Halloween Picture Books

Witches, ghosts, black cats and jack-o-lanterns! This collection of Halloween picture books features some frights, and lots of fun.
Updated October 2, 2022
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The little old lady who was not afraid of anything
Williams, Linda
Paper Book
"A splendiferous Halloween story." --The Horn Book "A great purchase for Halloween or any time of year." --School Library Journal (starred review) Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the...
The Berenstain bears and the spooky old tree
Berenstain, Stan
Paper Book
Three brave little bears explore the inside of a mysterious old tree and go into, up, through, over, down, and out. Bright and Early Books are perfect for beginning beginner readers! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1968 with The Foot Book, Bright and Early Books use fewer and easier...
The wacky book of witches
Civardi, Anne
Paper Book
Big pumpkin
Silverman, Erica
Paper Book
A little bat uses brains over brawn in this not-so-scary Halloween picture book. The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and now she wants to make herself a pumpkin pie for Halloween. But the pumpkin is so big she can't get it off the vine. It's so big the...
Arthur's Halloween
Brown, Marc Tolon
Paper Book
BESTSELLING CLASSIC SERIES! More than 5 million Arthur Adventure books sold! Celebrate Halloween with Arthur and friends, perfect for fans of the hit television show and new readers alike.  With all of his classmates in...
Space case
Marshall, Edward
Paper Book
For use in schools and libraries only. A visitor from outer space lands unnoticed on Earth at Halloween, goes trick-or-treating with some children, and visits a classroom.
Hey-how for Halloween!
Hopkins, Lee Bennett
Paper Book
Hubknuckles
Herman, Emily
Paper Book
"Every Halloween, Hubknuckles pays a visit to Lee and her younger sisters and baby brother. The children watch the ghostly figure from the safety of their warm kitchen, experiencing delicious little tickles of fear. ut this year, Lee has decided that Hubknuckles isn't real. Hubknuckles is just a...
The widow's broom
Van Allsburg, Chris
Paper Book
A widow finds herself in possession of an extraordinary broom left by a witch who fell into the widow's garden.
A Halloween happening
Adams, Adrienne
Paper Book
It's Halloween, and a group of witches is throwing a hair-raising party. Only children are invited, and they're in for some bewitching fun! It's hard work getting ready! There are toad tarts, worm waffles, and candy bats to prepare. But more than that, a giant pumpkin tower is being built for...
The soup bone
Johnston, Tony
Paper Book
Looking for a soup bone on Halloween, a little old lady finds a hungry skeleton instead.
The Berenstain Bears trick or treat
Berenstain, Stan
Paper Book
This classic Berenstain Bears story is a perfect way to celebrate Halloween, all the while teaching children about the difference between right and wrong Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book(R) from Stan and Jan Berenstain. It's Halloween and Brother and...
The Halloween tree
Montanari, Susan McElroy
Paper Book
A charming, funny, and heartwarming kids Halloween picture book that will help to start a new seasonal tradition. Perfect for kids 3-5 or any young child in your life that wants to celebrate the spookiest season of the year. Everyone knows most young saplings dream of becoming Christmas trees....
The little ghost who was a quilt
Nason, Riel
Paper Book
When you're a quilt instead of a sheet, being a ghost is hard! An adorable picture book for fans of Stumpkin and How to Make Friends with a Ghost. Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air and able to whirl and twirl and float and soar. But the little ghost who...
The witches' supermarket
Meddaugh, Susan.
Paper Book
While trick-or-treating on Halloween night, Helen and her dog Martha happen upon a very unusual supermarket -- for witches and cats only -- where they are most unwelcome!
One dark night
Preston, Edna Mitchell
Paper Book
I spy spooky night : a book of picture riddles
Wick, Walter
Paper Book
Search-and-find riddles paired with amazing photographs will captivate kids of all ages in the bestselling I Spy series.Acclaimed I Spy creators Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo use everyday objects to enhance intellectual discovery.From a haunted house to a misty graveyard, readers...
By the light of the Halloween moon
Stutson, Caroline
Paper Book
In this cumulative story, a host of Halloween spooks, including a cat, a witch, and a ghoul, are drawn to the tapping of a little girl's toe.
Snowmen at Halloween
Buehner, Caralyn
Paper Book
The snowmen are getting their Halloween costumes ready for the latest picture book in this New York Times bestselling series. Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked, or his tree-branch arms have moved? And you've...
The ugly pumpkin
Horowitz, Dave
Paper Book
Perfect for the changing seasons, this wacky twist on The Ugly Duckling is a great read for Halloween and Thanksgiving. The Ugly Pumpkin has waited all through October for someone to take him home, but no one wants him. He doesn't look like other...
In the haunted house
Bunting, Eve
Paper Book
All we see are two pairs of sneakers, one large, one small, as a little girl and her father tour a dark, mysterious house.
Halloween poems
Livingston, Myra Cohn.
Paper Book
Eighteen poems celebrate the holiday of pumpkins, black cats, witches, and ghosts.

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