Halloween picture books

A fun interactive book to share, with tabs to push and pull. It has a loose Halloween theme and friendly creatures to say ​‘peekaboo!’ to.

This is the first of many stories about Winnie and her cat, Wilber. Winnie is a well-loved character, and the excellent illustrations are wild and wacky.

A cute Halloween version of the Old MacDonald nursery rhyme which is lovely to read or sing aloud with little ones. 

A little blue-faced girl welcomes you to her grand old house, which she’s heard is haunted. Yet, try as she might, she can’t find the ghosts anywhere. Where can they be?

From former Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson and longtime collaborator Axel Scheffler comes this much-loved tale about a witch and her gang of friends.

One morning in a farmyard a spider begins to spin a web. All the animals try to persuade her to stop but she doesn’t answer any of them; she is too busy spinning her web.

Are you a monster? No? Well, can you make a big loud noise? Oh no…! A wonderfully fun and brilliantly interactive picture book for all ages.

A witch is missing the key ingredient for her Sniff-Out-An-Ogre potion – a little girl – so is delighted when one unexpectedly knocks on her door. Perfect for Halloween, this entertaining picture book contains plenty of humour and a marvellous twist at the end. 

Two young children embark on a scary night-time journey in this spooky board book, which contains 24 individual sound-effects. A fabulously frightening tale, perfect for Halloween.

This bright and funny picture book shows young children that everyone goes to school – even skeletons and monsters. But Skeleton School is definitely a bit different from Human School…

The rules are simple: if you see the colour blue, you must shout out Stinky Poo! If you see a tree, you have to shout ME! Sounds easy enough – but things get sillier and sillier in this hilarious call and response book.

In the first book of this now classic series, we are taken down the dark, dark street to the dark, dark house and into the dark, dark cellar in which the skeletons live.

As the sun sets, little monsters everywhere get ready for bed. Whether you’re a skeleton, vampire or a phantom, you still need to tidy away your toys, brush your teeth and snuggle up for a bedtime story. A mischievous rhyming bedtime story for sleepy little monsters.

It might feel scary to imagine being friends with a ghost – but what if ghosts were quite sweet, really? A delightful how-to guide to ghosts, with some beautiful, retro illustration and plenty of funny details. Plus, Rebecca Green’s little ghost is adorable!