BOOK MARKED
12 Not-So-Scary
Halloween Books for Kids
BY WF STAFF
Halloween icons like ghosts, goblins
and witches don’t always have to be
scary! These family-friendly books
below will get your kiddos in the
All Hallows’ Eve spirit without the fright.

‘Halloween 1, 2, 3!’
‘Creak! Squeak! Halloween’
by Random House
by DK
Ages: Baby-3. A Halloween counting board
book featuring the cadets from Nickelodeon’s
Top Wing! Nickelodeon’s Top Wing cadets
get into the spooky spirit in this Halloween-
themed counting board book with sturdy
pages and a shiny foil cover.

Ages: 2-5. Creak! Squeak! Halloween is
an exciting board book with five sturdy
flaps for preschoolers to lift, and five
spooky noises including a croaking
frog and a creaking door. This high-
quality Halloween adventure encourages
interaction and hands-on play by
rewarding curiosity with surprise sounds
and delightful characters.

‘Where’s the Witch?’
by Nosy Crow
Ages: Baby-3. Gently spooky creatures hide
behind bright felt flaps in this Halloween
offering. A perfect book to share with very
little ones. Five stylishly illustrated spreads
show a series of gently spooky creatures
hiding behind bright felt flaps in this
Halloween offering.

‘Peppa’s Happy Halloween!’
by Golden Books
Ages: 3-7. Peppa Pig is a loveable little
piggy who lives with her younger brother
George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig. Peppa
loves playing games, visiting exciting places
and making new friends, but her absolute
‘Dr. Seuss’s Spooky Things’
favorite thing is jumping up and down in
by Dr. Seuss
Ages: Baby-3. Written in super-simple muddy puddles! In this story, Peppa Pig and
rhyme, little boys and ghouls will giggle her friends are planning a Halloween that is
with glee at this ever-so-slightly spooky full of tricks and treats!
board book starring Things One and Two ‘Trick or Treat, Little Critter’
dressing up in classic Halloween costumes– by Mercer Mayer
including ghosts, bats, skeletons, black cats, Ages: 3-7. It’s time to go trick-or-treating
and pumpkins! It’s a sweet Halloween treat with Little Critter and friends. Celebrate
and a great way to introduce babies and Halloween with Little Critter in this
toddlers to the world of Dr. Seuss!
adorable full-color storybook–with cards,
stickers and a poster.

‘Haunted House’
by DK
Ages: 2-5. Are you daring enough to join the
brave cat and mouse as they explore the noisy
haunted house? If so, open the surprise flaps
and hear the funny, light-activated sounds
in this spooky sound book that’s shaped like
a house. With a delightful rhyming story to
read aloud to little ones, a sliding door on the
cover, and enticing flaps to lift inside, it’s the
perfect noisy Halloween gift for the scariest
time of the year.

20 Washington FAMILY OCTOBER 2019
‘How to Scare a Ghost’
by Jean Reagan
Ages: 3-7. Who says ghosts get to have all
the fun on Halloween? Guided by a tongue-
in-cheek instructional style, two children
show young readers how to set the stage
for a spooktacular Halloween by carving
pumpkins, playing games and even reading
scary stories. Has a ghost showed up?
Great! Now the fun and the scaring can
really begin.