Gently Scary Picture Books

Updated October 5, 2023
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The scariest kitten in the world
Messner, Kate
Paper Book
The Scariest Kitten in the World is a hilarious picture book by Kate Messner and illustrated by MacKenzie Haley in the vein of The Monster at the End of This Book about a not-so-scary kitten and a not-too-terrifying haunted house. WARNING! This is a...
Creepy pair of underwear!
Reynolds, Aaron
Paper Book
From the celebrated team behind Creepy Carrots!, Aaron Reynolds and Caldecott Honor winner Peter Brown, comes a hilarious (and just a little creepy) story of a brave rabbit and a very weird pair of underwear. Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He's not afraid of...
Creepy crayon!
Reynolds, Aaron
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carrots! and Creepy Pair of Underwear! comes the third in this hilariously spooky series about a young rabbit and his peculiar encounters--featuring a...
Benita and the night creatures
Llanos, Mariana
Paper Book
"Young book lovers will relate to Benita's devotion to reading and be amused by the friendly night creatures, who are all based on Peruvian legends" - The Horn Book Magazine Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and...
Ghosts in the house!
Kohara, Kazuno.
Paper Book
JUST THE RIGHT MIX OF SWEET AND SCARY for the youngest trick-or treaters At the edge of town lives a clever girl with a spooky problem: Her house is haunted! Luckily, she happens to be a witch and knows a little something about taking care of ghosts. She catches them, puts them...
Quit calling me a monster!
John, Jory
Paper Book
The talented creators of I Will Chomp You!brilliantly frame the struggle to buck stereotypes and learn empathy in this monster's hilarious lament. Floyd Peterson is so much more than shaggy purple fur and pointy monster teeth- why can't people just see him for him?...
Las zanahorias malf̌icas
Reynolds, Aaron
Paper Book
Jasper Rabbit loves carrots--especially Crackenhopper Field carrots. He eats them on the way to school. He eats large amounts of carrots. Until the day the carrots start following him...or are they? This is a hilarious picture book that shows it's all fun and games...until you get too greedy

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