This was a book that we used for our pumpkin potion in Tinkergarten. I have not written up an activity for that yet but it is basically Stone Soup, in a pumpkin, with baking soda and vinegar. This book is all about a witch who keeps losing things and every time she goes down to look for the lost item she picks up a new critter.
This is a super cute book about a little mouse who gets scared of things in the dark. It lets you know what little mouse perceives to be scary and then shows you that its something "not so scary after all". The only problem I had with this book was that the kittens little mouse ran into were "not so scary after all" but mice should be scared of kittens! Over all the book was adorable.
Have you ever met Little Blue Truck? If not you should check out his series! Normally I don't like flip books because of the ripping risk and how long it takes Chloe to flip the flaps, but this one only has one flip per page and is pretty sturdy. Also a lot of books that talk about animal sounds can be pretty dry, but mixed with the Halloween theme it blended nicely.
I was really up in the air with this one. I ended up adding it to this list because I love Stone Soup so much, This is the same story as stone soup but it is a hungry monster dude who goes looking for food in a town full of different types of monsters. The part that bothers me is the annoying little Werewolf who pressures everyone into giving up their things by embarrassing them. So I just skip when he talks and the story sounds fine.
This is one of those books that gives you short parts of a "poem" and then adds them all together as the story goes along. In the end you have a cute poem all about Halloween!
This book was one of my favorites. It doesn't talk about Halloween at all but it is about an adorable monster! This book gives you a peek into the bedtime routine of a monster and is perfect for those kiddos who need a little less spooky before bed.
This was Chloe's pick. Its about a baby Mummy and his Mama Mummy who are playing hide and shriek. The little Mummy gets tiered of waiting for his Mama Mummy and goes in search of her in the woods, running into other monsters along the way.
If you have not read Goodnight Moon do that right now. This is a parody of that classic. It doesn't have the simple pictures that we all know and love from Goodnight Moon, but it is still an adorable parody. I may be biased because I LOVE Goodnight Moon.
This book has nothing to do with Halloween, but I think it works well because he is a master of disguise and that's what costumes are. He dresses up as different things to try and catch his prey, but has a hard time until the pizza...
This book is another cute book about monster love. It talks about all the ways that his monster mama shows that she loves him. Monster world is such a fun spooky world.
So there you have it, the top 10 books I found for Halloween. I am sure there are a lot more Halloween books out there that are wonderful and I would love to hear about your favorites or see pictures of you reading some of these books!
