100+ Best Children's Halloween Books
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Halloween is coming and you may be wondering about various activities for kids about Halloween. Picking some kids halloween books may help set the climate.
We have compiled a list of best Halloween books for kids to enjoy. These books are going to be fun during Halloween season.
Kids and Adults love Halloween, be it pumpkin carving or dressing in their favorite costume or eating lots of candy. With these books, you can make them know more about Halloween and have fun. Everyone is preparing for the Halloween.
Television and internet streaming businesses have a huge lineup of Halloween focused shows. However, if you are like me, you would prefer books over television. So try to help your kid read more books than watch television this year.
Check out this awesome collection of Halloween books that kids will surely enjoy more than any TV show.
Do you have a favorite Halloween book that is not listed here? Please share it in comments and I will be glad to add it to the list.
Peek-A Who?
(By: Nina Laden )
This book for children features wonderful colorful pictures and simple rhyming texts. It is best selling children book of all time with deeply touched story.
The Monster at the End of This Book
(By: Jon Stone )
The book is a favorite one among the toddlers and adults alike. The furry old Grover is the central character and make the readers to turn the pages.
Little Owl's Night
(By: Divya Srinivasan )
The story is about Little Owl who wakes up from long sleep. The story showed how he enjoys the night with his friends. This is a heartwarming tale of the Little Owl in the full moon night.
The Witches
(By: Roald Dahl )
The book is the cute story of real witches and not a fairy tale. Gradmoms love to narrate the witch stories and they are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth.
Room on the Broom
(By: Julia Donaldson)
This book is of a witch who is happily flying on her broomstick. The book contains attractive illustrations of the whole journey of the witch and her acts.
Coraline
(By: Neil Gaiman)
The book narrates the story of a little Coraline who steps through a door and finds another house, which is similar to hers. She finds this house better than her and a mother as well.
The Gruffalo (Picture Books)
(By: Julia Donaldson)
This book is the perfect picture for the children of all ages. The story narrates the tale of a mouse who is taking a stroll through the dark and deep woods and met a hungry fox.
Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve (Magic Tree House, No. 30)
(By: Mary Pope Osborne)
The story narrates the story of Jack and Annie who travelled the world in their magic tree house. This book is a bestselling book that celebrates Halloween to the fullest of its content.
Creepy Carrots!
(By: Aaron Reynolds )
The book narrates the story of Jasper Rabbit who loves carrots, especially the ones that are grown in the Crackenhopper Field. This is a Caldecott Honor–winning picture book.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
(By: Elizabeth George Speare)
This book narrates the story of 16 year old Kit Tyler. She was marked by disapproval and suspicion as soon as she arrived the unfamiliar shores of the colonial Connecticut in 1687.
Zombie Town
(By: R.L. Stine )
The book narrates the story of 12 year old Mike and his friend, Karen who went to watch a horror movie named Zombie Town. They did not expect that the characters would come out of the screen.
The Nightmare Before Christmas: 20th Anniversary Edition
(By: Tim Burton )
The book is the picture story book by author and illustrator Tim Burton. Tstory narrates the tael of Jack Skellington who is a renowned ihabitant of Halloweenland.
Popcorn (A Frank Asch Bear Book)
(By: Frank Asch)
The story is of the baby Sam who is up for a party in the Halloween. His party serves huge amount of popcorn and he invites all his friends to the party.
Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins
(By: James Dean )
The book is about Pete the Cat who is singing the classic favorite children's song - "Five Little Pumpkins". Let's join Pete as he rocks this very popular Halloween song.
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories (I Can Read! Reading 2)
(By: Alvin Schwartz)
This book is the second installment of I Can Read! series. The beautiful texts by the author Alvin Schwartz and illustrations by Dirk Zimmer are worth appreciating in the book.
The Dark (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards))
(By: Lemony Snicket )
The book is the picture story book by author Lemony Snicket and illustrator Jon Klassen. The story narrates the tale of Laszlo who is afraid of dark.
