Trick-or-Treat: Halloween Picture Books
Happy October and Happy Halloween everyone!! To celebrate spooky season officially arriving, we have rounded up a selection of Halloween picture books for you and your little one to read together this year! The catch is, some of them have a few tricks up their sleeve;) But don’t worry there are lots of treats as well! And isn’t that the fun of this season?! Please find some spooky and sweet reads below.
A trio of witches needs a place to brew their magic, and the spooky old house down a dark road looks just right. It’s full of hairy scary spiders, musty dusty ghosts, creeeeeeaky floorboards, and shivery curtains. But as the witches work, the house seems to grow warmer and brighter. Just what kind of spell are these little witches casting?
This not-so-spooky story is just right for reading aloud at bedtime, with a surprise ending that celebrates the best type of magic: the kind that’s shared with friends.
When Halloween tricksters gather after dusk, they sing “The Wheels on the Bus” in order to cause a fright. Featuring a cast of silly monsters who aren’t quite what they seem—including witches who scream where’s my broom!, ghosts who shout boo!, and skeleton bones that go clankety clank!—this spooky-fun reimagining of the beloved nursery rhyme will have little ones squealing with delight as they chant all around the town!
It’s Halloween and the Zombie Pumpkin Parade is drawing near. Join Zipper-Toothed Zlumpkin, Drizzle-Mouthed Dumpkin, and the rest of their ghostly crew as the spooky-silly zombie pumpkins dance through the darkness, in celebration of the most bewitching night of the year!
With jaunty, rhyming verse and atmospheric watercolor paintings, this seasonal offering is just spooky enough to delight young children as well as just funny enough to send them into giggles.
Even the grumpiest kiddos will cheerfully gobble up this the delicious follow-up to Crankenstein and A Crankenstein Valentine!
This year, Crankenstein’s favorite day of all—Halloween—has gone rotten! Creepy-cool costumes, super-scary jack-o’-lanterns, and loads of candy have been RUINED by costume disasters, pumpkin-carving nightmares, and a terribly untimely toothache! MEHHRRRR!!! Can Halloween be saved, or will today turn into the crankiest Halloween in history?
Samantha Berger’s beloved “crankster” character confronts all the wicked tricks and treats of Halloween in this bucket full of laughs, illustrated by bestselling, award-winning artist Dan Santat.
In this funny-spooky preschool board book Little Ghost learns the power in finding the right words.
Little Ghost is excited for Halloween. But when the big day finally arrives, he can’t remember the right word to say. Was it LOO? GOO? Surely it wasn’t … POO? As Little Ghost tests out different words he grows frustrated, but with a little bit of encouragement and kindness from a new friend, he discovers everyone can find the courage to speak out.
This giggle-inducing story is the perfect read-aloud to inspire confidence in little ones and underscores the influence of a helpful friend. This special package features foil on the cover and colorful Little Ghost spredges!
Who’s that knocking on your door? It may look like a skeleton, or a ghost, or a wolfman, but watch out—it might be DINOSAURS. The dinosaurs are after your candy, and they’re willing to go to outrageous lengths to get it. Be careful! If they don’t get their treats, things could get tricky …