Halloween is right around the corner, and we love to celebrate the season with new Halloween books for kids. Whether they are silly or spooky, we love adding new holiday books to our collection. Check out some of our favorite new Halloween kids books this year!

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Owl Has a Halloween Party

Illustrated by Jannie Ho

This adorable tabbed board book follows a little owl as he prepares for his Halloween party and searches for his friends. As kids turn the pages and pull the tabs, more animal friends appear behind sliding doors and on the tabs themselves. The simple text shows all his friends expressing their interest in joining the party, and the cute illustrations feature sweet animal characters in brightly colored costumes.

Tiny T. Rex and the Tricks of Treating

Written by Jonathan Stutzman and illustrated by Jay Fleck

For fans of Tiny T. Rex and his friend Pointy, this sweet Halloween story is a must read. The two dino friends share the 6 tricks of treating. The text lays out the Halloween tips one by one, while the adorable illustrations show the little dinos dressing up in cute costumes. The end of the book has a heartwarming twist that both kids and adults can enjoy.

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Spookytale

Written by Christopher Franceschelli and illustrated by Allison Black

This board book follows a pair of kids and a little dog as they travel through spooky landscapes. The pages include cut outs and fold out pages, changing the scenery and allowing kids to spy the coming scenes through the holes. The text is simple, with only a few words per page. Kids will love the busy illustrations, and the fun scenes that the kids wander through.

Halloween Treat Hide-and-Seek

Illustrated by Olivia Aserr

This interactive board book features a spinning wheel on each page. When kids turn the wheel, a different Halloween treat appears in the window on the page. They then have to choose which flap on the page to lift in order to find the same treat. Kids will love the brightly colored illustrations, and the interactive element in the book.

Poultrygeist

Written by Eric Geron and illustrated by Pete Oswald

This funny story takes the joke “Why did the chicken cross the road?” and puts a ghostly spin on it. The story follows a chicken who gets hit by a truck and finds himself surrounded by ghostly animals who try to convince him that he is also a ghost. The illustrations are mostly white and neon colors on black backgrounds, bringing the ghostly images to life. Some of the images are a bit scary, so this one is better suited for older kids.

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I Love My Fur!

Written by Kelly Leigh Miller

This follow up to I Love My Fangs follows a little Bigfoot who loves his long, shiny hair. He assumes that everyone else loves his hair too. But when he realizes that his friends don’t love it as much as he does, he sees it may be time to focus on them. The text is simple, with only a few words or sentences on each page. The illustrations are bright and colorful, with adorable versions of popular Halloween characters.

10 Spooky Pumpkins

Written by Gris Grimly

This rhyming book counts down from ten to one, with spooky scenes and creepy creatures. The easy rhymes make this one fun to read aloud, and the illustrations are full of fun Halloween scenes. While the illustrations can be a little spooky, the book has a sweet ending that kids and adults will both enjoy.

The Ghouls’ Guide to Good Grammar

Written by Leslie Kimmelman and illustrated by Mary Sullivan

This fun book is an interesting way to introduce grammar rules to young kids. The text explores punctuation marks, capitalization, contractions, and more. After introducing each topic to the reader, the text offers examples of each concept, as well as ghoul filled illustrations that make the concepts more fun. Kids will love the silly illustrations and funny monsters, and they will learn some important grammar tips as well.

Twitchy Witchy Itch

Written by Priscilla Tey

Itch the witch is waiting for her friends to arrive for tea, but she is worried about the state of her house. When her friends arrive, she starts feeling itchy and twitchy, and she casts a magic spell to sweep everything into a closet. But she misses her friends and realizes that a house is better when it’s full of friends. The illustrations are full of detail, showing itchiness, fidgeting, and glitching through bright colors and interesting shapes.

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Ghoulia and the Doomed Manor

Written by Barbara Cantini

This addition to the Ghoulia series catches up with Ghoulia, Auntie Departed, and Uncle Misfortune. They are ready for a vacation, so they head to Fancy Manor on Lake Mystery. When the town tries to reclaim the property, Ghoulia tries to come up with a plan to convince them that the zombie family is alive enough to keep it. Each page features creepy full page illustrations, with small paragraphs of text.

Return of ZomBert

Written by Kara LaReau and illustrated by Ryan Andrews

This chapter book is the follow up to Rise of ZomBert. It follows the adventures of Bert the cat and his new owner Mellie. She is sure that Bert can win the Best Pet Contest at the Harvest Festival hosted by YummCo – the lab that Bert escaped from. The book is broken up into 25 short chapters, with lots of black and white illustrations scattered throughout.

Sleuth & Solve: Spooky

Written by Victor Escandell

This book of mysteries starts out by explaining how readers should use the book, and how to use a cryptograph to solve clues. The book is broken up into different stories including Frankenstein’s Monster, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the Loch Ness Monster. Each story features spooky cartoon illustrations and detailed stories, with a final mystery question at the end. The solution is written in code under the question, so readers can use the cryptograph to see if they were correct.

What are your favorite new Halloween books for kids? Share them in the comments below!

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