Spooky Picture Books for Halloween

Speaking of spooky books, this is a story all about exactly that. Taking place at a new Halloween-themed bookstore aptly named Griselda Snook’s Spectacular Books, this ode to the written word is a joy to read aloud. It’s got all your favorite colors and characters from the holiday, meaning you get to spend time with everything from mummies and vampires to bats and skeletons.

An undisputed Halloween classic centered on the creepiest vegetable of all — carrots. They weren’t always creepy, though. You see, Jasper loves carrots — he is a bunny after all — but one day his favorite snack becomes more than a just good source of vitamin A. They begin to follow him. Probably. Maybe. It’s up to Jasper to figure out what happened, why, and when he can get back to just enjoying a good carrot again.

Gustavo is far and away the most adorable ghost you’ll ever meet. He’s also pretty good at being a ghost, all things considered, but mainly he enjoys his violin. Only… he’s too shy to share his love with anyone. Now, though, he has an opportunity like never before to be a good ghost, a marvelous musician and maybe make some friends too. And once you’re done with Gustavo, pick up Vlad the Fabulous Vampire and Leila the Perfect Witch, also by Flavia B. Drago.

Come for the story, stay for the gorgeous, dark and atmospheric spreads. Scary Street is lined with houses that’ll make your spine tingle, but in the name of filling that bag with delicious candy, these brave trick-or-treaters are up for the challenge… or so they think. Can they make it to the end of the street with their bag of sweets, or will they abandon all hope and flee for home? Oh, and did we mention this is by Lance Bass from *NSYNC?

There are so many scary monsters out there. Vampires that live in the shadows, mummies that rise from their coffins, creatures that crawl from the swamp — but Itty Bitty Betty Blob? Not so scary. And that’s what she aims to change. Can this adorable, rainbow-loving “monster” find time in between dancing to up her fear factor, or is that just not who she’s meant to be?

Felix is just a normal kid who has trouble making friends at school. But at night? He becomes a werewolf, prowling the streets and feeling even more isolated than he does in the daytime. How is he supposed to find friends when there’s no one like him? But then one night, Felix discovers something that shows maybe he’s not so different from everyone after all. It’s a monstrous twist indeed!