Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Halloween Books for Children of All Ages

Get into the "spirit" of Halloween with some great books with this list from the Warren Township Library. These books are available in the Somerset County Library System.

For Younger Kids
(Perfect for little ones; elementary school kids also will enjoy these) Skeleton for Dinner by Margery Cuyler 
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
Bone Soup by Cambria Evans
Halloween Hustle by Charlotte Gunnufson
Welcome to Monster Town (Christy Ottaviano Books) by Ryan Heshka
Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli  by Barbara Jean Hicks
Ghosts in the House!  by Kazuno Kohara
AlphaOops: H is for Halloween by Alethea Kontis
Porkenstein  by Kathryn Lasky
Moonstore by Tara Lazar (The author be at Warren Library on Oct. 22)
Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis
Fright Night Flight by Laura Krauss Melmed
Goodnight Goon and Runaway Mummy by Michael Rex
Vunce Upon a Time by J. Otto Seibold & Siobhan Vivian
Sheep Trick or Treat by Nancy E. Shaw
One Hallooween Night by Mark Teague
Can You Make a Scary Face?  by Jan Thomas 
Whooo's Haunting the Teeny Tiny Ghost? by Kay Winters 
Two Little Witches: A Halloween Counting Story by Harriet Ziefert

School-Age Kids
Ghosthunters and The Totally Moldy Baroness! by Cornelia Funke (Ages 6-9) (part of a series)
Bed, Bats, & Beyond (Darby Creek Exceptional Titles)  by Joan Holub 
Magic Tree House #42: A Good Night for Ghosts (A Stepping Stone Book)  by Mary Pope Osborne (ages 6-9) (part of a series)
This Book Is Haunted (An I Can Read Book, Level 1) by Joanne Rocklin

Young Adult

The World's Most Haunted Places: From The Secret Files of Ghostvillage.com by Jeff Belanger
The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney (Book One of the Last Apprentice series)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story Mary Downing Hahn
The Enemy Charlie Higson (
Book One of the Enemy series)

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe

The Intruders by E.E. Richardson
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark  Alvin Schwartz
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Nightwood by Patricia Windsor
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror  (Graphic Novels, various titles)
 


Get into the crafty spirit of Halloween with these books:
Spooky Things (Making Pictures) by Penny King
Crafts to Make in the Fall by Kathy Ross
Halloween Fun for Everyone by Ferida Wolff and Dolores Kozielski
 
Adults can get their Halloween fix with truly spooky stories and haunting fiction. The Warren Library also is offering spooktacular events for kids and adults.