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Halloween comes just once a year, but we can read about it all year round! The following picture books all either take place around the spookiest time of year or have an element of Halloween mixed into the story!
Love Halloween? Watch for the Marshall-Lyon County Library's Spooktacular Celebration in October!
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Bow-Wow's Nightmare Neighbors
Megan Montague Cash - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover
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As Bow-Wow naps, his neighbors creep in and steal his cozy green bed. When the expressive pup tries to get it back, colorful chaos ensues as the house next door might not be exactly what he thought. From authors Mark Newgarden and Megan Montague Cash comes Bow-Wow's Nightmare Neighbors."This... |
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Poultrygeist
Mary Jane Auch - Holiday House
Format: Print book
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Whoooooo! A tall ghostly being is frightening the farm animals right out of the barn. It could only be the legendary "Poultrygeist." The animals are terrified to sleep inside the barn, but they're freezing out in the yard. What shold they do? It's up to two smart-aleck roosters... |
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Zen Ghosts (A Stillwater Book)
Jon J Muth - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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Stillwater, the beloved Zen panda, now in his own Apple TV original series!Its Halloween. The trees are ablaze in fiery reds. Excited children don colorful costumes. And theres mystery and fun around every corner!When Addy, Michael, and Karl finish trick-or-treating, their bags are brimming... |
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Bone Dog
Eric Rohmann - Roaring Brook Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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One of School Library Journals Best Picture Books of 2011One of Horn Books Best Picture Books of 2011Ghost dogs and skeletons in a tall tale with a tender heart from the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of My Friend Rabbit.Gus doesnt feel like doing much after his dog Ella dies. He doesnt... |
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Creepy Carrots!
Aaron Reynolds - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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In this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch as a rabbit fears his favorite treats are out to get him.Jasper Rabbit loves carrots - especially Crackenhopper Field carrots. He eats them on the way to school.He eats them going to Little... |
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The Halloween Queen
Joan Holub - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Library Binding
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It's Halloween and time for trick-or-treating. But this is one little girl who is afraid to go near her neighbor's house. However, the Halloween Queen has the best candy on the whole block, and hosts a fun party too. |
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Curious George Haunted Halloween
H. A. Rey - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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Hang on to your hats! George gets spooked when he spends his first Halloween in the country and hears the legend of No Noggin—a headless scarecrow that kicks people’s hats off on Halloween! The man with the yellow hat tells George it’s just a legend, but with... |
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Gus and Grandpa and the Halloween costume
Claudia Mills - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Book
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Second-grader Gus wants a store-bought Halloween costume to wear to school, but because he knows his parents do not believe in buying costumes, he turns to his grandfather for help.
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Herbert's First Halloween
Cynthia Rylant - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Herbert is deeply doubtful about his first Halloween - but with a little help from his dad and a special tiger costume, Herbert might just find confidence on Halloween night. Together, father and son practice roaring, carve a pumpkin, and venture out in search of candy. And by the end of the night,... |
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It's Halloween, Little Monster
Ketteman, Helen - TWO LIONS
Format: Book
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Little Monster is going trick-or-treating for the very first time. There are going to be all kinds of creatures about, like witches and vampires and zombies. And lots of spooky noises too! As Little Monster makes his way around the neighborhood, Papa is there to help guide him through his fears... |
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Clifford's Halloween
Norman Bridwell - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover
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This vintage hardcover reissue of <i>Clifford's Halloween</i> showcases Norman Bridwell's 1966 two-color artwork and brings the traditional silliness of Halloween to a new generation of readers. Emily Elizabeth and Clifford are ready for the spookiest day of the year!... |
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J is for jack-o-lantern : a Halloween alphabet
Denise Brennan-Nelson; Donald Wu - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Book : Juvenile audience : English : 1st ed
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Who lit the first jack-o'-lantern? What creature of the night must return to his grave by dawn? And why do we holler "Trick or treat"? J is for Jack-O'-Lantern: A Halloween Alphabet invites you to come along on this A-Z adventure and celebration of all things that "go... |
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Moonlight: The Halloween Cat
Cynthia Rylant
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"Told in rhythmic prose that almost purrs when read aloud this black cats story enchants with a perfect blend of art and text." School Library Journal "A soothing ghoulfree utterly non creepy Halloween book." BOOKLIST Ages: |
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Stumpkin
Lucy Ruth Cummins - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From the critically acclaimed author and illustrator of A Hungry Lion comes a unique Halloween story about a stemless pumpkin who dreams of becoming a jack-o-lantern.Stumpkin is the most handsome pumpkin on the block. He's as orange as a traffic cone! Twice as round as a basketball!... |
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Cookie Boo
Ruth Paul - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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The cookies climb out of the cookie tin and go on a Halloween adventure in this rhythmic read-aloud! Seven spooky cookies sitting in a tin, waiting for the moonlight to let the magic in ...Cookie Boo, a picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Ruth Paul, is sure to make celebrating... |
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Mrs. McMurphys Pumpkin
Rick Walton - HarperFestival
Format: Paperback
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One morning, a few days before Halloween, Mrs. McMurphy wakes up to find a large pumpkin by her front door. "My mouth is here. I speak to you. When my teeth are here, Ill eat you!" it says with a mischievous grin. Unafraid, Mrs. McMurphy politely places the threatening squash... |
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Scholastic Reader Level 2: Inside a House That is Haunted
Alyssa Satin Capucilli - Cartwheel Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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This classic Halloween tale is now available as a Scholastic Reader!Bestselling author, Alyssa Satin Capucilli, and two-time Geisel Honor winner, Tedd Arnold, team up for this hilarious halloween tale that is just as much trick as it is a treat. Previously published as a paperback, this... |
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