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50 brilliant halloween books for kids

50 Brilliant Halloween Books for Kids

It's that time of year again! Whether you love it or loathe it, Halloween is very much in the calendar! Personally, I love the dressing up even if trick or treating may not be on the agenda this year. My kids love the opportunity to read a scary book too. Not TOO scary, mind you but just enough creepiness to make them squirm! These are our spooooooky favourites this year...

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50 brilliant halloween books for kids
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That's not my monster... (Board Book)

Babies and toddlers will love exploring the fuzzy, bumpy and fluffy tactile patches, as well as spotting the little white mouse in this colourful board book. There's lots to look at and talk about, which will help to develop language, as well as sensory development.

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Peekaboo Pumpkin (Board Book)

Easy-to-use peekaboo sliders, a funny rhyming text and surprise mirror ending combine in this stylish and interactive board book for babies and toddlers! With a total of 10 smooth mechanisms to push, pull or turn on every spread this beautiful book is packed full of Halloween fun! From Camilla Reid and Ingela P Arrhenius, the award-winning team behind the bestselling Felt Flaps Where's Mr? series. Connecting with faces and playing peekaboo is one of the first games that babies play. It's why the very youngest of children will love this cute Halloween-themed book - and want to read it again and again. 

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Poppy and Sam's Halloween Party (Board Book)

Rusty the dog has gone missing! Can Poppy and Sam find him in time for their Halloween party? Little children will love looking through the peep holes and touching the textured pages in this charming book with bats, pumpkins, spiders and the adorable animals of Apple Tree Farm to spot on every page. And of course, the little yellow duck!

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Pop-Up Peekaboo! Pumpkin: Pop-Up Surprise Under Every Flap! (Board Book)

Can you find Little Black Cat and her friends hiding under the flaps? Let's look behind the cauldron. You better watch out! They might jump out at you.

This Halloween book features fun rhymes, five large flaps, and five friendly pop-up surprises. Join Little Black Cat and her friends on a fun-filled journey with spooky surprises on every page!

Babies and toddlers will love finding fun Halloween objects and characters behind each flap. This interactive book helps teach young children object permanence, which is an important step in childhood development. Turning the pages and moving the pop-ups help develop motor control for improved dexterity in toddlers.

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Halloween: A halloween book of counting (Board Book)

Discover a world of ghosts and ghouls in this playful Halloween counting book! With bright artwork, lots of finger-holes, and a fun rhyming story, learning is brought to life.

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Four Silly Skeletons (Picture Book)

Meet FOUR SILLY SKELETONS: Fred, Sid, Belle and Bill. They live in a house at the top of a hill. Join the dance as the fun-loving skeletons shimmy and jive . . . all the way to a GREAT BIG DROP! Luckily, Auntie June is there to patch them up. Even if they end up in a bit of a muddle . . . This hilarious, spooky story brings together a rollicking, rhyming text with with bright, bold illustrations by Sue Hendra & Paul Linnett, bestselling creators of Supertato . Perfect for Halloween!

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Spookyrumpus (Picture Book)

Bong! Goes the bell in the rickety tower,
Twelve times . . . that means it's Spooky Hour.

Hubble bubble, what's that smell?
Eleven witches stir their spell . . .

The creepy countdown has begun, so get ready to giggle at funny, floaty ghosts, clickety-clackety skeletons and terrific tromping trolls!

Count down to Halloween with this rollicking, romping story from award-wining author Tony Mitton. With hilarious, glowing artwork by Guy Parker-Rees, illustrator of the bestselling Giraffes Can't Dance.

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The Witchling's Wish (Picture Book)

A magical, beautifully illustrated picture book about what it means to be a friend. The Little Witchling lives alone in her mountain top and more than anything else, she wishes for a friend. So, when her spell-book tells her that the secret ingredient is the fur from a little girl's favourite teddy, she knows what she must do. But the teddy belongs to Lily, who can't bear to part with him. Will the Little Witchling give up her dream of a real friend? Or just maybe, is there a way for her and Lily to make the wish come true, together? With a heartwarming rhyming text and breathtaking illustrations from Sarah Massini, this magical friendship story is perfect for little witches everywhere!

