If You Like... New Halloween Picture Books

It's spooky season, and that means a whole new crop of Halloween books! While any book is fun to browse, I have to admit that every year I especially look forward to when the new Halloween picture books start popping up! So, here are a few for you to enjoy from this year.

¡Vamos! Let's celebrate Halloween and D̕a de los Muertos

Written by Raúl the Third

Illustrated by Elaine Bay

New York: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024. Picture Book.

A seamless blend of two different cultural traditions, as well as, languages, ¡Vamos! Let's Celebrate Halloween and D̕a de los Muertos is a visual and engaging delight. Following Little Lobo and his friends as they first dress up in costumes and trick-or-treat, and then as they work with their families to remember those who have passed on, this story will give you something new to enjoy on every page!

Spooky, Scary Skeletons

Written by Andrew Gold

Illustrated by Polona Lovsin

New York: Random House, 2024. Picture Book.

Written with the lyrics of the classic song by Andrew Gold, this visual version follows five little trick-or-treaters dressed as skeletons as they have a fun Halloween night.

Griselda Snook's Spectacular Books

Written by Barry Timms

Illustrated by Laura Borio

Wilton, CT: Tiger Tales, 2024. Picture Book.

Griselda Snook runs a Halloween-themed bookshop that caters to the reading needs of the classic Halloween characters who make up her community. However, one day a young boy named Henry finds a key to the shop and is skeptical that he'll ever find a book that he loves. With a spooky yet cozy vibe, Griselda Snook's Spectacular Books is a fun new take in comparison to the usual Halloween tales.

Trick-or-Treating in the City

Written by Tiffany D. Jackson

Illustrated by Sawyer Cloud

New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2024. Picture Book.

When Janelle's family's Halloween night plans in the suburbs are upended, Janelle isn't sure how she should celebrate Halloween in her large metropolis of New York City. She starts asking members of her community how they celebrate in the city, and ends up finding out about the many diverse ways this holiday is observed in an urban landscape.

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Review: The Night Librarian

The Night Librarian By Christopher Lincoln New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2024. Comics. 247 pages. Fraternal twins Page and Turner Read have grown accustomed to feeling neglected by their parents lately. Their parents are often busy with meetings and work trips and leave the twins behind with a revolving door of nannies -- who are also often neglectful. So, Page and Turner spend a lot of time at their favorite place -- the New York Public Library. On a whim, Page, the more reckless twin, steals her father's prized first-edition copy of Dracula and takes it to the library hoping to have it appraised, much to the chagrin of her more careful brother, Turner. In a disastrous twist, the book goes missing before they get the information they need. In soliciting help from Ms. Literati, the Night Librarian, they have no idea that they'll be whisked to a secret room far under the stacks where the night librarians tend to the characters that like to pop out of books and try to p

Review: Give Me Something Good to Eat

Give Me Something Good to Eat By D. W. Gillespie New York, Delacorte Press, 2024. Fiction. 262 pages. I went totally out of my comfort zone with my choice for this book review. I decided I wanted to read a spooky book for October, even though I typically do not read scary books. This book gave me shivers from the very start, with a giant spider on the cover and spider webs drawn on the page of each new chapter. Halloween is the best night of the year in a rural town that is obsessed with monsters and all kinds of creepy things. There is one major problem, however. Each year on Halloween a child goes missing! But after they go missing, no one remembers the children, except for the main character Mason Miller. When Mason's little sister becomes the next in a long string of missing children, it’s up to Mason and his friends to figure out the town's bizarre mystery. This book has a lot to offer: monsters, heroes, a werewolf, zombies, an enchanted scarecrow, a rat man, and p

From Story Time: The Letter "E"

Preschool Time Emergency Kittens! Written by Jody Jensen Shaffer Illustrated by Dave Mottram New York: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2020. Picture Book. Introduces Emergency Kittens Mimi, Twee-Twee, and Adorbs, superheroes willing to help anyone in need. --Editor Preschool Time Brave Enough By Rob Justus Salem, MA: Page Street Kids, 2022. Picture Book. Little Brother sees monsters everywhere, so he'd rather stay safely inside and read all about them in his books. Big Sister believes monsters are nothing but phony baloney make-believe and drags Little Brother on a hair-raising adventure to prove it. In a hilarious echo of common sibling squabbles that both older and younger siblings will appreciate, Little Brother has soon had ENOUGH of Big Sister trying to make him just like her. When Big Sister leads them into big trouble, it's time for Little Brother to show that he has what it takes to save the day. --Publisher Toddler Time Ergo Written by Alexis Deacon Illustrated by

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