Monstrously Great Halloween Books for Striving Readers

There was an old lady who swallowed a ghost. I don't know why she swallowed a ghost but she didn't boast.

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...

Get ready to laugh as a young ninja heads into the closet to meet the monster that's been so scary night after night! But what if things aren't what they seem and our monster isn't scary at all? What if our ninja hero is about to make a friend of strangest sort?

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!

Sammy loves Halloween: the candy, the pumpkins, the scares. So when he gets the chance to be in charge of the family's next haunted house, he gets right to work-even though it's only November. Suddenly Sammy's inventions are scare-ifying his family day and night, even on Christmas and Easter! Sammy knows he's on his way to making a spooktacular haunted house, but his family isn't so sure they can take a full year of his tricks...

Forget Goldilocks and the three bears-MOLDILOCKS and the THREE SCARES are here, in a delightful new version of the popular story. Papa Scare (a monster), Mama Scare (a mummy), and Baby Scare (a vampire) live in a haunted house where they eat finger sandwiches and alpha-bat soup. One night, they go out to walk their dog (a bloodhound, of course) to let their soup cool down. While they"re away, in walks the zombie Moldilocks, looking for food, a chair, and a bed that"s just right. Kids will love this hauntingly funny story with its surprise ending!

A unique monster-under-the-bed story with the perfect balance of giggles and shivers, this picture book relies on the power of humor over fear, appeals to a child's love for creatures both alarming and absurd, and glorifies the scope of a child's imagination.

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! As in the original, this version features repeating cumulative phrases that invite children to follow along, memorize, and even begin reading on their own.

The Bailey School Kids take a field trip to a science museum, where they meet Dr. Victor and his hulking assistant, Frank. Secrets lurk behind every door in the spooky old museum. What's Dr. Victor doing in his hidden lab? And could Frank be Frankenstein's monster -- even though he loves to plant flowers?

A creepy goblin is scaring people all over town! Bogey Bill -- whose favorite holiday is Halloween -- likes to magically change normal things into spooky things. Violet, Leon, and their fairy friend Sprite need to send Bogey Bill back to the Otherworld. But their task gets harder when a pixie named Buttercup casts an annoying hiccup spell on the whole school! Can Violet, Leon, and Sprite trick TWO pixies at once? With engaging black-and-white artwork on every page, kids won't be able to put down this action-packed book!

Selling candy door-to-door turns into an exciting adventure for Cam and Eric. Cam doesn't know who's hiding out in a deserted-looking house, but she's sure he's up to no good. Can Cam's amazing photographic memory help her solve the mystery?

George Beard and Harold Hutchins are back in a new Halloween adventure! Piqua's biggest pranksters are getting ready for the best holiday ever. But their Halloween go down the drain when When Mr. Krupp and Melvin start a campaign to make Halloween illegal! That's when George and Harold come up with HACK-A-WEEN, a totally legal spin-off of Halloween. But will disguises, hack-o'-lanterns, and sneak or snacking fill the pumpkin-shaped holes in their lives? 

Harold the dog tells the tale of the baby rabbit his human family brings home which may or may not be a vampire.

From Natalie Lloyd, bestselling author of A Snicker of Magic and Hummingbird, comes a heart-expanding adventure about the magic of family, friendship, and the lengths we go for the people we love.

Ava isn't ready to leave her home in Oz -- especially not to become a witch. Then the worst thing that could possibly happen occurs -- Ava's magic does very wrong and she is banished to a school for wicked witches.

Everyone knows Adelaide Goode is the weakest witch born to the family in centuries. And now her mom is betraying her in the worst possible way: abandoning her in Cranberry Hallow, where she has no friends at all, for three whole months! If Addie is going to be stuck in this town, her mother won't get away so easy...so she sets off the curse that's been haunting her family for centuries. 

The next innovation in the book and gaming space is here: Zombie Season! Read the book. Play the game. Fight the undead.

Celebrated author Angela Cervantes' brand new novel combines a chilling ghost story with her award-winning, heartfelt storytelling style.

Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening--to everyone in the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne's even more worried--what kind of spooky thing will happen next?Then Mary Anne finds a new note in her mailbox: Wear this bad-luck charm, it says. OR ELSE. Mary Anne has to do what the note says. But who sent the charm? And why send it to Mary Anne? If the BSC doesn't solve this mystery soon, their bad luck might never stop!

Raise reading interest so fast, it's scary! These suspenseful thrillers are written especially for middle-grade readers by the popular, best-selling author of horror books.

Lu-Ann Franklin usually loves Halloween. Not this year. Her best friend, Devin O'Bannon, is going away for the week. And she has to go to a boring party where nothing exciting could ever happen. But when Lu-Ann comes face-to-face with The Haunted Mask, major trouble lies ahead. She can put it on, but can't take it off!

Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd's witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely's firefly spirits before it's too late.

The beloved Goosebumps series is now a full length graphic novel! When Carly Beth puts on her Halloween mask, she's in for the scare of her life when the mask won't budge at the end of the night!

Things haven"t been the same since Shane"s accident. One minute he was a normal kid playing a game of tag with his friends, and the next he is stuck in a nightmare. Every time Shane falls asleep he is pulled into a dark world where a dark monster king reigns. The King is collecting children and keeping them as treasure. But Shane can't stay awake forever. It"s time to take matters into his own hands. He must go into the nightmare world and bring down the King.

From rising star Shakirah Bourne, author of Josephine Against the Sea, comes a mysterious adventure that explores one of the most chilling tales in Caribbean mythology: the faceless douen children.

After the worst Halloween ever, Carly Beth assumed that nothing could be scarier than a drooling rubber mask with a mind of its own. The Haunted Mask is its name. Don't wear it out. One year later, the ugly, green mask mysteriously calls out to her again, and ugly, green masks don't like to be ignored.