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Leila, the Perfect Witch (Picture Book)

Leila is spellbindingly good at everything ... until she discovers that baking is no piece of cake!

New from the author of the New York Times # 1 bestseller Gustavo, the Shy Ghost!

Leila Wayward is an extraordinary little witch who excels at everything she does. She's the fastest flier, the most cunning conjurer and the sneakiest shape-shifter. She is also the youngest in a long line of master bakers, so Leila's big dream is to win the most infamous culinary competition around: The Magnificent Witchy Cake-Off! But even with the most bewitching of recipes, Leila realizes a terrible truth: she's a disaster in the kitchen! Luckily, Leila has three magical sisters who are always there for her. Can they remind her to have some fun along the way?

Set in Mexico, this vibrant story - brimming over with delicious sweet treats - is a celebration of sisterhood, taking part, and the simple joy of making (and eating!) food together.

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Draw With Rob at Halloween (5+)

At home and wondering what to do? Pick up your pencils and join thousands of children around the world and #DrawWithRob - packed with Halloween happiness for you to draw and enjoy!

Rob and learn to draw your favourite frights with his easy step-by-step instructions. Now every family can share this creepily creative new art activity book - a perfect present filled with art activities, chilling chums and the friendliest frights out there!

*WITH PERFORATED PAGES SO YOU CAN EASILY TEAR OUT AND DISPLAY YOUR ART!*

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down (7+)

THE ONE WITH THE HALLOWEEN CANDY

The eleventh laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney ! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide!

The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley . His mum thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his "creative side".

As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle.

But then Greg has an idea. Maybe he can get his mom off his back by making a movie . . . and even become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?

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Creeping Beauty: Fairy Tales Gone Bad (7+)

A subversive, funny - and deliciously prickly! - tale for the young reader looking for a book with bite.

Eshe and her twelve sisters are Fairy Godmothers, honoured for the incredible gifts they can bestow. But Eshe's special abilities are a little different - she can glimpse into the future! And, one day, Eshe foresees something terrifying: a world blanketed in creeping vines and a girl covered in thorns. Eshe needs to stop her vision becoming true, but it will require old and powerful magic. And she won't be able to do it alone...

Following on from Zombierella and Frankenstiltskin , this is the third and final book in a deliciously dark trilogy of twisted classics, written in verse by award-winning poet Joseph Coelho and illustrated by Freya Hartas.

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The Horror of Dunwick Farm (9+)

A mystery is growing at Dunwick Farm and it all started with a plane crash ... Crooked Oak's mystery-solving team return with another spine-tingling adventure, perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Crater Lake .

When an unidentified plane crashes in the fields next to Dunwick Farm in Crooked Oak, it quickly becomes clear that it was carrying some unusual cargo.

As people in the town fall suddenly ill and animals start behaving strangely, friends Pete, Krish and Nancy try to find out what was in the glass boxes on board the plane. But as they uncover the facts, the trio realise that they are becoming entangled in a terrifying web ...

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The Midnight Club - as seen on Netflix (11+)

They were victims of life, but they vanquished death. A gripping YA horror story, coming to Netflix soon.

In a hospice for teens with terminal illnesses, a group of friends form the Midnight Club. They meet every night to share spine-chilling stories. Some are invented, some true. The strangest are a mixture of the two.

The club members make a pact - whichever of them dies first will try to contact the others from beyond the grave. The most incredible of their stories is about to begin . . .

Classic YA horror from the author of The Last Vampire , coming to Netflix soon.

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Never Trust a Gemini
Never Trust a Gemini

FEATURED BOOK FOR TEENS/YA - a laugh-out-loud LGBTQ+ romantic comedy from stellar debut talent, Freja Nicole Woolf. For ages 12+

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