Spooktactular Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers

 

It is the spooky season!   The perfect time to cuddle up with your young one and a good book.  Ok, anytime is a good time for reading together, but there's something nice about it in the fall when the leaves are changing and the days are shorter. Get your kids in the Halloween spirit with these interactive and musical books! Our book list features lift-a-flaps, sing-alongs, and all the spooky characters your little ones love. From ghosts and witches to pumpkins and costumes, these books are perfect for reading together on chilly autumn nights. Let the trick-or-treating begin! #HalloweenBooks #KidsBooks #InteractiveReading 

1.  If you're spooky and you know it by Ali Fronis - A playful Halloween twist on the classic nursery rhyme, "If You're Happy And You Know It," features little monsters that show their spookiness by clapping hands, stomping feet, and snapping fingers.

2.  Candy : A Bingo Book by Cassie Veselovsky - Happy Halloween! Venture out on Halloween night to trick or treat with a group of costumed kids. Candy is the focus of this Bingo book and all fun the treat can bring!

3.  Spooky Spooky Little Bat by Cottage Door Press - Follow along with the spooky, little bat as he flies through the night sky! He soars above the pumpkin patch, through the trees, and past the stars, making friends along the way. Play along with this "spooky" story and adorable little bat plush finger puppet toy built into the book, encouraging interactive play, hand-eye coordination, and sensory & language development.

4.  Five Little Pumpkins by C.T. Wilton - Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate....The first one said, 'My it's getting late!' Children can practice counting from one to five as they follow the little pumpkins in this popular Halloween rhyme.

5.  The Good, the Bad and the Spooky by Jory John - Halloween is the Bad Seed’s favorite holiday of the year. But what’s a seed to do when he can’t find a show-stopping costume for the big night? Postpone trick-or-treating for everyone, of course! Can he get a costume together in time? Or will this seed return to his baaaaaaaaad ways?

6.  Little Blue Truck's Halloween by Alice Schertle - Little Blue Truck and his friend Toad pick up their animal friends for a Halloween costume party and attempt to guess the identities of the dressed-up passengers, in a story complemented by interactive lift-flaps.

7.  Five Silly Ghosts by Hilli Kishner - This board book features a classic rhyming read-aloud text with the five silly glittery ghosts in Halloween costumes as they peer through a die-cut cover. Each page turn provides a playfully ghoulish reveal.