Halloween is a fun holiday for everyone, especially for children. Adults love dressing up as angels, devils, their favorite movie characters and more, but we know that we won't be that person past midnight. Meanwhile, kids dress up as their favorite athletes, superheroes, people they look up to, and, the people they may become in the future. What are you reading to your kids this halloween season?
Creepy Crayon! by Aaron Reynolds: Jasper Rabbit has a problem: he is NOT doing well in school. His spelling tests? Disasters. His math quizzes? Frightening to behold. But one day, he finds a crayon lying in the gutter. Purple. Pointy. Perfect. Somehow…it looked happy to see him. And it wants to help. At first, Jasper is excited. Everything is going great. His spelling is fantastic. His math is stupendous. And best of all, he doesn’t have to do ANY work! But then the crayon starts acting weird. It’s everywhere, and it wants to do everything. And Jasper must find a way to get rid of it before it takes over his life. The only problem? The creepy crayon will not leave.
If You Ever Meet a Skeleton by Rebecca Evans: Skeletons might seem frightening, but if you look closer, there’s nothing much to fear. They can’t run fast, they’re terrible at hide-and-seek, and they’re scared of everything. When a group of trick-or-treaters runs into an actual skeleton on an enchanted Halloween night, they do whatever they can get away. But what does the skeleton really want? What if they’re just looking for a friend? With distinctive, quirky illustrations and humorous rhyming text, this book invites you to find out whether this bag of bones is a trick or a treat!
Stan's Frightful Halloween by Sandra Sutter: Clumsy werewolf Stan breaks his leg on the eve of Halloween and is heartbroken when he can't join the pack for what is sure to be a scary good time. But Stan isn't one to stay at home. Perhaps he can try ghosting? Or ride with the witches? After all, it can't be THAT hard. Join Stan with his heart full of determination on this frightful Halloween adventure to see if his clumsy mishaps will lead to a surprisingly scary and satisfying end.
Gilbert the Ghost by Guido Van Genechten: Gilbert goes to ghost school like all the other ghosts, but he's a special ghost: he doesn't like to screech in a scary way, he doesn't want to haunt and was always polite. What will happen to Gilbert when he's sent by the principal of school to the Abandoned Tower?
