Not Too Spooky Halloween Reads
October 1, 2021
October is officially here which means it’s time for candy, costumes, and a good Halloween book! Check out our book recommendation lists below based on age groups to get you into the Halloween spirit. Borrow these titles with your library card.
Board Books for Babies and Toddlers
Boo! Baa la la la by Sandra Boynton
Tiny T-Rex and the Tricks of Treating by Jonathan Stutzman
1, 2, Let’s Say Boo! By Taylor Garland
Click, Clack, Moo! A Tricky Treat by Doreen Cronin
Spooky Pookie by Sandra Boynton
B is for Boo: A Halloween Alphabet by Greg Paprocki
Story Books for Toddlers and Kids
The Great Pumpkin Returns by Jason Cooper
Sweets & Treats by Kristen L. Depken
Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht
Pout-Pout Fish: Haunted House by Deborah Diesen
Sammy’s Spooktacular Halloween by Mike Petrik
We’re Going on a Spooky Ghost Hunt by Ken Geist
Easy Readers
Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Perfect Pumpkin by Kallie George
A Ghost on the Track by W. Awdry
A Fairyland Costume Ball by Daisy Meadows
Happy Halloween, Mittens by Lola M. Schaefer
Scooby-Doo and the Cupcake Caper by Sonia Sander
Chapter Books
Dragonbreath #5: No Such Thing as Ghosts by Ursula Vernon
The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief by Geronimo Stilton
Trixie the Halloween Fairy by Daisy Meadows
Halloween Hideout by Megan E. Bryant
Mrs. Jeepers’ Scariest Halloween Ever by Debbie Dadey
Hardy Boys: The Great Pumpkin Smash by Franklin W. Dixon
Young Adult
The Last Halloween. Volume 1 Children Graphic Novel by Abby Howard
Toil and Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft by Tess Sharpe and Jessica Spotswood
Pumpkin Heads: Graphic Novel by Rainbow Rowell
House of Salt & Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
Adult Fiction
Haunted Hibiscus by Laura Childs
Haunted House Murder by Leslie Meier
Halloween Murder by Leslie Meier
A Catered Halloween: A Mystery with Recipes by Isis Crawford
Death by Jack-O-Lantern by Alexis Morgan
Death of A Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine
The Café Between Pumpkin and Pie by Kate Angell, Marina Adair, and Stacy Finz
