My Halloween box is full of picture books. These are a few of my favorites that are aging well along with my kids.
Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise by Kate DiCamillo and Chris VanDusen.
The delightful misadventures of a trick or treating pig.
Good Night Goon and The Runaway Mummy by Michael Rex.
If you haven’t read Michael Rex’s parodies of beloved children’s books yet, you need to. They’re so much fun. My kids laugh their way through them. There’s another one called Going On A Goon Hunt that I haven’t read but I’m sure is just as wonderful.
Angelina’s Halloween by Katherine Holabird
This is Angelina before she was turned into a poorly animated, obnoxious kids show. The illustrations are stunning, but Angelina is being mean to little cousin Henry in this one, as she often is. Luckily they have a loving moment at the end and everything ends well.
Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
This is such a cleverly put together book. Cut outs on each page reveal part of the page behind it, causing it to reveal and conceal the monster piece by piece. My kids also absolutely loved telling the monster to “Go Away!” when they were younger (and still do I think).
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams and Megan Lloyd
I love this brave old lady so much. This book has so many good messages in one little package. That courage is not the absence of fear, but facing it; not to jump to conclusions based on first impressions and that thinking outside the box can solve a lot of problems. Love this one.
What Was I Scared Of? by Dr. Seuss
You find this one a lot inside of other Dr. Seuss books like The Sneetches, but we were lucky enough to find a stand alone copy. Another great message about facing fear and that things aren’t always what they seem.
Honorable Mention:
Little People’s Halloween is Here: a lift the flap book about Halloween surprises
Berenstain Bear’s Go On A Ghost Walk: another book that addresses kids’ fears
It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown look and find: love the illustrations in this book
