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Fun Halloween Reads! Fall 2016 |
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Five Little Pumpkins
by James Dean
Pete the Cat takes on the classic favorite children's song "Five Little Pumpkins" in the New York Times best-selling author/illustrator's rocking celebration of Halloween.
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Monster Trucks
by Anika Denise
Frankentruck, Zombie Truck and Ghost Truck embark on a high-speed Halloween race on a spooky speedway lit by a glowing full moon, in a rhyming tale that culminates with a surprising twist.
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There Was an Old Monster
by Rebecca Emberley
An amusing rhyming tale featuring a silly monster whose great appetite makes him eat just about anything and everything in sight, including ticks, bats, and a large bear, enhanced with bright illustrations for preschoolers and beginning readers.
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The Teeny-Tiny Woman: A Folk Tale Classic by Paul GaldoneA rerelease of a lavishly illustrated rendering of the classic English ghost story features witty, repetitive text, gold foil stamping on the cover and hidden details in the illustrations for children to discover. By the illustrator of Cat Goes Fiddle-I-Fee.
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10 Busy Brooms
by Carole Gerber
Ten little witches grab their brooms and fly into the night sky in a festive Halloween counting book that invites children to practice counting on rattling skeletons, pie-stealing mummies and werewolves with yucky breath.
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Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance
by Keith Graves
Frank the monster indulges his love of dancing by putting on his hat and shoes and then strutting his stuff on stage until his head unzips, his brains flop out, and he continues to lose body parts.
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Halloween Hustle
by Charlotte Gunnufson
Dancing his way to a Halloween party, Skeleton suffers numerous stumbles and tumbles that nearly cause him to fall apart, a challenge that compromises his hopes of reaching the party and winning a Halloween dance contest.
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The Spooky Wheels on the Bus
by J. Elizabeth Mills
A Halloween rendition of the classic children's song invites youngsters to practice counting from one to 10 and introduces a sequence of goofy ghosts who race through town and engage in ghoulish tricks and treats, picking up unsuspecting passengers along the way.
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Pumpkin Trouble
by Jan Thomas
Duck wants to surprise Pig and Mouse with a Halloween jack-o'-lantern, but when Duck suddenly disappears and a giant pumpkin monster appears, Pig and Mouse run for their lives, in a delightfully silly, holiday read-aloud from the creator of What Will Fat Cat Sit On?
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Princess Posey and the Monster Stew
by Stephanie Greene
Looking forward to sharing a Halloween party and trick-or-treating with her classmates, Princess Posey becomes nervous when her teacher announces that monster stew will be served at the party, a challenge she tackles by wearing her sparkly tutu.
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It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green!
by Dan Gutman
Eating far too much candy while trick-or-treating with the gang on Halloween night, A.J. experiences a wacky nightmare starring all of his teachers from school.
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Babymouse: Monster Mashby Jennifer L. HolmIt was a dark and scary Halloween. . . .
This year, Babymouse is determined to have the best Halloween costume and the best Halloween party ever. Will Babymouse be the monster of her dreams? Will Felicia Furrypaws come to the party? And is that really the creature from the black lagoon living in Babymouse's locker?
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Henry Hubble's Book of Troubles
by Andy Myer
Finding himself constantly in trouble at school in the wake of ill-advised bathroom breaks, Halloween-costume disasters and lunchroom romance dramas, sixth-grader Henry becomes an unwitting media mogul and one of the most popular kids in the class when his journal is misplaced. .
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Case File 13: Zombie Kid by J. Scott SavageThe Halloween plans of monster enthusiasts Nick, Carter and Angelo are thrown into turmoil when a magical amulet acquired from Nick's voodoo queen aunt turns Nick into a zombie and prompts an uproarious effort to break the curse. By the author of the Far World series.
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Sammy Keyes and the Night of Skulls
by Wendelin Van Draanen
In her newest adventure, junior high detective Sammy Keyes and her friends take a detour through a graveyard on Halloween night and find themselves in the middle of a mystery involving three missing people, two human skulls and one ghoulish embalmer.
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Dragonbreath: No Such Thing as Ghostsby Ursula VernonNot only must Danny and Wendell trick-or-treat with skeptical classmate Christiana, but school bully Big Eddy dares them to enter a haunted house on Halloween night, where they may have to sacrifice their candy to a ghost.
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There's a Zombie in My Bathtub
by Henry Winkler
Frightened by a monster movie that gives him nightmares in the days leading up to Halloween, little Hank is reassured by claims that zombies are not real until the people around him begin acting strangely.
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