One, Two...Boo!
(By: Kristen L. Depken)
The book is the trick-or-treaters book that will make you flip the pages and count the same. The book has few surprises for you with adorable illustrations in every page.
100 Cupboards (100 Cupboards, Bk 1)
(By: N. D. Wilson )
This is a lovely creation by N. D. Wilson. This is a delightful tale of 12 year old Henry York who wakes up in the night and finds some plasters stuck to his hair.
At the Old Haunted House
(By: Helen Ketteman )
The book is is the tale of an old house that is said to be haunted and house every possible creatures. The book will get into its spirit with every page and lovely full-color illustrations.
The Spider and the Fly
(By: Mary Howitt / Tony DiTerlizzi )
This book is narrates the tale of a Spider and a Fly. The Spider wants the Fly to come to its parlor and the story is well narrated by authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Mary Howitt.
Secret Of The Sirens (Companions Quartet Book 1)
(By: Julia Golding )
This is the first book of the Companions Quartet series. The book narrates the story 11 year old Connie who is sent to live by the sea with her eccentric aunt and she gets befriended with the coolest guy Col.
The Night Before Halloween
(By: Natasha Wing )
The book narrates classic story of the night just befor the Halloween. All the creatures are stirring through the house except the mouse and the monsters gather to make plans for the night.
Doll Bones
(By: Holly Black)
The story narrates the passionate tale of Zach, Poppy and Alice who have been friends for long. They are ruled by the Great Queen and that is their life before they broke out into pieces.
Goodnight, Little Monster
(By: Bonnie Leick / Helen Ketteman)
This book is a playful and fun story of the Little Monster who is getting ready to go to bed. His best snack before bed is baked beetle bread with worm juice and he cherished that snack.
Heckedy Peg
(By: Audrey Wood )
The book narrates a story of seven sweet children who were transformed into some or the other food type by an evil witch. The inherent drama blended with haunting images makes the book complete.
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish
(By: Mo O'Hara )
This is another magical and cozy creation by author Mo O'Hara and illustrator Marek Jagucki. This narrates a nordic story of the big brother of Tom who decides to become evil scientist.
Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase
(By: Jonathan Stroud)
The book is the story of the sinister problem that has taken place in London by all kinds of ghosts, spirits, hauntsters and specters that appreared throughout the city.
Monsters Eat Whiny Children
(By: Bruce Eric Kaplan)
The book narrates the story of the whinny children who were being eaten by the monsters. His plan gets upended when he could not decide how he need to prepare his meal.
Halloween Hustle
(By: Charlotte Gunnufson)
This is a story that is built in a dark and funky beat environment. Everything is happening in the story - from the skeletons dancing in the street to a scary Halloweeen party.
Goodnight Goon: a Petrifying Parody
(By: Michael Rex )
The book is the New York Times best selling title in the picture book category. This edition comes out in the new format narrating the story of the little goon.
In a Glass Grimmly
(By: Adam Gidwitz )
The story narrates the grimming tale of harrowing and hillarious companion. The book has an oversized plant and it also follows Jack and Jill to enter the new landscape.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick!
(By: Lucille Colandro)
The book is new Easter version of the classic song "There Was an Old Lady". In this story there is a hungry old lady who swallows down a chick with some straw and an egg.
Bunnicula in a Box: Bunnicula; Howliday Inn; The Celery Stalks at Midnight; Nighty-Nightmare; Return to Howliday Inn; Bunnicula Strikes Again; Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow (Bunnicula and Friends)
(By: James Howe )
This is the collection of stories of Bunnicula and Friends. In this collection Harold, Howie, Chester and Bunnicula go for seven thrilling adventures as a whole.
Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve (Magic Tree House, No. 30)
(By: Mary Pope Osborne)
The story narrates the story of Jack and Annie who travelled the world in their magic tree house. This book is a bestselling book that celebrates Halloween to the fullest of its content.
