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25+ Fun Halloween Books for Kids Who Don't Like to Be Scared

Put a spook-tacular twist on a classic song or get to the bottom of a Halloween mystery with Geronimo Stilton. These books are perfect for kids who don't want a fright!

By Scholastic Editors
September 12, 2024

Trade in frights for fun with these books geared toward kids who love to celebrate Halloween — but who don't like to be scared!

From flying brooms to whimsical witches, these silly, non-scary Halloween books are just right for celebrating this favorite fall holiday. Use them for Halloween read-alouds as you get your class excited for the spooky day, or put them in the hands of independent readers who want to enjoy the holiday with giggles instead of ghosts.

Ten Flying Brooms is a cute rhyming story about missing witches, broomsticks, and whimsical adventures. Meanwhile, Dav Pilkey — the author of the infamous Captain Underpants and Dog Man series — delivers a fun Halloween treat with Dragon's Halloween, a sweet story about a friendly dragon excitedly trying to pull off his best Halloween ever, even when things don't quite go his way.

For more festive fun, pair How Do Dinosaurs Say Trick or Treat? with this activity sheet featuring a coloring sheet and Halloween word search. There's also Millie Fleur's Poison Garden, a delightfully peculiar story about embracing everything that makes us wonderfully weird. Bring the story to life beyond the pages with this set of seven coloring pages.

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Extra-large type, extra-large dinosaurs, and extra-large smiles are packed inside these playful, read-aloud books.

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Millie Fleur's Poison Garden

Grades Pre-K - 3
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Wednesday Addams meets The Curious Garden in this delightfully peculiar story about finding joy in being wonderfully weird.

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The Spooky Wheels On The Bus

Grades Pre-K - 2
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A haunted Halloween bus ride that will have children singing with excitement. The Spooky Wheels on the Bus is a humorous Halloween-themed version of the classic song "The Wheels on the Bus"...with a few ghoulish tricks and treats up its sleeves!

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If You Give a Mouse: It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse!

Grades Pre-K - 2
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Mouse has a very busy day ahead of him. He has seven pumpkins to decorate. The newspapers are spread, the paints and brushes are out; it's time to create!

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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat!—the old lady does just that—not to mention an owl, a cat, a ghost, a goblin, some bones, and even a wizard.

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There was an old lady who swallowed a ghost. I don't know why she swallowed a ghost but she didn't boast. Filled with hilarious illustrations and fun rhyming text, this is the latest book in the Old Lady series that's perfect for young readers.

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The Littlest Witch

Grades Pre-K - 1
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She may be little, but Wilma knows this is the year she'll be able to fly with her family in the big broom-flying demonstration! But even though she knows the flying routine by heart, Wilma just isn't able to fly yet. Will Wilma be able to find a way to participate in the broom-flying fun, or is the littlest witch still too little?

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The Biggest Ever: The Biggest Pumpkin Ever

Grades Pre-K - K
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Desmond the field mouse wants to carve the biggest jack-o'-lantern in the neighborhood with his pumpkin. Clayton the house mouse wants to win the Biggest Pumpkin contest with his. When they discover that they've both set their sights on the same little pumpkin, Desmond and Clayton decide to work together to help it grow as big as possible!

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The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin

Grades Pre-K - K
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One day in the pumpkin patch the strangest little pumpkin hatched...Spookley the Pumpkin was different. All the other pumpkins teased him until Spookley proved that being different can save the day!

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Out of all the holidays, Emily Elizabeth and Clifford like Halloween the most. They play games, trick-or-treat in the neighborhood, and tell ghost stories. Best of all, they can wear costumes!

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Happy Halloween, Stinky Face

Grades Pre-K - K
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It's almost time to go trick-or-treating, but first Stinky Face has just a few questions for Mama. As always, Mama lovingly addresses each and every one of her child's concerns.

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Pig the Pug: Pig the Monster

Grades Pre-K - 1
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Pig, the world's greediest pug, is on the rampage for TREATS! TREATS! TREATS! But don't even think about being stingy with the goodies, because this candy-fueled glutton has some terrible tricks up his sleeve...

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Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins

Grades Pre-K - K
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Ever cool Pete the Cat faces every challenge with a positive attitude in this popular series.

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Pete the Cat: Trick or Pete

Grades Pre-K - 1
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If you've got a mystery you need solved, Pete's your man-err, cat! Well, actually, he's Eric's cat, and the two of them manage to get to the bottom of what's brewing.

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Peppa's Halloween Party

Grades Pre-K - K
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Peppa and her family play outside in the leaves, carve pumpkins, and dress up in costumes for a Halloween party with all of their friends!

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The Hallo-Wiener

Grades 1 - 3
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Pilkey delivers a hilarious Halloween treat in this story about Oscar, a dachshund doomed to wear a hot dog costume on Halloween. When he saves the day - and night - Oscar proves that while he may be short on height, he's long on heart. A tale trick-or-treaters will relish. Watercolor, india ink, and acrylic illustrations.

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Join Suki the hedgehog, Axel the raccoon, Tibor the hippo, and Hazel the cat as they enjoy an exciting and spooky Halloween adventure. This storybook, based on the adorable preschool show now airing on Hulu, teaches youngsters that spooky things can be fun! Includes a sheet of stickers and punch-out cards for extra fun!

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Dragon is so excited for Halloween! He plans to carve a big, scary jack-o'-lantern and create a creepy costume. Unfortunately, Dragon can't find a big pumpkin, and he can't decide which costume to wear. Plus, when Dragon goes for a walk through the woods, he hears some unexpected growling -- yikes! Will Dragon's Halloween be filled with more tricks than treats?

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The Three Little Superpigs: Trick or Treat?

Grades Pre-K - 2
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The hilarious story reimagines the story of Hansel and Gretel with a classic Superpigs twist, and continues the exciting Fairyland adventures of the Three Little Superpigs!

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It's Halloween! But before Clifford and Emily Elizabeth can go trick-or-treating, first they need to find the perfect costumes. What can they wear? Some costumes are too big and some are too small. Can Clifford and Emily Elizabeth both find costumes that are just right?

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A heartwarming storybook based on the hit PBS show Alma's Way, created by Emmy Award-winning actor Sonia Manzano — best known as Maria on Sesame Street.

When Ms. Frizzle and her class discover bones missing on their skeleton costumes, they decide to take a trip to the company to get new costumes.

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How to Catch...: How To Catch a Monster

Grades Pre-K - 1
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If you dare to travel beyond the closet door and into the land of the monsters... you might just find the very best reward of all. But with robots, lava pie, and a smattering of traps―catching monsters is no easy business!

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