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
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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.