31 Halloween Books
Gifting a book for Halloween is a wonderful addition to candy and other treats. I love to read books and to gift books for any occasion. Today, I’ve rounded up cute and spooky Halloween themed books with options for children and adults. Happy reading!
1. Room on the Broom
A story about a witch and her cat as they face adversity. Written in rhyme.
Trick or treat with Pete and find out who he meets at each house in this lift a flap book.
Ollie and her cat, Pumpkin, make friends with a lost kitten and return it to its home.
A fun rhyming book where the characters pick the perfect pumpkin and carve jack o’lanterns.
A sweet story about loneliness, bravery, and friendship.
Join Splat on a trip to the pumpkin patch. The book comes with 30 stickers.
Follow along as a group of trick-or-treaters attempt to catch a witch who opened a magic portal that let out spooky creatures.
Perfect for fans of Peppa Pig! Join Peppa and her family as they play outside in the leaves, carve pumpkins, and dress up in costumes for a Halloween party.
This book has 300 spooky facts about candy, costumes, pumpkin carving, and more Halloween topics. Geared toward kids ages 8 - 12.
A Halloween classic. It’s Halloween night and there will be costumes, trick-or-treating, bobbing for apples, and waiting for the Great Pumpkin.
Brother and Sister can’t wait to go trick-or-treating with all of their friends, but when someone in the group encourages the kids to play a trick, things don’t go as planned. I
Junie B. is afraid to go trick-or-treating and is forced to face her fear, decide on a costume, and make it through the night.
In the sequel to The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, every year the six siblings wreak havoc on their town, so the mayor cancels Halloween. The kids manage to turn the worst Halloween into the best Halloween.
In this adorable board book, little llama finds the perfect costume, picks out a pumpkin for a jack-o’-lantern, and goes trick-or-treating with Mama and his friends.
This is a set of five books recommended for ages 4 - 8. Books include:
Flat Stanley and the Haunted House
Monster School: First Day Frights
In A Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories
Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia
Lulu Goes to Witch School
16. Pumpkin Day!
A boy and his family visit a pumpkin patch to pick out the perfect pumpkin.
A lift-a-flap Halloween book of the popular Little Blue Truck Series. Available as a hardback or board book.
Trick-or-treat with Little Critter and his sister.
On Halloween, Arthur is spooked at a school Halloween party and then his little sister wanders into the scariest house on the street while trick-or-treating and he has to find the courage to go in and save her.
A level one reader that captures the festivities of Halloween with full-color illustrations and simple easy to read text.
21. The Witch’s Cat
A cute book that aspires to teach children the importance of being self confident. It encourages positive behavior, cognitive thinking, a growth mindset, empathy and positivity.
This little ghost is a quilt instead of sheet and ultimately decides it is okay to be different.
23. The Witches
Another classic. This story follows a little boy and his grandmother who travel to a resort where the witches are meeting with the Grand High Witch, who doesn’t like children.
24. Goosebumps Set
Goosebumps Horrorland Series 10 Books Collection Set by R.L.Stine is the perfect spooky gift for children ages 8 - 12 years old.
Spanish words are strategically placed throughout this story that includes spooky Halloween characters - mummies, vampires, black cats, skeletons, ghosts, and more.
The Little Ghost lost her scary BOO, so she sets out to find it.
This is a Young Adult graphic novel recommended for ages 13+. The main character joins a group of unusual undead friends to try to save someone who can save the world from a monster invasion.
In this novel for grown ups, Hercule Poirot investigates the mystery of a 13 year old who is found murdered after she boasted that she once witnessed a murder.
Local story teller Jonathan Kruk shares the mysterious tales of the Hudson Valley.
The classic Washington Irving story set deep in the forest with the infamous Headless Horseman.
Practical Magic the book is somewhat different than the movie, but is still an intriguing story of magic, sisterhood, and love.
The Rules of Magic is a prequel to Practical Magic that explains the story of Aunt Franny, Aunt Jet and their brother Vincent.
Magic Lessons is a new release that tells the story of Maria Owens in the 1600s.
