With Halloween just around the corner, parents and teachers can use the holiday to encourage children to read.
Here is a list of Halloween hardcover and paperback picture books for children ages 3 to 6. You can also check out a list of Halloween Stories and Activity Books for Kids.
Hardcover Picture Books:
- The Haunted Ghoul Bus by Lisa Trumbauer (Sterling | October 7, 2008)
- Josh’s Halloween Pumpkin by Kathryn Lay (Pelican Publishing | September 1, 2008)
- There’s No Such Thing as Ghosts! by Emmanuelle Eeckhout (Kane/miller Book Publishers | September 1, 2008)
- Boogie Knights by Lisa Wheeler (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing | August 5, 2008)
- Vera’s Halloween by Vera Rosenberry (Henry Holt And Company | August 5, 2008)
- Happy Halloween, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt (SCHOLASTIC INC | August 1, 2007)
- Who Will Haunt My House on Halloween by Jerry Pallotta (SCHOLASTIC INC | August 1, 2008)
- Vunce Upon a Time by J. Otto Seibold and Siobhan Vivian (Chronicle Books | August 1, 2008)
- Trick-or-Treat on Monster Street by Danny Schnitzlein (Peachtree Publishers | July 29, 2008)
- Boo, Bunny! by Kathryn O. Galbraith (Harcourt Trade Publishers | July 25, 2008)
- Halloween Night by Marjorie D. Murray (HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS | June 23, 2008)
- The Very Brave Witch by Alison McGhee (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing | August 8, 2006)
- The Perfect Pumpkin Pie by Denys Cazet (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing | September 6, 2005)
- The Halloween Queen by Joan Holub (Albert Whitman & Company | September 30, 2004)
Paperback Picture Books:
- Halloween Hoots and Howls by Joan Horton(Square Fish | August 19, 2008)
- The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz (Penguin Young Reader Group | August 19, 2008)
- Halloween by Jerry Seinfeld (Little, Brown & Company | August 1, 2008)
- The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis (SCHOLASTIC INC | August 1, 2008)
- 10 Trick-or-Treaters by Janet Schulman (Random House Children's Books | July 22, 2008)
- The Halloween Play by Felicia Bond (HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS | June 23, 2008)
- T. Rex Trick or Treat by Lois G. Grambling (HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS | June 20, 2008)
- 13 Ghosts at Halloween by Robin Muller (Scholastic Canada, Ltd | August 1, 2007)
Halloween Special Editions:
- The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat by Stan Berenstain (Random House Children's Publishing | August 12, 1989)
- Biscuit’s Pet and Play Halloween by Alyssa Capucilli (HarperFestival | July 12, 2007)
- It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Shultz (Perseus Books Group | August 8, 2008)
- Clifford’s First Halloween: A Spooky Glitter Book by Norman Bridwell (SCHOLASTIC INC | August 1, 2006)
- Disney’s Little Einsteins: Halloween Surprise by Marcy Kelman (Disney Press | July 31, 2007)
- Disney: Sweet and Spooky Halloween by Disney (Random House Children's Books | July 24, 2007)
- Franklin’s Halloween by Paulette Bourgeois (SCHOLASTIC INC | August 1, 2007)
- Holly Hobbie: Holly’s Halloween Adventure by Alyson Heller (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing | August 5, 2008)
- Jakers!: Spooky Storytellers by Nancy Parent (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing | August 1, 2006)
- The Land Before Time: The Spooky Nighttime Adventure by Jennifer Frantz (Children's Festival | April 22, 2008)
- Happy Halloween, Little Critter by Mercer Mayer (HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS | August 26, 2004)
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Halloween Treat by Thea Feldman (Disney Press | July 15, 2008)
- Strawberry Shortcake Halloween Play by Eva Mason (Penguin Young Rdrs Merch | August 11, 2005)
- Pooh’s Happy Halloween by Rh Disney (Random House Children's Books | August 12, 2003)
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