Spooky Season: Books for Kids

Updated September 25, 2024
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Greenhouse of horror
Livingston, Liv
Paper Book
Liv's class visits the greenhouse and encounters some strange plants in book three of the Spirited graphic chapter book series. Liv's science class has a new botany project: finding the plant that best represents them. Mrs. Arber, the ghost caring for (and haunting) the...
So not ghoul
Yin, Karen
Paper Book
On her first day haunting a new school, all Mimi has to wear are old Chinese gowns from her great-great-great-great-great-ghost-grandmother. She wants to look horrifying and rattle chains with the cool American ghouls at school, but her ghost ancestors insist she dress and behave like a good...
Teeny tiny ghost
Matson, Rachel
Paper Book
An adorable spooky twist on "The Teeny Tiny Woman" that's perfect for Halloween!In the teeny tiny barnOf a teeny tiny houseLived a teeny tiny ghostAnd a teeny tiny mouse...This teeny tiny ghost is too little to be spooky. Will she find her voice... and a friend, too? Discover...
I love you more than the smell of swamp gas
Atteberry, Kevan
Paper Book
Little monster wonders: Does Papa love the swamp more than he loves his little monster Papa and little monster are on a skink chase in a dark, stinky swamp.  Do you love me as much as the skink that you chase...or the smell of the swamp...or the beasts in this...
Leo : a ghost story
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2015 You would like being friends with Leo. He likes to draw, he makes delicious snacks, and most people can't even see him. Because Leo is also a ghost. When a new family moves into his home and Leo's efforts to welcome them are...
There's a ghost in this house
Jeffers, Oliver
Paper Book
A captivating and utterly unique picture book with interactive, transparent pages about a girl who lives in a haunted house from world-renowned artist Oliver Jeffers. A young girl lives in a haunted house, but she has never seen a ghost. Are they white with holes for eyes? Are...
Ghost cat
Atteberry, Kevan
Paper Book
There's something oddly familiar about this ghost cat--it does lots of things that remind the boy of the cat he used to have. The boy's not sure why the ghost cat never stays for more than a few moments, or why the ghost cat has visited him in the first place. He follows the ghost cat all over his...
Rowley Jefferson's awesome friendly spooky stories
Kinney, Jeff
Paper Book
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Scare yourself silly with Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney, the #1 international bestselling author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid! Grab a flashlight, crawl...
I want to be in a scary story
Taylor, Sean
Paper Book
Monster may think he wants to be in a scary story, but then again . . . A hilarious return by the team that brought us Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise. Our author would like to write a funny story, but his main character -- Monster -- has a different idea. He...
Boo! : over 150 spooky jokes!
Chatterton, Martin
Paper Book
Why didn't the skeleton cross the road? He didn't have the guts! This spookycollection of more than 150 jokes featuring ghastly creatures, ghouls, vampires, and witches would give even a ghost the giggles! Children will love the creepy comedy on every page and will chuckle at the line drawings that...
The good, the bad, and the spooky
John, Jory
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times Bestseller! 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'...
The story pirates present: digging up danger
West, Jacqueline
Paper Book
Eliza isn't thrilled about spending the summer helping her mom research plants-she'd much rather go ghost hunting instead. But when a rare and exotic plant from the store goes missing without explanation, she finds herself mixed up in a sinister plot involving forces that seem beyond human...
Curiosity killed the cat
Harimann, Sierra.
Paper Book
Eleven-year-old Hannah can't believe she has to move from Tarrytown to spooky Sleepy Hollow to stay with her dad, stepmom, and her spoiled and nasty stepsister, Molly. So Hannah is thrilled when a sweet black stray cat begins showing up on her dad's doorstep to keep her company. Hannah's heard of...
Curse of the Boggin
MacHale, D. J.
Paper Book
"I'm not sure anyone does suspense quite like D. J. MacHale." -James Dashner, New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner series Leave the lights on for this spooky thriller from D. J. MacHale, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Pendragon!...
Bachelor's Grove Cemetery : and other haunted places of the Midwest
Chandler, Matt.
Paper Book
Are ghosts real? Take a trip through the Midwestern United States and decide for yourself! Search the corners of Lemp Mansion, dash through Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, and stagger through Franklin Castle. A spooky adventure awaits!

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