Beloved characters hold a special place in a child’s heart — especially when they reveal the whimsical wonders of the year’s spookiest holiday. Halloween children’s books featuring popular characters, like Clifford or Peppa Pig, will get your child excited about the holiday and reading!
Exploring books in a series with familiar characters also benefits your child’s literacy skills. That's because reading stories that follow the same theme (say, the shenanigans of Captain Underpants or the cute adventures of Eva from Owl Diaries) can improve reading comprehension skills and understanding of character development.
Take, for instance, these books featuring popular characters:
With the picture book Clifford's Halloween from the beloved Clifford series, kids will giggle along as everyone’s favorite big red dog gets ready for a night of trick-or-treating! The story includes seasonal details the whole family will love, like the exciting costumes Clifford considers for Halloween, ranging from a clown to a ghost.
In the book Peppa's Halloween Party from the famous Peppa Pig series, it’s Halloween, and Peppa is getting ready to carve pumpkins and wear a fa-boo-lous costume.
In Owl Diaries #11: Trip to the Pumpkin Farm from the early reader Owl Diaries series, Eva and her friends try to solve the mystery of a missing, award-winning pumpkin in time for the holiday party. It's a perfect way to introduce little learners to fun Halloween traditions like going to the pumpkin patch! This book is from the Branches line, which is designed to help early readers bridge the gap between picture books and chapter books.
- For a hilarious Halloween story, readers will love The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: The Horrifyingly Haunted Hack-a-Ween. This book is a fantastic read about George and Harold’s adventures as they try to save Halloween.
- The new Halloween picture book Pig the Monster is about Pig, the world's silliest pug, and his mission to secure the one-syllable word that defines Halloween: treats!
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