Halloween Children’s Books That I Love To Read

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything (via Amazon.com)
by Linda Williams

This book is entertaining for little kids because they can do actions while you read the book!

Synopsis: Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard… clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat! (via Amazon.com)
By Lucille Colandro

Who doesn’t love the There Was an Old Lady books? I love this book because, like all the other books, the ending is surprising!

Synopsis: The Old Lady is back, and this time, she’s swallowing a bat, an owl, a cat, a ghost, a goblin…and more! This Halloween-themed twist on the classic rhyme will delight and entertain all brave readers who dare to read it!

Dem Bones (via Amazon.com)
by Bob Barner

This book is educational. You read about the different bones in the body. The fun thing is that if you know the song, it is fun to sing this book to your kids!

Synopsis: Sing with a colorful skeleton band in this exuberant rendition of a traditional, most-loved African-American spiritual passed down by word of mouth for generations.

Frank was a Monster who wanted to Dance (via Amazon.com)
by Keith Graves

This book is funny! My kids think it is just hilarious!

Synopsis: Frank was a monster who wanted to dance. So he put on his hat and shoes made in France, opened a jar, and put ants in his pants!

Bedtime at the SWAMP (via Amazon.com)
by Kristyn Crow

This book has a part the kids love chanting with you as you read! There is also a fun new friend at the end!

Synopsis: It’s bedtime at the swamp—except somebody’s not ready. Somebody’s still splashing in the water and the mud.

Shivery Shades of HALLOWEEN (via Amazon.com)
by Mary McKenna Siddals

This book has a lot of fun rhyming words as you read about Halloween’s different colors!

Synopsis: What color is Halloween? It’s as green as an “eerie glow, evil grin, vile brew, clammy skin,” and as white as “cobwebs clinging, a misty trail, a skull, a spook, a face gone pale . . .”

Miss Fiona’s Stupendous Pumpkin Pies (via Amazon.com)
by Mark Kimball Moulton

I always love to read books with witches. This witch is 400 years old and makes pies for all the kids in the neighborhood. There is a surprise at the end about how she serves it!

Synopsis: At Halloween, all the neighborhood children look forward to eating the delicious pumpkin pies made by Fiona, an old woman who reminds them of a witch.

The Skeleton in the Closet (via Amazon.com)
by Alice Schertle

This book is my favorite Halloween book of all time. We have two copies! I have read it to my kids so many times that I have memorized it. The kids repeatedly ask me to read this book; they love it so much! The Skeleton in the Closet is an adorable book.

Synopsis: Bam! Bam! Bam! A skeleton’s knocking at the door. Creak… creak… creak… Now he’s going up the steps — but this skeleton isn’t looking for what you’d expect. Snickers and shivers await readers in this wickedly funny rhyming story that will surely tickle funny bones.