Spooky Season Picture Books

Updated March 7, 2026
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Halloween
Behn, Harry.
Paper Book
Halloween portrays three trick-or-treaters' moonlit revels.
Halloween night
Murray, Marjorie Dennis.
Paper Book
'Twas Halloween night, Tand all through the house, Every creature was stirring, including the mouse . . . The witch is cooking. Banshees are singing. The goody bags are oozing with ooey, gooey snacks. Everyone's warming up for the best Halloween party ever. Get ready for a...
Herbert's first Halloween
Rylant, Cynthia
Paper Book
Herbert is deeply doubtful about his first Halloween--but with a little help from his dad and a special tiger costume, Herbert might just find confidence on Halloween night. Together, father and son practice roaring, carve a pumpkin, and venture out in search of candy. And by the end of the night,...
5 more sleeps 'til Halloween
Fallon, Jimmy
Paper Book
Host of NBC's The Tonight Show and #1 New York Times-bestselling author Jimmy Fallon returns with this exciting countdown to Halloween picture book. It's 5 more sleeps 'til Halloween! That spooky time of year. Where all of the...
The ghosts went floating
Norman, Kim
Paper Book
A Bank Street Best Book of 2021 Inspired by the children's song "The Ants Went Marching" and involving early math concepts, writer Kim Norman and illustrator Jay Fleck's The Ghosts Went Floating is a spooktacular adventure perfect for Halloween. The ghosts...
Trunk-or-treat!
Ayala-Kronos, Chris
Paper Book
A festive Halloween picture book inspired by the abundantly decorated cars and trucks, snazzy costumes, and sweet treats of community-centric Trunk-or-Treat events! Snazzy costumes, spooky decorations, and sticky candy...all on WHEELS! This rhyming Halloween picture book appeals to car and...
Little Boo
Wunderli, Stephen
Paper Book
This simple story by author Stephen Wunderli and illustrator Tim Zeltner is more than a fun Halloween read--Little Boo is a heartwarming tale perfect for any child who can't wait to grow up. The leaves fall, the wind blows, and one little pumpkin seed tries and...
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...
Pick a pumpkin
Toht, Patricia
Paper Book
The creators of Pick a Pine Tree are back with a joyful, energetic celebration of a Halloween tradition. Pick a pumpkin from the patch. Tall and lean or short and fat. Vivid orange, ghostly white, or speckled green, might be just right. Pairing a...
If you ever meet a skeleton
Evans, Rebecca
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...
10 spooky pumpkins
Grimly, Gris
Paper Book
Join celebrated creator Gris Grimly in this spooky countdown, as one little girl ventures out into the night for an unforgettable Halloween adventure!10 little pumpkins, sitting in a line,looking for a cat and they found nine.The wind said SWOOSH and the gate went CREAK.The owl cried...
Stumpkin
Cummins, Lucy Ruth
Paper Book
From the critically acclaimed author and illustrator of A Hungry Lion comes a unique Halloween story about a stemless pumpkin who dreams of becoming a jack-o-lantern. Stumpkin is the most handsome pumpkin on the block. He's as orange as a traffic cone! Twice as round as a...
We're going on a goon hunt : a petrifying parody
Rex, Michael
Paper Book
This hilarious companion to the New York Times #1 bestseller, Goodnight Goon, is a ghoulish parody of We're Going on a Bear Hunt. We're going on a goon hunt. We're going to catch a green one. What a spooky night! We're not scared....
Pug & Pig trick-or-treat
Gallion, Sue Lowell
Paper Book
Pug and Pig are back for a heartwarming Halloween adventure in this adorable picture book that's perfect for pet lovers of all ages. Halloween night has come to Pug and Pig's house, and the darling duo is sporting matching costumes. The costumes are cozy. They glow in the dark....
The goblin twins
Cha, Frances
Paper Book
Two 601-year-old goblin tricksters from Korea go on an unexpected Halloween adventure in New York City in this tongue-in-cheek story from Frances Cha, critically acclaimed author of If I Had Your Face, and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Jaime Kim. "A...
The light inside
Misdea, Dan
Paper Book
How far would you go to find your very best toy if it went missing? Join a timid jack-o'-lantern on an adventure through an eerie forest in this sweet and quirky wordless picture book! Nighttime can be scary, especially when you don't know what might be lurking in the dark....
The Hallo-wiener
Pilkey, Dav
Paper Book
From Dav Pilkey, creator of the New York Times bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, comes Oscar, a little dog with a big bullying problem.Oscar is a little dog with a big problem -- he gets more tricks than treats because other dogs tease him all the time. But one brave...
The itty-bitty witch
Shaskan, Trisha Speed
Paper Book
Betty can't wait to be a first-grade witch. But on the first day of school, her classmates start calling her "Itty Bitty" because she's small and still uses her kinder-broom. Betty doesn't like the nickname--or how it makes her feel itty-bitty inside. So she comes up with a BIG idea to prove...

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