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Creepy Pair of Underwear!
Creepy Pair of Underwear!
Creepy Tales seriesPreK to 3rd grade
Jasper's new underwear glows in the dark and seems to follow him. Silly and spooky.
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Halloween Picture Books
The best Halloween picture books for parents and teachers, sorted by grade. Read alouds from our channel come first.
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Spooky but friendly stories for October.
44 books · 29 with a read aloud on our channel
Ghosts in the House!
Ghosts in the House!
PreK to 2nd grade
A brave little girl moves into a haunted house, catches the ghosts, washes them, and turns them into curtains and bedspreads. Spooky in the coziest way for toddlers.
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Creepy Crayon!
Creepy Crayon!
Creepy Tales seriesPreK to 2nd grade
Jasper finds a crayon that helps him with schoolwork, but it's a little too creepy. Perfect for spooky season.
Room on the Broom
Room on the Broom
PreK to 2nd grade
A kind witch keeps making room on her broom for new animal friends, and they save her from a hungry dragon. A rhyming Halloween favorite that never gets old.
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Creepy Carrots!
Creepy Carrots!
Creepy Tales seriesPreK to 3rd grade
Jasper's favorite carrots seem to be following him. Spooky fun that's just scary enough.
Big Pumpkin
Big Pumpkin
PreK to 2nd grade
A witch can't budge her giant pumpkin, and one monster after another fails until a tiny bat finds a way. A fun cumulative tale about teamwork for Halloween.
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The Skeleton and the Cat
The Skeleton and the Cat
PreK to 2nd grade
A skeleton and a cat become unlikely friends. Spooky in the best way, and sweet underneath.
Bonaparte Falls Apart
Bonaparte Falls Apart
PreK to 2nd grade
Bonaparte the skeleton keeps losing his bones, and his monster friends help him pull himself together before school starts. Silly, sweet, and great for nervous kids.
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The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky
The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky
The Food Group seriesPreK to 3rd grade
The Bad Seed takes on Halloween with the whole gang. Silly spooky fun without being scary.
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
PreK to 2nd grade
Spooky shoes, pants, and a pumpkin head follow a fearless old lady through the woods, and she has a clever solution. Kids love joining the clomp, clomp sound effects.
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Turkey Trick or Treat
Turkey Trick or Treat
Turkey Trouble seriesPreK to 2nd grade
Turkey wants candy too, so he comes up with costumes to get some. Funny Halloween fun.
There's a Ghost in This House
There's a Ghost in This House
PreK to 2nd grade
A girl searches her old house for ghosts, but only readers can see them when they lift the see through pages. Interactive, clever, and gently spooky.
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The Scariest Story You've Ever Heard!
The Scariest Story You've Ever Heard!
Finn the Frog seriesK to 3rd grade
Finn the Frog promises the scariest story ever. It's not, and kids love it.
Gustavo, the Shy Ghost
Gustavo, the Shy Ghost
PreK to 2nd grade
Gustavo is great at ghostly things but too shy to make friends, so he finds a brave way to share his violin. Lovely for shy kids and a gentle Halloween pick.
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I Need My Monster
I Need My Monster
My Monster seriesPreK to 2nd grade
Ethan's monster takes a night off, and none of the substitutes are scary enough. A hilarious bedtime read that takes the fear out of monsters.
Leo: A Ghost Story
Leo: A Ghost Story
PreK to 2nd grade
Leo the friendly ghost leaves home when a new family wants him gone and finds a true friend in imaginative Jane. A quiet, lovely story about friendship.
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The Scariest Campfire Story You've Ever Heard!
The Scariest Campfire Story You've Ever Heard!
Finn the Frog seriesPreK to 3rd grade
Finn the Frog tries to tell a scary campfire story. Rhyming, interactive, and not scary at all.
Stumpkin
Stumpkin
PreK to 2nd grade
Stumpkin is a perfect pumpkin except for one thing: he has no stem, so he waits while all the others get picked. A sweet underdog story for fall and Halloween.
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Hey, That's MY Monster!
Hey, That's MY Monster!
My Monster seriesPreK to 2nd grade
Ethan helps his little sister find her own bedtime monster. Funny and sweet for new big siblings.
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
K to 5th grade
Jose Guadalupe Posada's playful skeleton drawings became icons of the Day of the Dead. A fascinating artist biography with bold art, great for October.
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How I Met My Monster
How I Met My Monster
My Monster seriesPreK to 2nd grade
How Ethan first met his under the bed monster. Funny and a great way to make bedtime less scary.
The Wolves in the Walls
The Wolves in the Walls
3rd to 5th grade
Lucy insists there are wolves in the walls, and when they come out, she leads her family in fighting back. Deliciously spooky for brave older kids.
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D Is for Drool: My Monster Alphabet
D Is for Drool: My Monster Alphabet
My Monster seriesPreK to K
An alphabet book full of friendly monsters. A fun way to practice ABCs.
Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow
Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow
Mother Bruce seriesPreK to 2nd grade
Bruce hates holidays, so his mice and geese try a scary story to get him into the Halloween spirit, until a ghostly visitor appears. Spooky, silly fun that never gets too scary.
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Scaredy-Cat, Splat!
Scaredy-Cat, Splat!
Splat the Cat seriesPreK to 3rd grade
Splat tries to be scary for Halloween and ends up scaring everyone by accident. Funny and not too spooky.
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Little Blue Truck's Halloween
Little Blue Truck's Halloween
Little Blue Truck seriesPreK to 2nd grade
Little Blue Truck visits his animal friends in costume. Lift the flaps and guess who's who.
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Rickety Pop the Sound Creature
Rickety Pop the Sound Creature
PreK to 2nd grade
Scary noises fill the house, but they all turn out to have silly, ordinary explanations. A rhyming book that helps kids who are scared of strange sounds.
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Hickory Slop the Feast Beast
Hickory Slop the Feast Beast
PreK to 2nd grade
Hickory Slop's terrifying roar is just his hungry tummy. A goofy rhyming monster book about listening to your body and trying new foods.
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Boomba Bop the Shadow Beast
Boomba Bop the Shadow Beast
PreK to 2nd grade
A silly monster story made to help kids get over being afraid of the dark. Spooky in a fun, not scary way.
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The Crayons Trick or Treat
The Crayons Trick or Treat
The Crayons seriesPreK to 2nd grade
The crayons go trick or treating together. Colorful, silly Halloween fun.
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Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins
Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins
Pete the Cat seriesPreK to K
Pete's spin on the Five Little Pumpkins song. Perfect for singing and counting in October.
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This Book Is TOO Scary for You!
This Book Is TOO Scary for You!
PreK to 2nd grade
Chicken warns you not to read this book because it's way too scary. Spoiler: it isn't. Silly, interactive Halloween fun.
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Are You My Monster?
Are You My Monster?
My Monster seriesPreK to 2nd grade
A child looks for the monster under the bed, and it's cozy, not scary. Great for kids nervous at bedtime.
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It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse!
It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse!
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie seriesPreK to 2nd grade
Mouse makes a pumpkin face to match how he feels. A simple fall book that's great for naming feelings.
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A Little SPOT on Halloween: A Story About Positive Pumpkins
A Little SPOT on Halloween: A Story About Positive Pumpkins
A Little SPOT seriesPreK to 2nd grade
Halloween fun with a spot of positive thinking mixed in. Great for kids who get a little spooked this time of year.
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Pinkalicious: Pink or Treat!
Pinkalicious: Pink or Treat!
Pinkalicious seriesPreK to 2nd grade
Pinkalicious makes Halloween as pink as possible. Fun, festive, and not scary at all.
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The Worst Halloween Book in the Whole Entire World
The Worst Halloween Book in the Whole Entire World
The Worst Book in the Whole Entire World seriesK to 3rd grade
The grumpy narrator says Halloween is the worst, and kids get to argue back. So fun to read aloud.
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The Worst Fall Book in the Whole Entire World
The Worst Fall Book in the Whole Entire World
The Worst Book in the Whole Entire World seriesPreK to 3rd grade
The book insists fall is the worst, and kids love proving it wrong. Interactive and silly.
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The Scariest Book in the Whole Entire World
The Scariest Book in the Whole Entire World
The Worst Book in the Whole Entire World seriesPreK to 2nd grade
It promises to be terrifying but keeps turning out silly. Kids can't stop laughing.
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Fancy Nancy: Candy Bonanza
Fancy Nancy: Candy Bonanza
Fancy Nancy seriesPreK to 2nd grade
Nancy has to learn not to eat all her Halloween candy at once. A fun early reader with a little lesson.
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Hooray for Halloween, Curious George
Hooray for Halloween, Curious George
Curious George seriesPreK to 2nd grade
George gets into Halloween mischief, of course. Classic fun for little ones who love George.
Frankenkitty
Frankenkitty
PreK to 2nd grade
Frankenkitty, a stitched together kitten, scares everyone except Olive, who sees its sweet side. When it is wrongly blamed and banished, Olive comes to the rescue. Spooky, funny, and full of heart.
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Pig the Monster
Pig the Monster
Pig the Pug seriesPreK to 2nd grade
On Halloween, greedy Pig rampages for treats and plots tricks for anyone stingy with candy. A rowdy, rhyming Halloween romp with the payback kids love to see coming.
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The Pumpkin Thief
The Pumpkin Thief
The Leaf Thief seriesPreK to 3rd grade
Bird's pumpkins keep disappearing, and Squirrel follows tracks and feathers to solve the mystery. A cozy Halloween whodunit with bonus facts about the holiday.
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