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Ghosts Picture Books

Ghost picture books calibrate the spooky carefully. Just enough atmosphere, just enough mystery, and always the reassurance that the child reading is perfectly safe. These 22 books are for early encounters with the supernatural.

22 books

Cover of Haunted Castle

For the child who loves spooky thrills and historical mysteries. A beautifully illustrated exploration of a legendary ca

Cover of The Scary Sleepover

The Scary Sleepover

For children feeling nervous about their first night away from home or facing the 'scary' side of imagination during a s

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My First ABC Picture Books #2

Halloween ABC Picture Book

MadGaviette Publishing

For the preschooler excited for spooky season, this festive primer uses ghosts and pumpkins to help tiny learners master

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Cover of My ABC Picture Book for Halloween

My ABC Picture Book for Holidays #3

My ABC Picture Book for Halloween

Callie Reeds

Prepare your little one for spooky season while building early literacy skills with this festive, colorful introduction

Ages 1–4

Cover of What Was That?

Splat the Cat Lift-the-Flap

For children who get a little spooked but love a good adventure, this lift-the-flap tale helps timid Splat face his Hall

Cover of The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt

The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt

While other ghosts are light and airy, one little ghost is a heavy, warm quilt who eventually finds the one special task

Cover of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost

Gustavo, the Shy Ghost

Flavia Z. Drago

Gustavo is a shy ghost who loves playing his violin, but he must find a brave way to make the other monsters notice him

Cover of The Farting Halloween Witch

The Farting Halloween Witch

Windy the witch has a hard time controlling her noisy farts, until an army of ghosts invades the village and her unique

Cover of How to Catch a Witch

How to Catch #12

How to Catch a Witch

Zany traps and magical portals fill the neighborhood on Halloween night as the Catch Club Kids race to stop a witch from

Cover of The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

Chris Van Allsburg

An artist left behind a collection of mysterious drawings, each with only a title and a single line of text to hint at t

Cover of Funnybones

A big skeleton, a little skeleton, and a dog skeleton leave their dark cellar for a midnight stroll to find someone to s

Cover of The Ghost Train

The Ghost Train

Three skeletons head out for a midnight train ride on a dark, dark night. Even spooky skeletons can find themselves in f

Cover of A Ghost Story

Bill Martin Instant Readers #5

Bill Martin Jr.

A rhythmic and mysterious journey following a small spirit as it travels from its bottle home through a dark woods and a

Cover of Unicorn in a Haunted House

Unicorn in a Haunted House

For the child who gets a little nervous when the lights go out or hears a strange noise, this rhyming tale proves that m

Cover of Big Pumpkin

Erica Silverman

A witch's pumpkin is far too heavy for her to lift alone, but a group of helpful monsters shows her how much they can ac

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Borb and Ghostie #1

When Borb's Tummy Flutters

Borb feels a swirl of butterflies before a big day, but with help from Ghostie, he uses breathing and practice to find h

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The Secrets of History and Folklore #1

The Secrets of Halloween

Maddie Bellerose

For the child who is curious about October traditions but easily spooked by scary costumes and dark decorations.

Cover of Playing Beatie Bow

Playing Beatie Bow

A lonely girl finds herself pulled from modern Australia back to the 1880s to live with an immigrant family from the Ork

Cover of The Mystery of the Haunted House

Lella and the Gang

The Mystery of the Haunted House

Hena must brave an infamously haunted alleyway to find her lost bag before her mother notices it is gone, with help from

Cover of Art to Make You Scared

Art to Make You #1

Art to Make You Scared

Elizabeth Newbery

Sea monsters, ghosts, and hungry sharks await in this spine-tingling look at how artists across history have captured th

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Five Silly Ghosts

Patricia Hegarty

Five glittery ghosts in silly costumes play peek-a-boo behind die-cut pages in this sparkly, rhyming Halloween countdown

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Bill Martin Instant Readers #3

How to Catch a Ghost

Bill Martin Jr.

Follow these catchy, rhyming instructions to find out exactly what it takes to catch a ghost of your own.

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