Booktacular Halloween Books for Children

Check out these Halloween books provided to you from Sussex County Library System. They are fun and fright-free books.

Updated October 6, 2025
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Booook! :
Paper Book
Good to see you, pumpkin. Boooo, little ghost. Hoot, hoot, eerie owl. Making connections between images on a page and the real world is an important building block for your baby's communication skills-and this charming introduction to a lineup of not-scary Halloween characters, paired...
The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Everything
Ahmed, Nadia
Paper Book
If you're a fraidy-ghost, enjoying Halloween is hard! When Finn is afraid, his stomach swoops, his hands sweat, and he can't move. Finn, a spooky little ghostie, is too afraid to leave the comfort of his attic to enjoy trick-or-treating with his family. He's afraid of everything-...
Dr. Seuss's Horton hears a boo! /
Bradford, Wade
Paper Book
Join Dr. Seuss's beloved character Horton the elephant and friends on a Halloween adventure as they try to overcome their fears and find the source of a spooky sound! Don't miss the Netflix original series Dr. Seuss's Horton, premiering October 6, 2025! In...
Chicka Chicka Tricka Treat
Chung, Julien/ Chung, Julien (ILT)
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! It's Halloween in this companion to the beloved and bestselling classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and there's a spooky surprise in store for everyone's favorite letters! A told B, and B told C,
Lila and the jack-o'-lantern :
Churnin, Nancy
Paper Book
An Irish immigrant moves to America, bringing along a now-beloved Halloween tradition. When Lila and her family leave Ireland for the United States, Lila misses many things, but especially Halloween. Each year, she and her siblings look forward to tricking a sly spirit named...
How to haunt a house /
Crimi, Carolyn
Paper Book
Clever ghosts-in-training solve a scary haunted house problem. Groana, Moana, and Shrieky are three little ghosties learning the tricks to giving a good scare. They stomp around, spook family pets, and slam toilet seats. They're all set to pass their...
I'll Love You Till the Bats Say Boo
Cristaldi, Kathryn/ Litten, Kristyna (ILT)
Paper Book
From the team behind the bestselling I'll Love You Till series comes a sturdy board book just right for little hands and their first Halloween--a must-have for fans of the series. And after trick-or-treating's done, I'll love you past the setting sun, up to the moon so high above, as...
Grumpkin
Edwards, Nicola/ Roberts, Sian (ILT)
Paper Book
Grumpkin the grumpy pumpkin is determined to get out of the pumpkin patch and leave the annoying season of fall behind in this humorous board book for children ages 3-6. Grumpkin is a grumpy pumpkin who dislikes fall and Halloween. All those costumes and candy-obsessed kids...but...
The boo crew needs you! /
Fang, Vicky
Paper Book
Trouble's come to Monster Town, and emergencies abound! There's no time to wait around... get the Boo Crew! Get ready for a spooky interactive story experience with Lula, Bones, and Fang-a ghost, skeleton, and vampire team who need YOUR help fixing all the messes and...
If you're spooky and you know it
Fronis, Aly
Paper Book
Sing, dance, and clap your hands with your favorite spooky characters in this Halloween-themed twist on the classic children's song "If You're Happy and You Know It"! Collect all the titles in the Nursery Rhyme board book series! If you're spooky and you know it, ...
If You're Spooky and You Know It
Fronis, Aly/ Ho, Jannie (ILT)
Paper Book
Sing, dance, and clap your hands with your favorite spooky characters in this pumpkin-shaped board book that gives a Halloween-themed twist to the classic children's song "If You're Happy and You Know It!" If you're spooky and you know it, Clap your hands!
Ghosthunters and the totally moldy baroness!
Funke, Cornelia Caroline.
Paper Book
Strange and stinky things are happening at Gloomsburg Castle. To begin with, the creepy place is crawling with TIBIGs (Tiny Biting Ghosts, per the Indispensable Alphabetical Index). And now it appears that the murderous spirit of a 400-year-old, Totally Moldy Baroness has possessed the palace's...
Coraline
Gaiman, Neil.
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman's modern classic, Coraline--also an Academy Award-nominated film "Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house...." When Coraline steps through a door to find another...
Coraline
Gaiman, Neil.
CD
New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman spins a tale of wonder, dark secrets, and bravery that inspired the new 3-D stop-motion animated picture When coraline explores her new home, she finds a door. through the door is another house just like her own...except that it's...
Spooky, scary skeletons /
Gold, Andrew.
Paper Book
Spooky, scary skeletons...will send shivers down your spine in this adorable sing-along board 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...
Bruce and the legend of Soggy Hollow /
Higgins, Ryan T.
Paper Book
Celebrate all things scary with #1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins's beloved Mother Bruce. Bruce is a bear who does not like holidays, and he really doesn't like Halloween. His family of mice and geese decides the only way to get Bruce excited...
Trick or treat? It's Halloween! /
Lodge, Jo,
Paper Book
Join in the Halloween fun with Trick or Treat? It's Halloween! by Jo Lodge, an interactive board book for babies and toddlers that explores the magic of Halloween--from cats to skeletons and ghosts!--through colorful illustrations, surprising sound words, and engaging interactive features....
Broom for Two
Maruno, Jennifer/ Ritchie, Scot (ILT)
Paper Book
Friendship and empathy charm as a little witch learns to fly on a not-so-perfect broom. While practicing for her flying test, Little Witch sometimes forgets her broom in places she shouldn't. By the time she finds her broom in the woods by Ramshackle Rat's house, the broom has been...
Meowl-o-ween /
Muldrow, Diane
Paper Book
It's Halloween night, also known as Meowl-o-ween! Cats are on the prowl, ready to give trick-or-treaters a fright. But one lost kitten is scared--will she find her way and join the fun? This fresh and fun Halloween read-aloud is a spooky-but-sweet story. On frightful, delightful...
Nickelodeon 5-minute Halloween Stories Collection
Random House (COR)
Paper Book
Dive into a spooktacular collection of Nickelodeon stories featuring beloved characters from PAW Patrol, Blue's Clues & You!, Blaze and the Monster Machines, and more. These tales are designed to be enjoyed in under five minutes, making them perfect for bedtime-or any time!<...
Night of the pumpkinheads
Rosen, Michael J.
Paper Book
A group of restless pumpkinheads are tired of spending every Halloween sitting on the porch while all the kids get to dress up and go trick-or-treating. This year, the pumpkins magnificently transform into fearsome Frankenstein, the Loch Ness monster, a woolly mammoth, and even a grand slime...
The Not-so-wicked Witch
Stevens, Bethan
Paper Book
Ghouldilocks and the three ghosts /
Sullivan, Annie,
Paper Book
A classic fairy tale is turned on its head when a creepy ghoul and three not-so-scary ghosts replace familiar characters in this funny holiday story. Ghouldilocks and the Three Ghosts is the Halloween version of a well-known fairy tale. This Ghouldilocks has the same...
One Little Pumpkin
Von Feder, Rosa/ Bianda, Junissa (ILT)
Paper Book
One little pumpkin shines in the night, Two silly monsters take a big bite... From owls and ghosts to witches and werewolves, kids will love counting along with all their favorite Halloween friends in this rhyming lift the flap book. Each new spread reveals a flap to lift to discover peek through...
How to catch a witch /
Walstead, Alice
Paper Book
New in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series-do YOU have what it takes to snatch this Halloween witch? It's Halloween night and something doesn't seem quite right. When our heroes head out to trick-or-treat, there are ghosts, goblins, and...

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