Halloween costumes, Halloween foods, Halloween decor, Halloween movies — they're everywhere this month. But where's the love for Halloween books? OK, sure, books are probably the opposite of what your trick-or-treaters really want this month, and while we don't recommend denying them their sweets, a good scary story can be just the thing to put everyone in the spirit. From Halloween ABCs to murder mysteries, we've rounded up the very best books every age can get a spook from. Don't turn off the lights . . .
Fingers For Halloween ($8) is a rhyming tale that has a hungry monster gobbling up your little one's wiggling fingers!
Mesmerize your book-lover with the many colors of The Pumpkin Is Missing! ($9) board book.
Read this adorable story following Layla the ghost who just wants to be friends in The Little Ghost Who Didn't Like to Be Scary: A Halloween Picture Book ($9), and learn ghosts shouldn't be feared!
Babies will love exploring Here Come the Monsters: A Touch-and-Feel Board Book ($11).
Learn about all the different colors and costumes you might see on Oct. 31 in Halloween Trick or Treat: A Colors Book ($9).
Motor skills abound in the fun finger trail Maze Book: Follow Me Halloween ($7) book.
It's easy as 1, 2, 3! The ABCs take a turn for the spooky in Halloween ABC ($7).
We all have one, and in this beginner book, Skeletons ARE NOT Spooky! ($11), tiny listeners will learn to not believe everything you hear!
Counting to 10 is so much fun in 10 Trick-or-Treaters ($7)!
I Love You, Little Pumpkin ($35) is the perfect personalized gift for a very special gourd.
Follow along as Elmo and friends celebrate a very Happy Halloween! ($11)
It's not a party without Peppa! If your little one is her number one fan, they'll love Peppa Pig: Peppa's Pumpkin Party ($4).
If your toddler has their reds and blues down, Shivery Shades of Halloween ($11) takes it a step further describing the creepiest colors of the holiday.
A special edition of the beloved Bill Cotter series, Don't Push the Button!, comes the trick-or-treater's version, Don't Push the Button! A Halloween Treat ($7).
Your little one goes on their very own Halloween adventure in How to Catch Your Monster Personalized Book ($35).
Your toddler probably won't understand all the puns in Bonaparte Falls Apart ($15), but you'll have a bone-anza of a time reading it to them.
Beloved author Sandra Boynton keeps things silly in Spooky Pookie ($6).
The classic nursery rhyme gets a Halloween twist in The Spooky Wheels on the Bus ($4).
Written by singer, YouTube sensation, and father Tom Fletcher, There's a Monster in Your Book ($11) is an interactive read-along that will have both you and your little one smiling.
With everything turning into pumpkins all around, your toddler might get curious and wonder, what's this all about? What's a Season? Fall ($10) is exactly the answer you need!
The 10th anniversary edition of the Dr. Seuss classic What Was I Scared Of? A Glow-in-the Dark Encounter ($8) reminds us sometimes fear is all in our heads.
A grade-school aged Nancy Drew takes us along on this Halloween mystery adventure with her friends in The Halloween Hoax (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #9) ($6).
Halloween is just as much about being silly as it is being spooky! Halloween Mad Libs Junior ($5) is a fun way to get into the spirit and use that growing vocabulary all at once.
If your reader is getting into chapter books, The Best Halloween Ever ($6) tells the story of a town where Halloween has been — gasp! — canceled!
Is your little one spooked by all the skeletons and spiders? The Scariest Book Ever ($15) might be the thing to change their minds.
This picture book is full of adventures and new friends who just want some Room on the Broom ($6).
All of your favorite Disney characters get into some spooky situations throughout 18 stories in the Scary Storybook Collection ($10).
When a witch moves into a house with Ten Timid Ghosts ($4), she plans to scare them out. This is the perfect gift for those beginning to read!
Fans of the Disney movie will love reading along to the illustrated version of The Nightmare Before Christmas ($12).
The classic story gets a hilariously haunting retelling in Moldilocks and the Three Scares: A Zombie Tale ($15).
The Halloween Tree ($9) is a great introduction to literary icon Ray Bradbury for kids looking for a little scare.
Having a Halloween party? Ghost: Thirteen Haunting Tales to Tell ($21) is only for the most daring of children.
Grab the flashlight and scare your kids and their friends with Terrifying Tales: 13 Scary Stories For Children ($9).
Fans of the movies will love keeping up with Draculaura, Clawdeen Wolf, and the rest of the gang at Monster High: The Creepy-Cool Collection of Junior Novels ($11).
This illustrated edition of Coraline: The Graphic Novel ($9) is a creepy lesson in fighting for what and who you love.
The C.S. Lewis series The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set ($25) takes mature readers into a magical and mystical world.
In How Hazel Became a Witch ($6), young readers will find their magic and discover that no one is ordinary.
Sometimes you just want to scream and howl . . . from laughter! The Don't Laugh Challenge — Halloween Edition ($7) will provide your kid with an endless arsenal of monster puns and more.
Were you a fan of Nancy Drew, but your kid just isn't feeling her? This mystery series follows 12-year-old Samantha and best friend Ally in the chillingly similar The Mystery of Hollow Inn: Samantha Wolf Mystery Series #1 ($9).
Halloween is the perfect time to introduce your little wizard to the first in the J.K. Rowling series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ($12).
Wreak havoc in the kitchen with the ghoulishly delicious The Wizard's Cookbook: Magical Recipes Inspired by Harry Potter, Merlin, The Wizard of Oz, and More ($22).
Let's face the scary truth: your teen would probably rather be watching TV than reading a book, but The Day Before (Riverdale, Novel #1) ($6) might convince them to crack one open.
This chilling novel pieces together fiction and photography to create the unforgettable Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children ($14).
Amazon Charts bestseller I Am Watching You ($8) "will have you momentarily forgetting to breathe."
Fans of The Hunger Games and Stranger Things will absolutely devour The Unknown ($13).
From Goosebumps author R.L. Stine comes Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror ($8), leaving even the bravest readers sleeping with one eye open.
Serving as a prequel to the CW series, Season of the Witch (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Book 1) ($6) follows Sabrina Spellman the Summer before her 16th birthday.
Tired of sleeping? 51 Sleepless Nights: Collection of Horror Stories ($17) will shoot your electric bill up the charts.
A 2018 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist, Then She Was Gone ($9) will keep fans of Gone Girl glued to the page.
Fans of the Netflix series will get commentary from creators and stars, early drafts and pitches, a map of Hawkins, and more in Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down: The Official Behind-the-Scenes Companion ($19).