It is the season for costumes, candy, and creepy things. Halloween is a popular fall holiday enjoyed by children of all ages. Traditional activities like trick-or-treating, visiting haunted houses, crafting, and dressing up are eagerly anticipated. Reading spooky stories is another fun activity that enhances the holiday for young people. Here are nine picture books by Black authors to add to your Halloween to-do list.
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1. Trick-or-Treating in the City
Tiffany D. Jackson | Sawyer Cloud | Dial Books | August 13, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
2. Spooky Poems Aloud: 25 Poems to Frighten and Delight
Joseph Coelho | Daniel Gray-Barnett | Wide Eyed Editions | August 6, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
3. Got the Spooky Spirit
Connie Schofield-Morrison | Frank Morrison | Bloomsbury | July 23, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
4. Halloween Friends
Nikki Shannon Smith | DeAndra Hodge | Crown BYR | August 1, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
5. Little Boo’s Halloween Party
Lala Watkins | Cartwheel Books | July 18, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
6. One Good Night ’til Halloween
Frank J. Berrios III | Debby Rahmalia | LB Kids | August 2, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
7. Looking for a Jumbie
Tracey Baptiste | Amber Ren | Balzer + Bray | September 21, 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop
8. Boo Stew
Donna L. Washington | Jeffrey Ebbeler | Peachtree Publishing | September 7, 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop
9. My Baby Loves Halloween
Jabari Asim | Tara Nicole Whitaker | HarperFestival | July 14, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop
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