Kids Halloween Books for Every Reader

Halloween is a perfect time to encourage and deepen kids love of books. There is a wide range of Halloween themed books available from spooky, scary books, to interactive, humorous colorful books. A trip to the local library or book store will find displays of books for all ages and genres.

There are a wealth of great picture books available based on the theme of Halloween. Young readers often enjoy eyecatching illustrations and humorous storylines.10 Trick or Treaters by (author)Janet Schulman and (illustrator) Linda Davick is just one example.

The book is essentially a count down book. A group of ten trick or treaters start out the evening adventure but their numbers decrease as they get frighten off by spooky creatures. The adventure is told through rhyme and there are plenty of opportunities to count up and down. The simple rhythmic counting encourages children to join in easily with the reader. The text and illustrations are full of humor and silly rather than scary. The bright colors, and the detail of the illustrations allow for rereading many times and plenty of discussion about the wide variety if costumes included. Its reasonable low price also makes it a perfect Halloween gift.

Mystery books are a good way to introduce kids to chapter books. They often contain suspense, some illustrations and have clear structure to a plot. There are many available written on the theme of Halloween and are often part of a series a child might be familiar with. The A to Z Mysteries is a good example of this.

Super Edition #4 - Sleepy Hollow Sleepover by Ron Roy sees the characters spending Halloween at Sleepy Hollow. Unexpected things keep happening and they have to solve the mystery of the Halloween pranks. Its spooky theme makes it a perfect mystery story for Halloween.

The Goosebumps series is also a great set of books with scary themes. It is a children's horror fantasy anthology series written by R. L. Stine and has been made into a television series.

As with every holiday, there are many Halloween themed stories based on popular characters. Clifford, Sesame Street, SpongeBob - you can find a book based on most TV and well known characters.

This can be a great way to encourage sharing and reading of books, children will often be more likely to read books about characters they are familiar with.

A good example of this is Boo! Made you Jump! by Lauren Child. The characters Charlie and Lola share a scary story when Lola tries to make Charlie jump. It is full of characters, catchphrases and illustrations common to the Charlie and Lola programs and books.

Many teens enjoy scary science fiction and fantasy books. There are many written with the Halloween theme in mind.

Halloween sticker books, lift the flaps and activity books are all good ways to encourage reluctant readers. There is a huge selection available, many reasonably priced.

The other great thing about many Halloween themed books is that they can be read all year round. The stories are generally enjoyable what ever time of year you read them. A good example of this is Room on a Broom by Julia Donaldson. Although the main character is a witch they story is not set at a specific time of year. The theme of the story is friendship and helping each other.

The story centers around a friendly witch who is always losing things. Creatures help her along her journey and she gives them a ride on her broom. The broom breaks, the friends save her from a dragon and she sets a spell to make them a new broom that caters for all the creatures.

The book appeals to readers because it if full of rhyme and repetition and is perfect for retelling. Children love to make up their own spells and design a boom that they would like!

Halloween is a perfect 'excuse' to share a book!