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Spooky Thrills and Chills for Kids and Tweens

Check out these spine-tinglers and scary tales just in time for Halloween!

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  • Seven Salazar is becoming a witch and is excited to be sorted into a coven. But something goes wrong, and she and her witchling friends must work together to find their powers. This book is the first in a series for middle school readers.
    Book, 2022New York : Scholastic Press, 2022. — J FICTION ORTEGA
  • Twelve-year-old Alia investigates rumors of a horrifying creature spotted flying in the night sky. Part of the Tales from Cabin 23 spooky series.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — J FICTION HANNA ALKAF
  • Five scary tales just right for beginning readers who want to be spooked!
    Book, 2022New York : Scholastic, Inc., [2022] — READER FICTION BRALLIER
  • Sing-along to spooky fun songs and listen to not-too-scary stories perfect for little ghouls and goblins.
    eAudiobook, 2024Listen & Live Audio, 2024
  • Monsters get up to Halloween hijinks in this rhythmic tale set to "This Little Piggy."
    Book, 2025New York, New York : Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2025. — BOARD BOOK
  • A ghost in the library?! In a sweet rhyming story, a mischievous ghost wreaks havoc in the library until a young girl helps him discover a love of reading.
    Book, 2024San Diego, CA : Silver Dolphin Books, [2024] — E FICTION PAIGE
  • Little ones will be charmed by this monster, who tries hard to be scary but is just too cute!
    Board Book, 2020Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2020. — BOARD BOOK
  • Drawing Spooky Chibi

    Learn How to Draw Kawaii Vampires, Zombies, Ghosts, Skeletons, Monsters, and Other Cute, Creepy, and Gothic Creatures

    White, Sarah E.,
    Young artists can develop their skills at drawing all creatures, cute and creepy, by following the simple lessons in this how-to book.
    Book, 2023Berkeley, CA : Bloom Books for Young Readers, [2023] — J 741.537 WHITE
  • A vibrant graphic novel follows the hilarious exploits of a vampire-hunting pig and the monsters he encounters. This laugh-out-loud read is for older elementary and middle schoolers.
    Graphic Novel, 2021New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2021] — J 741.5973 MOYER
  • A dystopian horror read for tweens set in Norway, where a teenage boy and his sister fight to survive a harrowing outbreak of monsters.
    eBook, 2025Levine Querido, 2025
  • Eka joins her mythical creature friends for a night parade filled with magic and demons. Based on the Japanese folklore, "Night Parade of 100 Demons."
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — E FICTION TAKAHASHI
  • Jack and Annie talk about what they've learned in their research into ghosts and ghost stories. Part of the Magic Tree House Fact Tracker series, and a nonfiction companion to the popular "A Good Night for Ghosts."
    Book, 2009New York : Random House, c2009. — J 133.1 OSBORNE
  • A weird and wacky tale of a boy sent to live with his grandmother, who is an expert on witches. The boy ends up encountering a group of witches who are plotting to get rid of all children, and he must fight their devilish plans.
    Book, 2019New York : Puffin Books, 2019. — J FICTION DAHL
  • Young readers will be engaged in the adventure of three bears bravely exploring a dark forest and encountering a spooky tree. The book focuses on teamwork and overcoming fears.
    Book, 1978New York : Beginner Books, c1978. — READER FICTION BERENSTAIN
  • Jasper the bunny keeps stealing carrots from a field next door, and the carrots seek their revenge in creepy and hilarious ways.
    Book, 2012New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2012. — E FICTION REYNOLDS
  • Two human children encounter a gothic house lived in by a family of monsters. An unlikely friendship forms, and the monster family must work together with the humans to face a sinister threat. Full of chilling prose and illustrations to engage…
    Book, 2021New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2021. — J FICTION KENNY
  • Poesy is not afraid of the dark, and at bedtime, she looks forward to using her toys to fight the variety of creepy monsters who visit her room.
    Book, 2020New York : First Second, imprint of Roaring Books Press, 2020. — E FICTION DOCTOROW