Fun, Not So Spooky Books for Kids!

It's almost Halloween and excitement is building—from little ones interested in pumpkins, costumes, and candy to older kids who like a little bit of a scare now and then, these Halloween books will help set a festive mood for the spooky holiday.

Updated September 25, 2024
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Coraline
Russell, P. Craig.
Paper Book
When Coraline steps through a door in her family's new house, she finds another house, strangely similar to her own (only better). At first, things seem marvelous. The food is better than at home, and the toy box is filled with fluttering wind-up angels and dinosaur skulls that crawl and rattle...
Pete the cat five little pumpkins
Dean, James, 1957- author, illustrator.
Paper Book
Pete the Cat takes on the classic favorite children's song "Five Little Pumpkins" in New York Times bestselling author James Dean's Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins. Join Pete as he rocks out to this cool adaptation of the classic Halloween song!
Ghosts unveiled!
Hollihan, Kerrie Logan
Paper Book
Ghosts Aghast! explores another true and spinechilling topic that kids are sure to love: ghosts! Packed with facts but light in tone, awardwinning author Kerrie Logan Hollihan takes a humorous but meticulously researched, wellbalanced look at ghost appearances, unsolved mysteries, and eerie...
The thirteen ghosts
Bigarella, Ivan, ill.
Ebook
This NEW Geronimo Stilton series spinoff stars spooky, silly Creepella von Cacklefur!Creepella von Cacklefur and her niece, Shivereen, visit scary Squeakspeare Mansion. There they meet Bobby Squeakspeare, a descendent of the famouse writer, William Squeakspeare. Will the spooky rooms and ghosts they...
City of ghosts
Schwab, Victoria
Paper Book
From #1 NYT bestselling author Victoria Schwab comes a sweeping, spooky, evocative adventure, perfect for fans of "Stranger Things" and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.A New York Times bestseller!Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't...
Boo the library ghost
Paige, Becky, author, illustrator.
Paper Book
Boo the ghost spends his days haunting the local library and scaring everyone away. But little Poppy thinks she may know why Boo is acting so scary, and she knows just how to fix it! The library is haunted! Beware of the ghost! Frightening children is what Boo...
Fitz and Cleo
Stutzman, Jonathan
Paper Book
The dynamo team behind Llama Destroys the World invites you to meet the stars of their first graphic novel--Fitz and Cleo! If you're a fan of Narwhal and Jelly or Owly, get ready to fall head over heels for this brother-and-sister duo. Fitz and Cleo are siblings by...
Welcome to scare school
Lerner, Jarrett, author, illustrator.
Paper Book
A young ghost tries his best to fit in with the rest of the ghouls in this sweet and spooky chapter book by acclaimed author Jarrett Lerner. Bash, a young ghost who's never been good at "ghost stuff" is heading off to Scare School, the world's leading institution for elementary...
A glitch in time
Epstein, Gabriela, author, illustrator.
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Gabriela Epstein's Danny Phantom: A Glitch in Time, is an original full-color graphic novel based on the hit Nickelodeon animated series, taking place directly after the series finale with the original ghost gang: Danny Fenton and his...
Peppa's magical Halloween
Holowaty, Lauren
Paper Book
Join the spooky fun with Peppa and friends in this Halloween board book!It's Halloween at playgroup, and there's so much to do! Peppa and her friends are going to make a wand, pretend to fly on a broom, and mix up a magic potion. Will Peppa find real magic on Halloween? Find out in this...
Trick-or-treating in the city
Jackson, Tiffany D.
Paper Book
Janelle knows exactly what she wants to be for Halloween, but she has no idea how she'll celebrate-her mommy has to work and can't take her to trick-or-treat in the suburbs, and daddy has to run his store like always. But listening to her friends and neighbours' stories of Halloweens past and...

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