Spooky Season: Books for Kids

Updated September 18, 2025
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Fright night
Gutman, Dan
Paper Book
With more than 36 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! Gather around the campfire for some scary stories with A.J. and friends in this new My Weird School Special, featuring extra pages of puzzles, games, and more! A.J. and his friends are...
If you ever meet a skeleton
Evans, Rebecca (Author)
Paper Book
Skeletons might seem frightening, but if you look closer, there's nothing much to fear. They can't run fast, they're terrible at hide-and-seek, and they're scared of everything. When a group of trick-or-treaters runs into an actual skeleton on an enchanted Halloween night, they do whatever...
Little Pumpkin's Halloween
Hall, Algy Craig
Paper Book
Come along with Little Pumpkin and his friends on a fun romp through a not-so-spooky old house to find the Halloween treats! "Presents cheerful evidence that Halloween tricks and treats--and sights and sounds--aren't just for big kids." --Publishers Weekly  ...
This year, a witch
Abbott, Zoey
Paper Book
Four starred reviews! In this "inspiring...delightful" (School Library Journal, starred review) picture book offering a twist on the trick-or-treat trope, a feisty little girl has had enough of her parents picking cutesy Halloween costumes for her--this year, a witch!<...
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...
Pumpkin heads
Minor, Wendell
Paper Book
The perfect Halloween book for kids, this fall picture books celebrates picking pumpkins and carving them into pumpkin heads--jack-o'-lanterns of every shape and size! Award-winning author and artist Wendell Minor uses simple language and striking autumn settings to celebrate...
Living ghosts & mischievous monsters : chilling American Indian stories
Jones, Dan C.
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! A shiver-inducing collection of short stories to read under the covers, from a breadth of American Indian nations. Dark figures in the night. An owl's cry on the wind. Monsters watching from the edge of the wood. Some of...
Scaring and daring : terrifying takes on 15 classic tales : a Horror Writers Association anthology
Guignard, Eric J.
Paper Book
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here!  Get ready for a terrifying spin on some of literature's most beloved tales--no story is safe! From Captain Hook's run-in with dark magic to Sherlock Holmes narrowly escaping graveyard spirits to a happily never after for Cinderella,...
Hanging with vampires : a totally factual field guide to the supernatural
Fitzpatrick, Insha
Paper Book
Discover everything about vampires in this laugh-out-loud nonfiction handbook packed with spooky legends, fascinating history, and weird facts perfect for middle-grade readers and mythology fans! Are vampires real? Who was Vlad the Impaler? Do vampire bats ever feed on humans?...
Spooky, scary skeletons
Gold, Andrew
Paper Book
Spooky, scary skeletons...will send shivers down your spine in this adorable sing-along picture book based on the TikTok viral song by Andrew Gold (best known for writing The Golden Girls theme song, "Thank You for Being a Friend.") Follow along as five little skeletons go...
Nightmare in the backyard
Strand, Jeff
Paper Book
Chloe, Avery, and Madison can't wait to spend the night camping in the backyard. Smores! Spooky stories! Trading secrets! It's going to be awesome. Sure, Elijah the kid next door keeps trying to prank them, but it's all in good fun. Who doesn't like a little scare after the sun has set and the...
Creepy sheepy
Cummins, Lucy Ruth
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Big Cheese and the Food Group series, Pete Oswald, and critically acclaimed author Lucy Ruth Cummins comes a Halloween adventure for Sleepy Sheepy. A story all about learning when to blend in and when to stand out that is...
The haunted house next door
Miedoso, Andres
Paper Book
Meet Desmond Cole! A fearless eight-year-old who runs his own ghost patrol, looking for ghosts, monsters, and mischief makers everywhere. Oh, and he just so happens to be my new best friend...and thank goodness! Because I'm afraid of everything. Welcome to Kersville, a town with...

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