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If You Like... Halloween Picture Books

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What better way to celebrate Halloween than to curl up with a spooky book and read together. Here are some sweet new Halloween picture books that are sure to bring a smile to your little one's face and get you ready for Halloween.
Witch & Wombat
By Ashley Belote
New York: Random House, 2023. Picture Book.

Wilma the witch is excited to get a cat because a witch just isn't a witch without a cat by her side. She goes looking for the perfect cat companion, but she can't seem to find any cats, so she comes home with a wombat. She puts some cat ears on her wombat and dresses him up like a cat, but she soon realizes that you can't turn something into something they're not. 

Benita and the Night Creatures
Written by Mariana Llanos
Illustrated by Cocoretto
Concord, MA: Barefoot Books, 2023. Picture Book.

Benita loves to read, in fact, she devours books! When the night creatures come out and try to frighten her at bedtime they are annoyed that she isn't scared. In fact, she tells them to be quiet because she is reading. What are scary night creatures to do? They decide to find out what Benita finds so interesting that she can ignore them and learn for themselves the magic of a story. 

Every Night at Midnight
By Peter Cheong
New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2023. Picture Book.

A werewolf named Felix just wants to find a friend, but he is having a hard time finding someone who is like him --after all at night he turns into a wolf. He is about to give up on finding a friend, when a new girl comes to school with a wolf pendant around her neck. That night Felix meets a white wolf with a familiar necklace and he begins to feel less alone as he finds the friend and community he has been looking for. 

Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow
By Ryan T. Higgins
Los Angeles: Disney-Hyperion, 2023. Picture Book.

Bruce the bear is one of my favorite book characters and this silly Halloween story is a delight to read. Bruce is convinced to dress up and play the role of "Icky Bob" as his animal friends act out the scary story of "The Legend of Soggy Hollow." As the friends begin performing the story they meet up with a possible ghost and the Halloween fun begins. 

How to Spook a Ghost
Written by Sue Fliess
Illustrated by Simona Sanfilippo
New York: Sky Pony Press, 2023. Picture Book.

Four children begin dressing up for Halloween and one decides to dress up as a ghost. As they are out going from door to door trick-or-treating they meet an actual ghost who kindly asks if he can join them. They decide that nobody should be left behind and they all go trick-or-treating together. At the end of the story you can find some history facts about the holiday and some traditional craft ideas.



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