It’s storytime every night in our home, and the month of October is filled with fun Halloween themed books, with a few new additions each year along with our forever favourites! Get ready for a fun Halloween with these favourite ‘not so spooky’ picture books for kids! Plus, check out our Fall Themed Kids Books Round-up for more seasonal reads.
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Franklin's Halloween
Franklin and his friends are excited about the Halloween party. But things get scary when Franklin begins to think that there might be a real ghost at the party in this Franklin Classic Storybook.
Available in Paperback.
Pete the Cat: Trick or Pete
A lift-the-flap book, join Pete the Cat from New York Times bestseller James Dean as he goes trick-or-treating. Kids can lift up flaps that reveal fun Halloween surprises, as they follow Pete as he goes trick-or-treating and discover what is waiting behind each door We love the colourful illustrations and interactive fun this book has to offer kids.Â
The Goodnight Train Halloween
Trick or Treat! Trick or Treat! Whoooo! Whoooo! It’s Halloween night and the Goodnight Train is set to choo choo BOO! See costumed sheep, find glowing jack-o-lanterns, and fill the boxcar with candy freight before rolling into the station for bedtime. Surprises await through seek-and-find holes in every durable page of this board book with a shaped cover.
Available as Board Book.
Happy Halloween from The Very Busy Spider
by Eric Carle (Author, Illustrator)
Join The Very Busy Spider and all her friends in this spooky lift-the-flap board book! With a lift-flap on every spread, this sturdy casebound board book has all the tricks to make it a perfect Halloween treat for beginning readers! Say “Boo” and “Happy Halloween” with some of Eric Carle’s most beloved characters, including The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Busy Spider.Â
Clifford's Halloween
It’s Clifford’s favorite day of the year — Halloween!
Out of all the holidays, Emily Elizabeth and Clifford like Halloween the most. They play games, trick-or-treat in the neighborhood, and tell ghost stories. Best of all, they can wear costumes! Clown, witch, knight, or ghost — what will Clifford decide to dress up as this year?
Available in Hardcover and Paperback.
Where Do Diggers Trick-or-Treat?
A companion book to Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?. Candy, costumes, and jack-o-lanterns meet diggers, tractors, flat bed trucks, and of course, monster trucks in this rhyming board book about Halloween night.Â
Available in Hardcover and Paperback.
Ten Timid Ghosts
It’s Halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a problem: a mean witch is preparing to move in and scare them away, one by one! A hilarious, rhyming counting book that is perfect for Halloween!
Available in Paperback.
The Legend of the Great Pumpkin
Celebrate Halloween with Linus, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang with this Halloween classic in a fun shaped board book with holographic foil on the front cover!
Available as Board Book.
Zack the Farting Robot
by Tootin’ Tom (Author)
Zack is going to the Spooky School for Monsters! Follow Zack’s hilarious farting story where his constant tooting at Spooky School leaves him feeling embarrassed in front of his friends. But maybe there is a way to turn it into his biggest advantage instead…? Find out by reading along as Zack experiences Spooky School in his own toot-tastic way!Â
Boo!
A fan favourite by Robert Munsch! On Halloween, Lance decides that he is going to paint his face instead of dressing up. He tries three times until he gets it just right ― scary enough that his father falls over when he sees it. Then he goes out trick-or-treating. He goes to two houses, where the adults fall over and Lance takes all the candy in the house. Then he gets a cop to take him home. The cop dares him to show his face, and when Lance does, he does not fall over ― but he runs away, terrified.
Available in Paperback.
Don't Push the Button! A Halloween Treat
Go trick-or-treating with Larry in the hilarious Halloween companion of the USA Today bestseller Don’t Push the Button!
From the brilliant mind of author and illustrator, Bill Cotter comes one of the year’s best Halloween books for kids. Everyone knows that trick-or-treating is the best part of Halloween. But that one house looks kind of scary…wait, why are you walking toward the creepy house?! Whatever you do, do NOT ring that doorbell!
Available as Board Book.
The Spooky Wheels on the Bus
by Mr. Ben Mantle (Author, Illustrator), J. Elizabeth Mills (Author)
A haunted Halloween bus ride that will have children singing with excitement with this humorous Halloween-themed version of the classic song THE WHEELS ON THE BUS. Count from One Spooky Bus up to Ten Goofy Ghosts as this Halloween ride races through town picking up a few surprise passengers along the way.Â
Splat the Cat and the Pumpkin-Picking Plan
Looking for a fun sticker book to go with such favorites as First 100 Stickers: Trucks and Things That Go? It’s Splat the Cat to the rescue! This fun 8×8 storybook includes over 30 fall-themed stickers.
