We have been waiting all year to bust out our Halloween books…I kept telling myself that I will wait until October 1st. But…alas…September 1st rolled around, and we just couldn’t wait a single more day! Last year, I wrote about my singular love for Halloween and that love has only grown once I had children. I love everything about it–the whimsy, the fantasy, the weather, the food, the traditions…what’s not to love about Halloween 🙂 So up went the decorations, out came the books and next week I am going to take the kiddos to the Pumpkin Patch (first trip of maaaaaaaany).
I love prepping Dannica for all things Halloween with books, and wanted to share some of our current favorites (you can find our Halloween book list from last year here–I’ve also included the post at the bottom).
- Ghost in the House–A lift the flap book that is also a counting book (both my 7 month old son and my 3 year old daughter love it) and has a fun rhythm to it for reading. We LOVE this book!
- The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin–WONDERFUL Halloween book that teaches a valuable lesson about being and loving yourself! A square pumpkin ends up saving all the pumpkins that made fun of him for his odd shape—and in the end differences are embraced and celebrated.
- Don’t Push the Button, A Halloween Treat–We love all the Don’t Push the Button books for its fun and interactive nature. This is also a great book for babies! Our son loves it!
- Cat’s Night Out–Beautiful illustratimons and a fun counting book.
- The Scariest Book Ever–A ghost is too scared to venture out, but reluctantly goes out to keep the reader safe and ends up having a blast!!
- How to Make Friends with a Ghost–This is such a sweet book…I even teared up a bit reading it. The little girl does grow up and eventually passes away and turns into a ghost… if it is something you do not want to expose your child to yet, I would wait on this book.
- Bonaparte Falls Apart–Such an adorable book about a little skeleton boy who keeps falling apart. This book was perfect for both Halloween and prepping Dannica for her first day of school!
- Which Way to Witch School–Dannica loves this book too! Like the book above, it is a bonus for those children just starting school (Dannica started preschool this year and is fascinated by anything school related).
And these books are not pictured, but my daughter is LOVING all the Fancy Nancy Halloween books (especially Nancy’s Ghostly Halloween) and my baby boy is loving all the Sandra Boynton Halloween books! We also cannot leave out our favorites from last year because those are still on repeat around our house–If you haven’t yet, you MUST get “No Such Thing”! I hope some of these books will help your children get excited for all things Halloween as well!
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HALLOWEEN BOOK LIST 2017 EDITION
Dannica has been absorbing like a sponge on all things Halloween. She asks to go to the pumpkin patch on repeat. She loves to yell, “Skulls! Spiders!! Bats!!! Ghosts say BOO!!!!” And her favorite of course, “PUUUUUUUUUUMPKINNNNNNNNS!!!!!” We picked up a bunch of Halloween coloring books and Halloween themed band-aids from the dollar section at Target, and she’s been going through them like there’s no tomorrow. What’s also been on repeat around the house are all her Halloween books! Here are some of our current favorites!!
