Spooky Season: Books for Kids

Updated September 18, 2025
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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
Three 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!<...
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...
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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