Nothing makes the holidays more special than a seasonal treat and some themed books. For Halloween, I have a stack of picture books my kids love and some pumpkin cinnamon rolls. Yum yum yum.
I made these delicious pumpkin cinnamon rolls from Cloudy Kitchen. They’re amazing. The dough is pillowy-soft and both the dough and the cinnamon filling have pumpkin. I cannot recommend them enough.
I also made a small bowl of Chris Loves Julia’s candy corn mix. I know, candy corn is one of those super polarizing treats. Confession: I love it. Brice, however, hates it. But he loved it in this candy corn and honey roasted nuts mix.
While you eat your perfect fall, Halloween treats, snuggle up with the kids for some read-aloud time. Here’s the ultimate list of Halloween picture books!
- Little Blue Truck’s Halloween by Alice Shertle and illustrated by Jill McElmurry. You can never go wrong with Little Blue Truck. The illustrations are adorable and the whole gang gets a costume in the Halloween edition.
2. Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown. Jasper Rabbit is adorable and hilarious in this “spooky” read where the carrots he likes to eat start to haunt him.
3. Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown. Jasper Rabbit returns. He’s a big kid now and can wear the goulish, glow-in-the-dark underwear or so he thinks.
4. Creepy Crayon by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown. Is it obvious that we’re big fans of Jasper Rabbit?
5. Trick or Treat Little Critter by Gina and Mercer Mayer. Does anyone else remember Little Critter books from their childhood?! My mom randomly sent us a couple of Little Critters books for some holiday or another and what do you know, my kids are obsessed with them. We’ve got a huge collection of these books now.
6. Fright School by Janet Lawler and illustrated by Chiara Galletti. All the monsters, ghouls, and witches need to practice their scare tactics before Halloween.
7. Snitchy Witch by Frank J. Sileo and illustrated by MacKenzie Haley. A young witch needs to learn to stop snitching so her peeved friends put a spell on her.
8. First Broom by Kallie George and illustrated by Joelle Murray. A sweet, lyrical story about a young witch learning to ride her first broom.
9. The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky by Jory John and Pete Oswald. I adore The Bad Seed series. In this Halloween edition, the Bad Seed needs a Halloween costume and it must be the best!
10. There’s a Monster in Your Book by Tom Fletcher and illustrated by Greg Abbott. Another adorable, charming series. An interactive book where the reader tries to get Monster out of the book by turning the pages or blowing him away. A great book to involve wiggly readers!
11. The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara. A little librarian and her three assistant owls run The Midnight Library with all sort of nocturnal visitors. This may be my favorite on the list. I’ve read it to Darcy about five million times and would be content to read it five million more.
What are your favorite Halloween picture books? Are any included on this list?
Happy Spooky Reading!
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