Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Kids' Book Spotlight - Spooky Stories Picture Books and Early Readers

What is a ghost’s favorite dessert?
– Boo-berry pie with ice scream!


Picture Books


Scary, Scary Halloween 
by Eve Bunting

A band of trick-or-treaters and a mother cat and her kittens spend a very scary Halloween.

Three Little Ghosties
by Pippa Goodhart

Three mischievous ghosts love scaring little children, until the children decide to take matters into their own hands.

10 Trick-or-Treaters: A Halloween Counting Book
by Janet Schulman 

Ten trick-or-treaters start out on Halloween night, but they disappear one-by-one as they encounter a spider, a vampire, a ghost, and other scary creatures.

Scaredy Squirrel Prepare for Halloween
by Melanie Watt

I, Scaredy Squirrel, have put together a collection of helpful safety tips and step-by-step instructions to guide you through common Halloween obstacles such as carnivorous plants, haunted houses and encountering the infamous Frankenstein.

I Spy Spooky Night: A Book of Picture Riddles
by Walter Wick

Get ready to I Spy in a haunted house with lots of creepy riddles to solve!








Early Readers


Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories
by Max Brallier

The kids at school dare John to visit the old house on the hill at night, and when he and his sister go in they find dusty dishes set on the table, a book open like it is waiting for a reader, and something hiding under the bed in the attic--and that is only one of the five scary stories with unexpected twists that are included in this collection.

Inside a House that is Haunted
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

A cumulative rhyme in which the spider, ghost, cat, and other inhabitants of a haunted house wake up and startle each other.

Spooky Friends
by Jane Feder

Scarlet the vampire and Igor the mummy are friends, even though they can never agree on what they want to do or anything else--except that they are best friends.

Katie's Spooky Sleepover
by Fran Manushkin

Katie's friends have come for a sleepover, and telling a scary story seems like a good idea--until she has a dream about a monster under her bed, and she wakes up to find her lucky kimono missing.

Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers
by Judy Sierra

A collection of spooky stories and games based on folklore.








Amy Billings
Youth Specialist
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