What Was I Scared Of?: A Glow-in-the Dark Encounter (Classic Seuss)
(By: Dr. Seuss )
This is another masterpiece Dr. Seuss creation. This is basically a classic short story collection Dr. Seuss. The book also contains glow-in-the-dark ink and is perfect for Halloween.
Frankenstein's Dog (Goosebumps Most Wanted #4)
(By: R.L. Stine )
This is a story of two men – Estragon and Vladimir – waiting to meet another person named Gogot. They both talk and share many of their thought as two other men – Pozzo and his slave Lucky.
TouchThinkLearn: Colors
(By: Xavier Deneux )
This is book is features the story of drug abuse as well as rollicking good times that has ever been came out as print. This is a story of long weekend road trip moving down the lanes of American pop culture.
There Was an Old Mummy Who Swallowed a Spider
(By: Jennifer Ward )
This book is one of the finest creations that narrate ancient womanhood and family horror told in the voice of Dinah. The story starts with her mother and ends with her life full of grief, love and betrayal.
Ghost Town at Sundown (Magic Tree House)
(By: Mary Pope Osborne )
This is a story of Stingo who stays in a boarding where he meets Nathan and Sophie. As the story progresses Stingo reaches to a deep dark secret of Sophie from the past war and ultimately her choice.
Bear Feels Scared (The Bear Books)
(By: Karma Wilson )
This is Pulitzer Prize winning story that narrates a love story, an adventure and an epic of frontier. This is regarded as the most celebrated novel that depicts the last defiant wilderness of America.
Create Your Own Monsters Sticker Activity Book (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers)
(By: Chuck Whelon )
The book is not just another book on Vietnam. The book is created in such a way that it can easily be called as a creation of master stroke and imagery.
Dracula: A BabyLit® Counting Primer
(By: Jennifer Adams )
The story is about the two characters – FRANNY and ZOOEY who come out of their houses in New York in 1955 and 1957, respectively. From then on the struggle that they had is beautifully depicted in the novel.
Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise
(By: Kate DiCamillo )
The novel is written in a modernist style that traces the intellectual and religious awakening of young and dynamic Stephen Dedalus who questions as well as rebels against the Irish and Catholic convention under which he was raised.
Nate the Great and the Monster Mess
(By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)
This is one of the most touching stories that you would have read. The characters of the book are truly lovable and the story has the ability to provoke a thought in your mind.
No More Monsters for Me! (I Can Read Level 1)
(By: Peggy Parish )
The book is satirical commentary of Kurt Vonnegut on the modern man and the madness. This book is one of the important works of the 20th century. The story is hilarious and blackly fatalistic.
Arthur's Halloween (Arthur Adventure Series)
(By: Marc Brown )
This is the story of a driver who is standing in a traffic signal and goes blind while waiting post which an ophthalmologist diagnose the white blindness, which is very much distinctive.
Fly Guy and the Frankenfly (Fly Guy #13)
(By: Tedd Arnold )
The story is completely engrossing that will make you immerse in the middle-earth and telling a complete story of Bilbo Baggins along with the epic encounter of Hobbit with monsters and dragons, Gollum and Gandalf – the quest of destroying One Ring.
The 13th Warning
(By: R.L. Stine)
The story is set in Oceania wherein a timeless satirical attack has made by Orwell on the political and social structures of the world. It is an entertaining read that deals beautifully with political structures of the time.
Children's Books: GOODNIGHT PUMPKIN (Very Funny, Rhyming Bedtime Story/Picture Book for Beginner Readers About Halloween and Kindness, Ages 2-8)
(By: Sharlene Alexander )
The story is of a reclusive and lazy boy Holden Caulfield who is thrown out of his fourth school. The profanities that the author used in the story has perfectly described the frustrated mind of Holden.
Mysteries According to Humphrey
(By: Betty G. Birney)
The book is tale of events that is portrayed very beautifully using a magic realism. The story is set in a small town of Macondo, Colombia and how the character Aureliano Buendia understands this mysterious place.
