Spooky Picture Books

Looking for the perfect spooky book to read a loud this fall? Check out these titles!

Updated October 5, 2023
Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium Scotch Plains Public Library
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The baddies
Donaldson, Julia
Paper Book
From the creators of Room on the Broom and The Gruffalo, a perfect read-aloud tale of spooky, silly fun! Oh no! The Baddies are coming! They're the meanest and nastiest ghost, witch, and troll in all the land, and they just love being bad. When a little girl moves into...
Bruce and the legend of Soggy Hollow
Higgins, Ryan T.
Paper Book
Bruce is a bear who does not like holidays, and he really doesn't like Halloween. His family of mice and geese decide the only way to get Bruce excited about Halloween is to tell a spooky story. But their campfire tale takes a turn when a ghostly visitor appears. Will Bruce get in the Halloween...
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...

Find out how the Creepy series started with Creepy Carrots and Creepy Pair of Underwear!


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