21 books to get kids ready for a spooky Halloween

  • It's a weird Halloween spooktacular! From a school secretary with a haunted house to a teaching assistant who might be ...
    My Weird School Halloween 3-Book Box Set by Dan Gutman RRP: $18.40 Photo: HarperCollins
  • Every Halloween, the six Herdman kids steal candy, spray-paint other kids, and take everything that isn't nailed down. ...
    The Best Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson RRP: $11.25  Photo: HarperCollins
  • Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the ...
    The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams RRP: $41.50 Photo: HarperCollins
  • A haunted Halloween bus ride that will have children singing with excitement. THE SPOOKY WHEELS ON THE BUS is a ...
    The Spooky Wheels on the Bus Paperback by J. Elizabeth Mills RRP: $7.95  Photo: Scholastic Books
  • Skelebrate Howloween with this fun activity book full of fangtastic homemade costume ideas and makeup tips to dress like ...
    Monster High: Have a Clawesome Howloween: A Creepy-Cool Activity Book by Pollygeist Danescary RRP: $13.90 Photo: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • "'Twas the night before Halloween, and all through the house, All the creatures were stirring, except for the mouse.The ...
    The Night Before Halloween by Natasha Wing RRP: $9.50 Photo: Grosset & Dunlap
  • In this catchy, lilting cumulative tale with glorious comical/scary illustrations (Kirkus Reviews), a little girl s toe ...
    By the Light of the Halloween Moon by Caroline Stutson RRP: $13.90  Photo: Two Lions
  • Leap into action with Goblin Hood, the Halloween hero of Scarewood Forest who steals from the witch and gives to the ...
    Goblin Hood Paperback by Sue Fliess RRP: $7.75 Photo: Grosset & Dunlap
  • This is a scary book of short stories perfect for young readers who love the thrills and chills of being afraid (and who ...
    Halloween Books for Kids by Bloody Brown RRP: $16.80 Photo: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
  • In this latest addition to the hugely successful CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? series, acclaimed photographer Walter Wick ...
    Can You See What I See?: On a Scary Scary Night: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve by Walter Wick RRP: $16.75 Photo: CartWheel Books
  • This is not a fairy-tale. This is about REAL WITCHES. Real witches don't ride around on broomsticks. They don't even ...
    The Witches by Roald Dahl RRP: $11.25 Photo: Scholastic Publisher
  • The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the ...
    Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson RRP: $9.75 Photo: Puffin Books
  • The Brothers Grimm's fairy tales are brought to life for a new generation of readers in their original, uncut form by ...
    Gris Grimly's Tales from the Brothers Grimm by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, and Margaret Raine Hunt RRP: $23.68 Photo: HarperCollins
  • When Uncle Charlie dies, Tony is devastated. Then he starts seeing Uncle Charlie everywhere! It doesn't help that Tony ...
    School of the Dead by Avi RRP: $22.36 Photo: HarperCollins
  • Both volumes of the New York Timesbestselling The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel are now available in a single-volume ...
    The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel Single Volume by Neil Gaiman RRP: $46.07  Photo: HarperCollins
  • Featuring five gently spine-tingling, funny stories in this Level Two I Can Read box set are sure to delight early readers.
    My Favorite Spooky Stories Box Set: 5 Silly, Not-Too-Scary Tales! by Various RRP: $12.02  Photo: HarperCollins
  • Danny loves Halloween, but his dinosaur friend has never celebrated before. Follow Danny and the dinosaur as they go ...
    Danny and the Dinosaur: Happy Halloween by Syd Hoff's RRP: $9.20 Photo: HarperCollins
  • From the #1 bestselling author of Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids comes a brand-new joke collection with hundreds of ...
    Laugh-Out-Loud Spooky Jokes for Kids by Rob Elliot RRP: $6.57 Photo: HarperCollins
  • Grimelda'™s house may not be tidy, but it's cozy, and that's just the way she likes it. She also likes pickle pie. ...
    Grimelda: The very messy witch by Diana Murray RRP: $22.36 Photo: HarperCollins
  • When Halloween comes around, Enzo doesn'™t know what to expect. Jack-o™-lanterns light up the streets, giant ...
    Enzo's very scary Halloween by R.W. Alley RRP: $23.68 Photo: HarperCollins
  • Readers will delight in this lively read-aloud story with a clever and surprising twist at the end-”perfect for ...
    Monster Trucks by Anika Denise RRP: $23.62 Photo: HarperCollins

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  • It's a weird Halloween spooktacular! From a school secretary with a haunted house to a teaching assistant who might be ...
  • Every Halloween, the six Herdman kids steal candy, spray-paint other kids, and take everything that isn't nailed down. ...
  • Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the ...
  • A haunted Halloween bus ride that will have children singing with excitement. THE SPOOKY WHEELS ON THE BUS is a ...
  • Skelebrate Howloween with this fun activity book full of fangtastic homemade costume ideas and makeup tips to dress like ...
  • "'Twas the night before Halloween, and all through the house, All the creatures were stirring, except for the mouse.The ...
  • In this catchy, lilting cumulative tale with glorious comical/scary illustrations (Kirkus Reviews), a little girl s toe ...
  • Leap into action with Goblin Hood, the Halloween hero of Scarewood Forest who steals from the witch and gives to the ...
  • This is a scary book of short stories perfect for young readers who love the thrills and chills of being afraid (and who ...
  • In this latest addition to the hugely successful CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? series, acclaimed photographer Walter Wick ...
  • This is not a fairy-tale. This is about REAL WITCHES. Real witches don't ride around on broomsticks. They don't even ...
  • The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the ...
  • The Brothers Grimm's fairy tales are brought to life for a new generation of readers in their original, uncut form by ...
  • When Uncle Charlie dies, Tony is devastated. Then he starts seeing Uncle Charlie everywhere! It doesn't help that Tony ...
  • Both volumes of the New York Timesbestselling The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel are now available in a single-volume ...
  • Featuring five gently spine-tingling, funny stories in this Level Two I Can Read box set are sure to delight early readers.
  • Danny loves Halloween, but his dinosaur friend has never celebrated before. Follow Danny and the dinosaur as they go ...
  • From the #1 bestselling author of Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids comes a brand-new joke collection with hundreds of ...
  • Grimelda'™s house may not be tidy, but it's cozy, and that's just the way she likes it. She also likes pickle pie. ...
  • When Halloween comes around, Enzo doesn'™t know what to expect. Jack-o™-lanterns light up the streets, giant ...
  • Readers will delight in this lively read-aloud story with a clever and surprising twist at the end-”perfect for ...

It's October and the spookiest night of the year is fast approaching.

The scary costumes are ready, the house is filled with decorations, and there is only one thing left to do....curling up to a book that is sure to get the kids ready for Halloween without giving them too much of a fright. 

We have gone on a hunt to pick out some of the spookiest (and some not-so-spooky) Halloween books that will sure give you the creeps (including the parents).

Click through the gallery to find a book that is guaranteed to get you in the Halloween spirit.