Nighty Night, Little Green Monster
(By: Ed Emberley)
The story is a loud laughter and a real McCoy. The story is set in Edinburgh where the central character goes through a jarring and fragmented ride through the city.
Mater and the Ghost Light (Little Golden Book) (Cars movie tie in)
(By: RH Disney)
This is regarded as one of the best books ever produced with 13 million copies being sold. This is a story of critically acclaimed China, which is a tragic story of utter cruelty, bravery and survival.
There's a Zombie in My Bathtub #5 (Here's Hank)
(By: Henry Winkler / Lin Oliver)
This book is regarded as one of the all-time great creation of fiction. This is a great American novel of all time portraying love and betrayal, which is produced to a great film as well.
Over My Dead Body (43 Old Cemetery Road)
(By: Kate Klise )
The story is of a group of British boys who got stuck in an uninhabited island after their plane crashed in that island. They wait in the island for the rescue to arrive.
The Crossroads (A Haunted Mystery)
(By: Chris Grabenstein )
The story is a post-war work and the setting of the theme is done such a way that it has become an engaging story to read. The story is of Sal Paradise, an alter ego of Jack Kerouac.
The Creatures from Beyond Beyond
(By: R.L. Stine)
The novel is written based upon the science-fiction theme. The story is set at a far future time of 2540 AD featuring how the utopian view of the society is pertaining to reproductive rechnology, classical conditioning and sleep learning.
Dragonbreath #9: The Case of the Toxic Mutants
(By: Ursula Vernon )
This is the best book that you can gift your children. The book is written with the intent of breaking almost all the rules of modern children’s fiction. The story is about a Toad and his merry antics.
Little Witch Goes to School (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3)
(By: Deborah Hautzig )
This is one of the best children books of all time. The book has been delighting the children for about 17 years. The book is paired with the perfect drawings of Ernest H.
Can You Make a Scary Face?
(By: Jan Thomas )
The book is written by Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walker and it depicts the life and struggle of a young black woman named Celie born in between two wars in deep American South.
My Weird School Special: It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green!
(By: Dan Gutman )
This is a story of Bilbo Baggins who is a Hobbit enjoying a unanimous and comfortable life. He does not want to travel anywhere beyond pantry in his hobbit hole in Bag End.
A to Z Mysteries: The Haunted Hotel
(By: Ron Roy)
This is a classic literary masterpiece is a story about Meursault, an Algerian national, a titillating character who commits a murder post attending the funeral of his mother. It depicts his emotional spectrum.
Lulu Goes to Witch School (I Can Read Level 2)
(By: Jane O'Connor)
The story is set up in the dramatic backdrop of the Civil War in America. This is a lovely historical epic tale of love and loss circling around beautiful Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler, a dashing soldier.
Junie B., First Grader: Boo...and I Mean It! (Junie B. Jones, No. 24)
(By: Barbara Park)
This is a hilarious book and makes you laugh until you shed tears from eyes – tears of joy. The story is about the unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit who feel sick looking at the night sky.
The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches (I Can Read Level 4)
(By: Alice Low)
The story is about Saleem Sinai who was born in the midnight of 15 August 1947 when India is welcoming independence. He was welcomed to the world with firecrackers and cheering swarms.
Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed (Junie B. Jones, No. 8)
(By: Barbara Park )
The book needs no introduction. The book is a memoir of a young girl that is beautifully depicted and caught at one of the most horrific moment of human history.
Spooky Pookie
(By: Sandra Boynton)
The novel is developed into two significant psychological themes. The first theme is of Paul Morel and his terrible relation with his mother and second theme is his love affairs with two different women.
Monsters, Inc. Storybook Collection
(By: Disney Book Group)
This is the story that is developed in the wake of First World War. The story narrates the times of Ramsays who visits his summer home and the visits is surrounded by chatter and excitement.
Dragonbreath #5: No Such Thing as Ghosts
(By: Ursula Vernon)
The story is of intellectual pose and moral stamina of 20th century Titan who dutiful, unassuming and slightly built chemist and is setting out in systematically remembering German world.
