5 Not-Spooky Halloween Books for Little Kids

October 28, 2013

If your little ones are still too cute to spook, but you want to get them in a festive mood this season, chose a Halloween story that's more sweet than spooky. These are our favorite five picks:

5 Not-Spooky Halloween Stories

10 Trick or Treaters

Author: Janet Shulman

Appropriate for: kids in preschool through kindergarten

Even the youngest fans of Halloween will love this not too scary counting book follows the adventures of 10 cleverly costumed friends as they brave their Halloween adventures.

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Five Little Pumpkins

Author: Dan Yaccarino

Appropriate for: toddler age through preschool age

“Five little pumpkins sitting on the gate ... ” Even the littlest of pumpkins will appreciate the famous finger play presented in board book fashion.

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The Night Before Halloween

Author: Natasha Wing

Appropriate for: kids in preschool through grade 4

Preschoolers will be intrigued with what really happens in the house on Hallow’s Eve in this spooky spin Clement C Moore’s classic Night Before Christmas poem.

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Two Little Witches: A Counting Story

Author: Harriet Ziefert

Appropriate for: kids in preschool through kindergarten

Preschoolers and kindergarteners will love the repetitive prose in the story and counting along as they view the beautiful images by Simms Taback.

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Where Is Baby's Pumpkin?

Author: Karen Katz

Appropriate for: ages 1 - 4

Your little pumpkins will love searching for the pumpkin in this fun lift the flap board book.

Get Where is Baby's Pumpkin here.

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