Halloween Read-Alouds to Get Your Students Cackling

The utterly satisfying conclusion of this marvelous story shows children that facing fears can often turn something that seems scary into a delightful surprise.

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!

Pilkey delivers a hilarious Halloween treat in this story about Oscar, a dachshund doomed to wear a hot dog costume on Halloween.

Out of all the holidays, Emily Elizabeth and Clifford like Halloween the most. What will Clifford dress up as this year?

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

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?

When Splat goes to the pumpkin patch with Seymour, he’s determined to find the biggest pumpkin ever. But when he finally does, Splat finds out the real challenge isn't the pumpkin picking—it's how to get the pumpkin home!

Stinky Face is getting ready for Halloween when he has a question, to which, of course, Mama knows the perfect answer! Even though Stinky Face can think of a million things that could go wrong while trick-or-treating, Mama knows that no matter what happens, he's going to have the best night ever. That is, if he can settle on a costume!

A humorous Halloween-themed version of the classic song.

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!

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!

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!

Told in rhyme, this playful picture book tells the story of a mutant mummy bus driver and a menagerie of monster passengers who are startled one Halloween night by someone who boards their bus by mistake: a normal little boy.

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...

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

Young readers are shown how to count backwards from ten in this Halloween tale involving ten ghosts, a witch, and a haunted house.

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.

Dr. Smart Pig is a famous inventor, but tonight he is terribly lonely. A year ago, both of his brothers were eaten by the Big Bad Wolf, and tomorrow is Halloween. What fun trick-or-treating when you're all alone? Suddenly, Dr. Smart Pig has a brilliant idea. He'll go into his laboratory and invent a new friend - a pig who is bigger and better, and absolutely wolf-proof! 

George Beard and Harold Hutchins are back in a new Halloween adventure! Piqua's biggest pranksters are getting ready for the best holiday ever-Halloween, of course. But their dreams of costumes, candy, and haunted houses go down the drain when Mr. Krupp and Melvin start a campaign to make Halloween illegal!