The Zombie Chasers
(By: John Kloepfer)
This is one of the best known novels written in the 20th century. This is a controversial love story of Humbert who fell in love with Lolita, a 12 year old girl.
The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat (First Time Books)
(By: Stan Berenstain)
This book is a disturbing, imaginative and bizarre story looking into the darkly comic mind of a child psychopath. The story brings Meet Frank Cauldhame, a 16 year old boy.
Gravity Falls Happy Summerween! / The Convenience Store...of Horrors! (Gravity Falls Storybook)
(By: Disney Book Group / Samantha Brooke )
This book is one of the most entertaining and gives greatest reading experience in any language as a matter of fact. The story depicts the impression of a small boy upon his family and neighbors.
The Berenstain Bears Think of Those in Need (First Time Books(R))
(By: Stan Berenstain / Jan Berenstain )
It is rightly said that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the ultimate children’s story ever produced. The story is about Charlie and his Golden Ticket with Willy Wonka and the amazing chocolate factory.
Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness
(By: Edgar Allan Poe / Gris Grimly )
The novel is reining the segment in the last 75 years. It is a beautiful tale of hope, loneliness, loss and commitment. This book remained as the most widely read and taught novels of America.
Undead Mad Libs
(By: Roger Price / Leonard Stern)
This is a perfect gift for your Valentine’s Day as this is a book with perfect blend of wit and romance. The story is a literary detective from one end and a beautiful romance story from the other.
The Phantom of the Opera (A Stepping Stone Book)
(By: Gaston Leroux)
The book depicts the story of life of Charles Marlow works as an ivory transporter in the Congo River of central Africa. The story is about his perilous journey of his work.
The Halloween Hoax (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #9)
(By: Carolyn Keene)
This Penguin Classic is about the prejudice between the British and Indian people during the 1920s. The theme of the story is set during the pre-independence India and addressed the question if a British and an Indian can be friend.
HalloweenScapes (Dover Holiday Coloring Book)
(By: Jessica Mazurkiewicz / Coloring Books)
The book is the saga of motley band of rabbit. This novel is one of the most loved ones. This novel is the 40th anniversary edition of the novel that narrates the state of Sandleford Warren.
Pick a Pumpkin, Mrs. Millie!
(By: Judy Cox )
The book narrates the story of 14 year old Sophie who encounters a mysterious mentor who helps him get introduced to philosophy. Mystery deepens in her life when stared getting postcards that were addressed to another girl.
A Good Night for Ghosts
(By: Mary Pope Osborne )
The story is set in the year 1327 and Franciscan, a wealthy Italian man, was suspected for heresy. His brother William of Baskerville comes for his rescue as he takes the charge to investigate the case.
Short & Shivery
(By: Robert D. San Souci )
This story is regarded as one of the greatest love stories ever told. The heartbreaking and shining novel narrates a love story that has astonishing power. The major theme of the novel is love, death and torments of memory.
Zen Ghosts
(By: Jon J. Muth)
The heroine of the story is an orphan and works as a lady’s assistance. While working so she learns about her place. Her life remained colorless until her trip to southern France where she met Maxim de Winter.
Goosebumps Wanted: the Haunted Mask
(By: R.L. Stine)
The Remains of the Day is a classic fiction novel that won the Booker Prize in 1989. The novel is a love story told in the first person perspective and narrates the story of Stevens, a butler.
The Chimera's Curse (Companions Quartet Book 4)
(By: Julia Golding)
The novel is the story of irreconcilable loves and infidelities. The author of the book, Milan Kundera, addressed himself to be the 20the century ‘Being’. The story is set in the places like Geneva, United States, Thailand and Prague.
The Zombie Chasers #2: Undead Ahead
(By: John Kloepfer)
The novel narrates the story of overwhelming emotional power. The story is a perfect mixture of love, sex, survival and death. A young Englishman Stephen Wraysford comes to France and meets unhappily married Isabelle.