Take a trip to the pumpkin patch in this funny Splat the Cat tale by New York Times bestselling author-artist Rob Scotton. This is a festive fall 8×8 storybook complete with more than 30 stickers, just right for Halloween.
Little Blue Truck’s Halloween
by Alice Schertle (Author), Jill McElmurry (Illustrator)
A lift the flap board book that features fun colourful illustrations kids will love. Celebrate Halloween with the #1New York Times best-selling Little Blue Truck and friends, as Little Blue Truck makes his rounds picking up animal friends for a costume party. Lift the flaps in this large, sturdy board book to find out who’s dressed up in each costume! We were impressed that the Kindle edition offers a lift the flap digital experience so kids can still enjoy the interactive fun!Â
The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky
A #1 New York Times Bestselle! Based on the New York Times bestselling picture book sensation The Bad Seed, Jory John and Pete Oswald present: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky! Includes two sticker sheets, perfect for decorating your own mini jack-o’-lantern.
Available in Hardcover.
The Roll-Away Pumpkin
by Junia Wonders (Author), Daniela Volpari (Illustrator)
A wonderful & whimsical autumn tale! This adorable story is a celebration of pumpkins and vegetables during the fall harvest season. With the townsfolk dressing up as vegetables, this picture book will get kids excited about Halloween! This book teaches sequencing to preschool and kindergarten children, and it’s a fun way to introduce your little one to nostalgic characters such as the farmer, the baker, the milkman, and so on. We love the fall theme and gorgeous whimsical illustrations.Â
Goodnight Goon: a Petrifying Parody
by Michael Rex (Author, Illustrator)
The #1 New York Times bestselling picture book parody is the perfect Halloween read! Goodnight tomb. Goodnight goon. Goodnight Martians taking over the moon. A beloved classic gets a kind-hearted send up in this utterly monsterized parody; energetic art and clever text will have kids begging to read this again and again. The board book edition is the perfect size for little hands! Also available in Paperback and Hardcover versions.
Spooky Pookie
Pookie gets dressed up for Halloween in this silly board book from bestselling author Sandra Boynton. What will little Pookie decide to be for Halloween this year? Pookie tries on costumes one by one, but somehow can’t find the right thing. The resolution to Pookie’s dilemma will delight toddlers and their caregivers alike. Told with Sandra Boynton’s charm and pizzazz, Spooky Pookie is a Halloween classic. Boo!
Available as Board Book.
How to Catch a Witch
A New York Times and USA Today bestseller from the hit How to Catch series! Do YOU have what it takes to snatch a Halloween witch? It’s Halloween night and something doesn’t seem quite right… When the How to Catch Kids head out to trick-or-treat, there are ghosts, goblins, and ghouls everywhere! Our heroes discover a witch on a broom has opened a magical portal that let out spooky creatures all over the neighborhood!
Available in Paperback.
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Happy Hunting: Halloween I Spy
Can you spot everything? Let’s spy Halloween, Cat, Ghost and other cute stuff!
A perfect book for little hands with toddler learners. They’ll develop observational skills, learn to assign letters to objects, and they’ll be having so much fun they won’t even know they’re learning! Recommended or kids 2 to 5 years.
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard . . . clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap.
And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life! With bouncy refrains and classic art, this timeless Halloween story is perfect for reading aloud.
Available in Hardcover and Paperback.
Weird But True Halloween: 300 Spooky Facts to Scare You Silly
by Julie Beer (Author), Michelle Harris (Author)
The wildly popular Weird But True! line is all dressed up for Halloween with 300 all-new spooky facts about candy, costumes, pumpkin carving, and more! Kids will love this book full of freaky facts, stats, tidbits, and trivia about one of the most popular holidays! Did you know that there is an underwater pumpkin carving contest? Or that the U.S. Defense Department has a zombie apocalypse plan? It’s all weird–and it’s all true!Â
You're My Little Pumpkin Pie
National Bestselling Series—More Than 4.1 Million Books Sold!
You’re My Little Pumpkin Pie is a adorable board book to share with your little one. With chunky pages for little hands and die-cut shapes to add depth and interest, children will love the interactive features alongside the story. This endearing board book is a wonderful read for Halloween or any time.
Available as Board Book.
