Trick or Treat!
Halloween books for kids!
10 things I love about Halloween
Sweeney, Samantha, author.
2023
A lively, lighthearted celebration of all the things that make Halloween special! A fun counting element makes this book perfect for reading aloud.
Halloween ball
Cargill, Perdita, author.
2023
Bea Black is STILL at witch school, despite her best efforts to get her dad to move her to another school. And with the Halloween Ball on the horizon--only the biggest event of the school year--Bea is selected to be on the planning committee! Will she be able to come up with ideas for the ball that impress--and master her wand skills while still keeping her magic a secret from her dad? Features black-and-white illustrations throughout.
The Halloween costume ball
Sawan, Anne, author.
2023
Creepy creatures with big claws, hairy werewolves, zombies, and ghosts . . . everyone is welcome at the Halloween party! Cozy . . . or also a little spooky? A cheerful Halloween book full of friendly monsters, ghosts, and witches. For children ages 4 years and up who aren't easily scared.
Halloween friends
Smith, Nikki Shannon, 1971- author.
2023
It's Halloween, and little friends are all dressed up! Follow along as they go from house to house, having fun and saying "Trick-or-treat!"
Halloween fun
McNamara, Margaret, author.
2024
When first-grader Jamie has a Halloween party that includes a haunted house, Hannah is nervous to enter until Jamie volunteers to go too and explain everything to her.
Halloween in the orchard
Alsdurf, Phyllis, 1950- author.
2023
"What better way to celebrate than by donning homemade costumes and going to the local apple orchard? In this charming story, a boy and his family enjoy everything the orchard has to offer, including searching for scarecrows, getting lost in a corn maze, and going on a hayride."-- Page 4 of cover.
Happy Halloween, Fiona!
Cowdrey, Richard, author, illustrator
2024
While Fiona the hippo and her friends at the zoo are excited about Halloween, her baby brother Fritz is not so sure, but her encouragement, the yummy treats, and a new friend help change his mind about the holiday.
A haunted ghost tour in Canada
Martin, Louise (Children's fiction writer), author.
2023
Experience a fa-BOO-lous Halloween with Little Ghost on a tour of all the landmarks you know and love in CANADA! Little Ghost is going on a spooky Halloween tour around Canada, and you're invited to ride along! Take a trip with the Ghost family as they travel from Ottawa to Vancouver and visit favorite landmarks such as CN Tower and Sambro Island Lighthouse. Along the way, Little Ghost loves tricking everyone ... until Little Ghost hears the biggest BOO ever!
Lila and the jack-o'-lantern : Halloween comes to America
Churnin, Nancy, author
2023
Before emigrating from Ireland, Lila assures her siblings they will still celebrate Halloween in America, but with no turnips to carve into jack-o-lanterns, Lila must get creative to keep her promise. Includes a recipe for colcannon.
Lime green ghost
Hansen, Tevin, author
2023
"Trixie Cole and her friends plan to pull an epic prank on their mean old neighbor, Mr. Boggarty, who never hands out candy, but instead of pulling off the greatest joke of the year, they discover the true meaning of giving, and find out why the grumpiest old man on the block has a huge Halloween heart"-- Provided by publisher.
My first dino-Halloween
Wheeler, Lisa, 1963- author
2023
Ring the doorbell . . . trick or treat! Here comes a dino-sized Halloween celebration. Rhyming text and lively illustrations show dinosaurs carving jack-o'-lanterns, visiting a haunted house, making costumes, and more!
Scaredy's nutty adventures. 4, Scaredy Squirrel scared silly
Watt, Mélanie, 1975-, author, illustrator
2024
"Scaredy Squirrel can't wait for Halloween, with its cute decorations, cheerful music ... and NOTHING spooky. That's why he's fully prepared for Halloween: bright lighting? Check. Adorable pumpkin décor? Check. Costumes? You bet. Ghost, vampires and monsters? That's a big negative. And no trick-or-treating; Scaredy doesn't want to risk cracking a tooth! But with some gentle support and encouragement from his friends, Scaredy learns he can still have a good time and overcome his fears ... and maybe even get a little spooky! (But just a little.)"-- Provided by publisher.
A super scary Narwhalloween
Clanton, Ben, 1988- author, artist
2023
Dive into new stories that are sure to fright and delight! Narwhal loves Halloween--it's a great excuse to dress up in a spooky and silly costume, like a ghost, a mermaid, a banana, or maybe even Marlow the Mustachioed Moose. It's a skeleTON of fun! Jelly isn't dressing up, though--he's a little scared of this time of year, and would prefer to hunker down in a hidey-hole until Halloween is over. But when a scary sea monster makes an appearance and swallows Narwhal (gulp!), can Jelly, with the help of some super friends, pluck up the courage to save his best bud?
The wheels on the costume
Jin, Cindy, author
2023
Celebrating disability and inclusivity, this interactive board book can be read to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus" so little ones can see how a wheelchair can be transformed into creative costumes for trick-or-treating on Halloween night.