Clifford's Halloween
(By: Norman Bridwell)
The USP of this novel is the vibrant and beautiful portray of life and times of the Edwardian England. The author has beautifully crafted the characters of the book living the house in Hertfordshire named Howards End. The story is set in the 18th century France. There was a man named Jean-Baptiste Grenouille who had abominable and gifted personage. This is a fantastic tale of twisted eroticism and murder.
The Berenstain Bears Count Their Blessings
(By: Stan Berenstain )
Evelyn Waugh has beautifully depicted the impediments to love and wellsprings of desire. The story will make you immerse in the seductive and glittering world of English aristocracy in the ending days of the empire.
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(By: Arnie Lightning)
The novel is set in the post-independence India during the 1950s. The story is set in the backdrop of the scars of partition and the people who had gone through that pain.
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(By: Betty Smith)
This is the story of 11 year old Owen Meany who is playing in the Little League baseball game taking place in Gravesend, New Hampshire and he killed the mother of his best friend by hitting a foul ball.
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Mickey's Halloween
(By: Disney Book Group )
This is an epic story of love and life of a poet-physician, Yuri Zhivago, in the turmoil times of the Russian Revolution. The novel was a ban in the Soviet Union until 1988.
The Itsy Bitsy Pumpkin
(By: Sonali Fry)
The novel is more than just a sequel of Titus Groan. The mature and fertile incidents and characters of the novel blended perfectly with the rich atmosphere make the novel the most remarkable feast of 20th century in the imaginative writing.
Llama Llama Trick or Treat
(By: Anna Dewdney)
The story is of a young American woman, Esther Greenwood, from the suburbs of Boston receives an internship in the prominent magazine in New York. But Esther is not stimulated or excited with the life and times of the big city.
Splat the Cat and the Pumpkin-Picking Plan
(By: Catherine Hapka)
The contemporary classic fiction is a wonderful story of the Republic of Gilead, who had just one function – to breed and if she deviates from the duty she will be hanged to the wall to die.
Pinkalicious: Pink or Treat!
(By: Victoria Kann )
The novel is set at the backdrop of the First World War and the novel has set the standard of memoirists from the authors like Martha Gellhorn to Lillian Hellman.
Scary, Scary Halloween
(By: Eve Bunting)
The story is of Nicholas Urfe who finds himself in a remote Greek Island in the middle of the deceptions of a master trickster. He finally finds himself in dark psychological games.
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(By: Uncle Amon)
The story narrates a gang war that is raging through the underworld of Brighton and the middle of this and 17 year old girl ruthless and malign Pinkie has killed a man.
Splat the Cat: What Was That?
(By: Rob Scotton )
The story is a classic tale of politically powerless and impoverished underclass of British society living in the Edwardian England. The story is just the perfect tale of the men, women and children of working class.
Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch
(By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
This is the story of a mysterious gentleman – a black magic professor – who has shaken the literary world of Russia. The time changed as this mysterious man arrives Moscow with a gang of servants.
It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse! (If You Give...)
(By: Laura Numeroff )
This is the story of the city of San Francisco during 1976 when a young and naïve secretary goes to the city. It is Armistead Maupin’s romantic, touching and outrageous story.
The Witch With The Glitch: A Fairy Tale Adventure (The Lost Bookshop Book 0)
(By: Adam Maxwell )
This is the story of a respectable engaged man named Charles Smithson who meets and falls in love with Sarah Woodruff when she is standing on the Cobb at Lyme Regis and looking at the sea.
My Weird School Special: It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green!
(By: Dan Gutman)
This story is a serious work and tall tale of literature. The story is set in the year 1941 when a young Italian officer Captain Antonio Corelli is posted in the Greek Island of Cephallonia with the occupying forces.
Halloween Night
(By: Marjorie Dennis Murray)
This is a free christmas short story of the werewolves. The story narrates the tale of a young girl who wakes up in the Christmas morning and discovered a worst thing has happened.
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