Halloween Books for Kids

In this column below you will find a recommended list of kids books for Halloween. Get your kids in the spirit of Halloween with these fun books.

Thirteen Nights of Halloween
by Rebecca Dickinson

All Hallow's Eve - The Story of the Halloween Fairy
by Lisa Sferlazza Johnson

Big Pumpkin
by Erica Silverman

Bugs That Go Bump in the Night
by David A. Carter

Dragon's Halloween
by Dav Pilkey

Extreme Monsters Joke Book
by Nikki Bataille Lange

Extreme Monsters - Meet Mr. Hydeous
by Louise Simonson

Extreme Monsters - The Blue Moon Effect
by Mel Friedman

Extreme Monsters - What's With Wulf?
by Mel Friedman

Five Little Pumpkins
by Iris Van Rynbach

Go Away Big Green Monster
by Ed Emberley

Halloween Bugs: A Trick-Or-Treat Pop-Up
by David A. Carter

Halloween Night
by Arden Druce

Halloween Puzzles
by Helene Hovanec

Halloween Sky Ride
by Elizabeth Spurr

Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve
by Mary Pope Osborne

I Spy Spooky Night
by Jean Marzollo

In the Haunted House
by Eve Bunting

Inside a House That Is Haunted: A Rebus Read-Along Story
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

It's Halloween!
by Jack Prelutsky

Jan Pienkowski's Haunted House
by Jan Pienkowski

Miss Fiona's Stupendous Pumpkin Pies
by Mark Kimball Moulton

Mrs. McMurphy's Pumpkin
by Rick Walton

Peek-a-Boooo!
by Marie Torres Cimarusti

Pigs Go to Market - Halloween Fun with Math and Shopping
by Amy Axelrod

Pumpkin Eye
by Denise Fleming

Pumpkin Hill
by Elizabeth Spurr

Room on the Broom
by Julia Donaldson

Scary, Scary Halloween
by Eve Bunting

Shake Dem Halloween Bones!
by Mike Reed

Skeleton Hiccups
by Margery Cuyler

Tell Me a Scary Story
by Carl Reiner

Ten Timid Ghosts
by Jennifer O'connell

The Bumpy Little Pumpkin
by Margery Cuyler

The Everything Kids Halloween Puzzle
by Beth L. Blair

The Legend of Spookley, the Square Pumpkin
by Joe Troiano

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
by Linda Williams

The Night Before Halloween
by Natasha Wing

The Ugly Pumpkin
by Dave Horowitz

Too Many Pumpkins
by Linda White

Trick or Treat Countdown
by Patricia Hubbard

Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet
by Diane deGroat

Halloween Books for Adults

Here's some great reading and crafts books to get you in the mood for Halloween.

Big book of Halloween
Dahlstrom, Carol c2003

The big book of Halloween: creative & creepy projects for revelers of all ages
Doran, Laura c1998

Create Faces: Face painting. Halloween classics.
Neilson, Sharon c2009

Death makes a holiday: a cultural history of Halloween
Skal, David J c2002

Easy Halloween costumes for children
Albala, Leila c1985

Fabulous fun costumes
Moxley, Juliet c1997

Extreme Pumpkins II: Take back Halloween and freak out a few more neighbors.
Nardone, Tom c2008

Great pumpkins: crafty carving for Halloween Cole, Peter c2003

Ghostly frights for Halloween nights Kawasaki, Shauna c2001

Ghostly good time: The family Halloween handbook. c2008

The great Halloween book: how to make this holiday more fun for the whole family
Walker, Mark c1983

Halloween: a grown-up's guide to creative costumes, devilish decor, & fabulous festivities O'Sullivan, Joanne c2003

 Halloween: an American holiday, an American history  Bannatyne, Leslie Pratt c1998

Halloween: bewitching treats, eats, costumes, and decorations
Clegg, Emma c1999

Halloween costumes Cowles Creative Publishing c1997

Halloween Handbook: 447 costumes
Clark, Birdie c2004

 Halloween: pagan ritual to party night
Rogers, Nicholas c2002

 Halloween pumpkins & parties: 101 spooktacular ideas Dahlstrom, Carol c2002

Halloween: the best of Martha Stewart Living c2001

Halloween tricks & treats c2009

Haunt Your House for Halloween: Decorating tricks & party treats Fuller, Cindy c2001

Homemade Halloween: Quick and easy costumes, decorations, and not-so-frightening family fun. c2008

The no-sew costume book Bresnahan, Michaeline c1990

The original duct tape Halloween book Nyberg, Tim c2003

The Penny Whistle Halloween Book
Brokaw, Meredith c1991

Pumpkin decorating
Rhodes, Vicki c1997

 Pumpkin carving book
Schneebeli-Morrell, Deborah c1996