isn’t there? If you’re anything like me, you probably want a mix — board books your toddler can flip through on their own, interactive books that keep busy hands engaged, and picture books that become family traditions year after year.
So, I put together a big list of favorites that moms are already raving about (aka lots of great reviews online) and organized by type, to make your Halloween a little easier and more festive this year!
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Halloween Board Books for Babies & Toddlers
Board books are perfect for little hands and short attention spans. Here are some great recommendations that will help you introduce your little ones to the fun Halloween seasons, without anything too spooky.
- Boo Halloween Lift-a-Flap Board Book (Peek-A-Flap)
- First 100 Padded: First Spooky Words
- Duck & Goose, Find a Pumpkin
- Find Spot at the Halloween Party
- It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse!
- Five Little Pumpkins on Sesame Street
- Fletcher and the Falling Leaves
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Peekaboo Halloween
- Peekaboo: Pumpkin
- You’re My Little Pumpkin Pie
- Llama Llama Trick or Treat
- Spooky Pookie (Little Pookie)
- Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch
- Little Blue Truck’s Halloween
Halloween Themed Interactive & Activity Books
These Halloween themed activity books are so fun to keep your kids busy this festive season. These books are sure to keep your kids busy – perfect for road trips, independent play time, and any time there is a long wait somewhere!
- Brain Games – Sticker by Number: Halloween (Volume 1)
- Brain Games – Sticker by Number: Halloween (Volume 2)
- Brain Games – Sticker by Number: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
- Bluey: Hooray, It’s Halloween! (Coloring Book)
- Hoot Howl Halloween (Sound Book)
- Don’t Push the Button! A Halloween Treat
- I Spy Spooky Night
- Paint by Sticker Kids: Halloween
- Color with Stickers: Halloween
Pumpkin-Themed Picture Books
These pumpkin themed books are perfect to add to your Halloween collection. Plus, they can double as Halloween decor that is kid friendly if you display them during Spooky season!
- Pumpkin Day! (Step into Reading)
- The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin
- Too Many Pumpkins
- Pumpkin Jack
- Five Little Pumpkins (Tiger Tales)
- Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch (also in board book list)
- The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin
- The Happy Pumpkin
- Pick a Pumpkin
- From Seed to Pumpkin
- Pete the Cat and the Five Little Pumpkins
- The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
Not So Spooky Halloween Picture Books
These fun picture books will keep your kids laughing! Our personal favorite was How to Catch a Monster and The Brenetain Bears Trick or Treat (a favorite from when I was a kid, so it is extra nostalgic!)
- Go Away, Big Green Monster!
- Trick or Treat, Little Critter
- Happy Halloween, Little Critter
- The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat
- Pete the Cat: Trick or Pete
- The Spooky Wheels on the Bus
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat!
- The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky
- Goodnight, Broom: A Spine-Tingling Spoof
- How to Catch a Monster
- How to Catch a Witch
Spookier Halloween Books
Some of these Halloween reads are a tad more on the spooky side! The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt is particularly cute, and beautifully illustrated.
- Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (Little Golden Book)
- The Scarecrow
- Ghost Afraid of the Dark
- The Halloween Tree
- The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
- The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt
- Room on the Broom
- How to Make Friends with a Ghost
- Dracula (Kid’s Edition)
- Frankenstein (Kid’s Edition)
- Spooky, Scary Skeletons
Chapter Book Halloween Reads
For kids who are ready for longer, slightly spookier stories, these are great chapter books that are perfect for a read aloud, listening to on audible, or for them to read on their own.
- Creepy Carrots!
- Coraline
- Bunnicula
- The Marvelous Magic of Miss Mabel
- The Black Cauldron
- The Witches
- The Best Halloween Ever
- The Dollhouse Murders
- The Harry Potter Series (of course!)
- The Clackity
- The Skull
- The Boxcar Children: The Pumpkin Head Mystery
I hope this list gave you some fresh ideas to make storytime extra fun this Halloween. Reading together really is such a simple way to create memories and keep little ones excited about the seasons.
I’d love to hear from you — what’s your family’s favorite Halloween book for kids? Drop it in the comments below so we can all add a few new titles to our reading baskets!
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