little kids in scary masks
roam the streets and have a blast
princes and heroes with pumpkin pails
queens and dragons from fairytales
witches, frogs, and ghosts galore
collect sweet treats at every door
here are 12 picture books
lightly frightening, take a look
read aloud or give away
happy halloween, hooray!
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Natasha Anastasia Tarpley | Charnelle Pinkney Barlow | Little, Brown BYR | August 12, 2025
2. Getting Ready for Halloween
Vera Ahiyya | Debby Rahmalia | Random House BYR | August 12, 2025
3. It’s Almost Time for . . . Halloween!
Maisha Oso | Tom Knight | Margaret K. McElderry Books | July 15, 2025
4. Trick-or-Treating in the City
Tiffany D. Jackson | Sawyer Cloud | Dial Books | August 13, 2024
5. Spooky Poems Aloud: 25 Poems to Frighten and Delight
Joseph Coelho | Daniel Gray-Barnett | Wide Eyed Editions | August 6, 2024
Connie Schofield-Morrison | Frank Morrison | Bloomsbury | July 23, 2024
Nikki Shannon Smith | DeAndra Hodge | Crown BYR | August 1, 2023
8. Little Boo’s Halloween Party
Lala Watkins | Cartwheel Books | July 18, 2023
9. One Good Night ’til Halloween
Frank J. Berrios III | Debby Rahmalia | LB Kids | August 2, 2022
Tracey Baptiste | Amber Ren | Balzer + Bray | September 21, 2021
11. Boo Stew
Donna L. Washington | Jeffrey Ebbeler | Peachtree Publishing | September 7, 2021
Jabari Asim | Tara Nicole Whitaker | HarperFestival | July 14, 2020
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