ABC's of Halloween

by Patricia Reeder Eubank

Mannie's Synopsis: Cute illustrations for this "learning" while loving Halloween book. Each letter has associated with it a little poem of words starting with that particular letter. For the most part pretty nice, although as one might expect finding words associated with Halloween for each letter is tough!

Reading Level: All

Aunt Eater's Mystery Halloween

by Doug Coushman

Mannie's Synopsis: On her way to a costume part Aunt Eater the anteater stumbles onto several "mysteries" and solves them, either alone or with friends she meets along the way. Short chapter book.

Reading Level: D up

Bat Bones and Spider Stew

by Michelle Poploff

Mannie's Synopsis: Fun chapter book following the trials and tribulations of a boy getting to know the "odd" family in the "haunted house on the hill" - good story of how what people think of others is not always reality. Good lesson and fun story.

Reading Level: B up

The Best Halloween Hunt Ever

by John Speirs

Mannie's Synopsis: Find the picture book a la "I spy" but entirely illustrations instead of photos.

Reading Level: B up

Big Pumpkin

by Erica Silverman, S.D. Schindler (Illustrator)

Mannie's Synopsis: Wonderful book. Nice repetitive story for young readers. Great illustrations and it introduces the classic Gothic Horror characters in a funny setting. Appropriate for all ages - parents: try reading it with voices to fit the characters, have fun with it!

Reading Level: B up

The Biggest Pumpkin Ever

by Steven Kroll, Jeni Bassett (Illustrator)

Mannie's Synopsis: Another great book. A little long for the really little ones, but perfect for the older kids. Story is fun and illustrations great.

Reading Level: B/D up

Corduroy's Halloween

by S.G. Hennessy, Lisa McCue (Illustrator)

Mannie's Synopsis: Nice little addition to the "Corduroy" series. This is a flip-book with a decent amount of text. Cute illustrations and story...watch for the ever persistent kitty.

Reading Level: B/D up

Five Little Pumpkins

by Dan Yaccarino

Mannie's Synopsis: Nice little book, perfect for infants to preschoolers. Short but fun.

Reading Level: P to D

Halloween ABCs

by Paul Meisel

Mannie's Synopsis: What would a reading session be without the basics. Great book for helping kids practice seeing and hearing the alphabet used - a bonus that it's focused on Halloween.

Reading Level: B/D up

Halloween IS...

by Gail Gibbons

Mannie's Synopsis: Great kids book describing the history of halloween so they can understand it. Gives the pagan past as well as Christian influence. Ending in modern Halloween trends. Great story and nice illustrations.

Reading Level: D up

Halloween Night

by Arden Druce, David T. Wenzel (Illustrator)

Mannie's Synopsis: Fabulously fun book. Perfectly repetitive for young readers without being too repetitive (for parents sanity). Wonderfully illustrated. Story and pictures are appropriate for most preschoolers - illustrations are possibly "too scary" for some.

Reading Level: B up (with caveat above)

Halloween Nights: Twenty-one Spooktacular Poems

by Charles Ghigna

Mannie's Synopsis: One of my recent favorites. Most of the poems are pretty cool. A little dark for the little ones who can make images from spoken words, but entirely in keeping with a classic gothic halloween. Illustrations are nice too.

Reading Level: P up

Jack O'Lantern's Scary Halloween

by Robert Kraus

Mannie's Synopsis: Great book! This is one is a favorite of all my kids. Nice little story with good repetitive structure. Challenging text for young learners but not too long to frustrate them. Highly recommended.

Reading Level: B up

The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin

by Joe Troiano, Susan Barta (Illustrator)

Mannie's Synopsis: Super fun little book. GREAT story with a purposeful lesson about respecting others, especially those different from ones self. One of our favorites.

Reading Level: D/P up

Little Witch's Big Night

by Deborah Hautzig, Mare Tolon Brown (Illustrator)

Mannie's Synopsis: Fun book. My two oldest love this one. Like most good children's books it is repetitive enough to build good skills but diverse in text enough to be fun for the older readers. Chapter book. Probably too long for young learners.

Reading Level: B/D up

Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin

by Mary Serfozo

Mannie's Synopsis: Cute little book. The Animations are simple (not particularly impressive to adults) but effective for the kids. It's a story of a tiger kit who picks the "best pumpkin, carves it (with his dad), lights it, and wins a Jack-O-Lantern contest! What better basic story of one of the most enduring traditions of Halloween?

Reader Level: P/B up

Porkenstein

by Kathryn Lasky and David Jarvis

Mannie's Synopsis: I don't actually own this one (the only one on the page we don't own) but picked it up at the Columbia Public Library. Really fun book. Mixes the story of the "three little pigs" (or more appropriately what happens to the surviving brother who is an inventor) and "frankenstein" in a fun kid-appropriate story. All my kids love this one and we've read it every night since picking it up. Story is not scary but rather humorous and text is appropriate for young readers.

Reader Level: B up

Scary, Scary Halloween

by Eve Bunting (Illustrated by Jan Brell)

Mannie's Synopsis: I love the Illustrations in this book. The pictures might actually too "Scary, Scary" for some little ones. On first read you may even think the content is a bit intense for children, but it's really a story about a family of cats (the creepy eyes on the cover) that fear kids dressed in monster costumes trick-or-treating because they think they are monsters. Adults might want to pre-read this one before reading it to the little ones to come up with an appropriate stategy to avoid scares.

Reading Level: B/D up (with caveats above)

Scary Party

by Sue Hendra

Mannie's Synopsis: Not so scary, thankfully. Perfect for all ages. My two youngest kids love this book. Nice illustrations and simple story. Fun for older readers too!

Reading Level: P/B up

Somethin' Pumpkin

by Scott Allen, Jimmy Pickering (Illustrator)

Mannie's Synopsis: Wonderful book! One of MY personal favorites. Illustrations are excellent and the stories too. Highly recommended for kids of ALL ages. There's something about this book that just screams HALLOWEEN is king!!!

Reading Level: D up (but fun for all)

Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet

by Diane de Groat

Mannie's Synopsis: Good young reader book...hey with the line "trick or treat, smell my feet"...what kid wouldn't like reading this one. A little long and complex for really little ones but good for older ones.

Reading Level: B/D up