50 Best Halloween Books for Kids of 2023

Know a student in elementary school? This book is perfect for that age! There’s a spooky house in town that Noah, Josh, Olivia want to investigate. But when Josh goes missing, the mystery gets even bigger! This book is recommended for kids 7 and up.

Jasper Rabbit makes a big discovery about his underwear when the lights go out in this hilarious story that will have kids laughing from start to finish.

Monsters are unique, they don’t brush their teeth or their hair, they can’t play piano, because, well, monsters aren’t real! This creative and quirky book is perfect for your imaginative little one. The new book is released on September 5.

If B is for Boo, what are all the other letters for? Find out in this silly Halloween book that little ones will love! Look at the beautiful illustrations and learn about all the silly and spooky Halloween traditions.

Bonaparte the skeleton is falling apart—both literally and figuratively—but his good friends Franky Stein, Black Widow, and more are at the ready to put him back together again before school starts. Kids will love this tale that’s more heartwarming than horror.

From the authors of How to Catch a Mermaid and How to Catch a Dragon, this scary-good tale is about a boy ninja who decides to head on a mission to confront a monster who (spoiler alert!) ultimately becomes a friend.

This sweet book tells the tale of a little ghost who is a quilt instead of a sheet, like his parents and friends. He feels sad to be different until he has an experience that only a quilt can have.

This award–winning picture book is like The Twilight Zone meets a carrot patch, and it couldn’t be more fun! Jasper Rabbit loves carrots. But one day the carrots start following him…or are they?

This beautifully illustrated picture book is the story of what you should do when you meet a ghost—and it may not be what you think! From simple steps like giving the ghost its favorite snacks to telling them a bedtime story, these tips will ensure that your ghost BFF will be just as beloved as you are.

In this charming story set in the 1920s, the Troublesome Triplets have just spotted some ghosts—in Farmer Tanaka’s field! When the idea of ghosts on their farmland scares the farmer’s son, he sets off to prove that ghosts aren’t as frightening as they seem.

Every Halloween, monsters host a ball in the Haunted Hall. And who’s attending? Witches, skeletons, and vampires—and more! This multi-award-winning book will add fun new charm—and new words!—to your children’s Halloween library.

Little Winifred isn’t afraid of anything. But it’s bedtime now, and Winifred wants to sleep, but these crazy monsters just won’t let her be! Clever Winifred will have to make some careful traps to outsmart these pesky belching monsters, but what works will even surprise her!

Woodland animals find something large and orange in the forest and try to find out what in the world it could be.

This book, perfect for the younger set, is all about (you guessed it!) vegetables dressed up for Halloween.

Pete is a cool cat, and he’s got the songs of the season to share with your little ones about five little pumpkins sitting on a gate. It won’t be long before the whole house is harmonizing. Try Pete the Cat: Trick or Pete, too.

Part fairy tale, part primer, kids will be rapt learning the trick of how to tell time while also enjoying the story about all the treats that various witches, vampires, and ghosts have planned when Halloween strikes.