Spooky Season: Books for Kids

Updated September 25, 2024
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Greenhouse of horror
Livingston, Liv
Paper Book
Liv's class visits the greenhouse and encounters some strange plants in book three of the Spirited graphic chapter book series. Liv's science class has a new botany project: finding the plant that best represents them. Mrs. Arber, the ghost caring for (and haunting) the...
Teeny tiny ghost
Matson, Rachel
Paper Book
An adorable spooky twist on "The Teeny Tiny Woman" that's perfect for Halloween!In the teeny tiny barnOf a teeny tiny houseLived a teeny tiny ghostAnd a teeny tiny mouse...This teeny tiny ghost is too little to be spooky. Will she find her voice... and a friend, too? Discover...
I love you more than the smell of swamp gas
Atteberry, Kevan
Paper Book
Little monster wonders: Does Papa love the swamp more than he loves his little monster Papa and little monster are on a skink chase in a dark, stinky swamp.  Do you love me as much as the skink that you chase...or the smell of the swamp...or the beasts in this...
Leo : a ghost story
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2015 You would like being friends with Leo. He likes to draw, he makes delicious snacks, and most people can't even see him. Because Leo is also a ghost. When a new family moves into his home and Leo's efforts to welcome them are...
There's a ghost in this house
Jeffers, Oliver
Paper Book
A captivating new picture book with interactive transparent pages, from world-renowned artist Oliver Jeffers. Hello, come in. Maybe you can help me? A young girl lives in a haunted house, but has never seen a ghost. Are they white with holes for eyes? Are...
Rowley Jefferson's awesome friendly spooky stories
Kinney, Jeff
Paper Book
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Scare yourself silly with Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney, the #1 international bestselling author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid! Grab a flashlight, crawl...
I want to be in a scary story
Taylor, Sean
Paper Book
The stellar duo behind Hoot Owl: Master of Disguise reunites to create a book that will have children (and their parents!) roaring with laughter once again.From the team behind the acclaimed Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise comes a very scary read-aloud story ... or is it? Monster wants to be in a scary...
Boo! : over 150 spooky jokes!
Chatterton, Martin.
Paper Book
This work presents a collection of over 150 spooky jokes, featuring weird witches, mad mummies and giggly ghosts.
The good, the bad, and the spooky
John, Jory
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times Bestseller! Based on the New York Times bestselling picture book sensation The Bad Seed, Jory John and Pete Oswald present: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky! Includes two sticker sheets, perfect for decorating your own mini jack-o'...
Digging up danger
West, Jacqueline
Paper Book
Ghosts? A mysterious plant? Something even more sinister? This spooky mystery (inspired by a real kid's idea) doubles as a creative writing guide for young writers! Eliza loves hunting ghosts - too bad she's spending the summer helping her scientist mother study weird...
Curse of the Boggin
MacHale, D. J.
Paper Book
Leave the lights on for this first book in a new thriller series! The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Pendragon invites you to enter The Library, where the stories you can't finish just might finish you. There's a place beyond this world...

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