Halloween Spooky Reads

The Berenstain Bears and the green-eyed monster

Berenstain, Stan.


Sister is overcome with jealousy when Brother gets a shiny new ten-speed bike for his birthday.
Date Published:1995

Clifford's Halloween

Bridwell, Norman,


Halloween is Emily Elizabeth's favorite holiday and she knows what her costume will be but she can't find one for Clifford.
Date Published:2011

Corduroy's best Halloween ever!


"Some material in this book was first published in Corduroy's Halloween in 1995 by Viking"--P. facing t.p. Corduroy works hard to come up with a great Halloween costume, but gives up his costume when his friend Puppy's costume falls apart.
Date Published:2001

Creepy carrots

Reynolds, Aaron, 1970-,


The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.
Date Published:2012

Creepy crayon

Reynolds, Aaron, 1970-,


"When Jasper Rabbit finds a purple crayon willing to do his schoolwork for him, he is elated--at first"--.
Date Published:2022

Creepy pair of underwear!

Reynolds, Aaron, 1970-,


The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, July 2017. Booklist starred, May 15, 2017. Publisher's Weekly, July 17, 2017. School library journal, August 2017. Kirkus starred, August 01, 2017. Horn book, September 2017. A young rabbit is frightened by his underwear.
Date Published:2017

Even monsters need haircuts

McElligott, Matthew,


At night under a full moon, a child operates a barber shop with a monstrous clientele.
Date Published:2010

Frankenstein makes a sandwich : and other stories you're sure to like, because they're all about monsters, and some of them are also about food, you like food, don't you? well, all right then /

Rex, Adam,


Contains twenty humorous poems about the bad habits, anxieties, and other fears and foibles of monsters. .
Date Published:2006

Froggy's Halloween

London, Jonathan, 1947-,


School Library Journal, September 1999. Booklist, September 1999. Froggy tries to find just the right costume for Halloween and although his trick-or-treating does not go as he had planned, he enjoys himself anyway.
Date Published:2002

The good, the bad, and the spooky

John, Jory,


"The Bad Seed presents."--t.p. Horn book, September 2021. Bad Seed conspires to cancel Halloween when he can't find the perfect costume. If he can't enjoy his favorite holiday, NOBODY can! Can he get a costume together in time? Or will this seed return to his baaaaaaaaad ways?
Date Published:2021

Happy Halloween, Charlie Brown!

Cooper, Jason, (Comic book writer),


May include stickers. "It's almost Halloween, and everyone is excited--even Charlie Brown! He's looking forward to Violet's Halloween party and costume contest. What should he wear? Maybe Snoopy can help pick out a prize-winning costume!"--Back cover.
Date Published:2018

I need my monster

Noll, Amanda,


Checking under the bed for his monster, Ethan discovers that he is gone fishing for a week, and realizing he can't sleep without him tries to find a substitute monster.
Date Published:2010

I spy spooky night : a book of picture riddles /

Marzollo, Jean,


"Cartwheel books" SLJ. A. Rhyming verses ask readers to find hidden objects in the photographs.
Date Published:1996

Leonardo the terrible monster

Willems, Mo,


Regardless of all his efforts, Leonardo the monster simply cannot seem to frighten anyone, until he meets the perfect nervous little boy.
Date Published:2005

Monster stew

Modarressi, Mitra,


Presents three fairy tales, based on themes from traditional tales and Hans Christian Andersen, featuring a variety of monsters.
Date Published:1998

Queen of Halloween

Engelbreit, Mary,


School Library Journal, August 2008. When Ann Estelle and her friend Michael go trick-or-treating and approach a big scary house, they both learn that courage means also being afraid.
Date Published:2008

Shake dem Halloween bones

Nikola-Lisa, W.,


Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Booklist, October 1997. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 1997. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. A rhythmic tale about different fairy tale characters who attend a hip-hop Halloween ball.
Date Published:1997