The Best Just-Scary-Enough Books for Kids

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‘Tis the season for haunted hayrides, corn mazes, pumpkin carving and, of course, finding the perfect Halloween costume. (This is serious business, after all.) Halloween is a holiday beloved by children and adults alike — especially those who enjoy a good scare — and it’s one that’s well worth celebrating throughout the entire month of October.  

One of the best ways to celebrate any holiday is by breaking out some themed books to read with your little ones — and there’s no shortage of fun Halloween reads. Of course, many of them are on the creepy side, and no matter how much your child is clamoring to read the scariest book possible, we’d venture a guess that you’d prefer not to give your little one nightmares. 

Luckily, plenty of authors have found a happy medium. These 15 books are creepy enough to give your kids a delightful shiver down their spines, but they (and you!) will be able to sleep peacefully through the night once the last page has been read. 

1
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‘Eek! Halloween!’


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‘Eek! Halloween!’

2
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‘The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything’


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‘The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything’

3
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‘What Was I Scared Of? A Glow-in-the-Dark Encounter’


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‘What Was I Scared Of? A Glow-in-the-Dark Encounter’

4
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‘Creepy Carrots’


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‘Creepy Carrots’

5
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‘The Night Before Halloween’


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‘The Night Before Halloween’

6
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‘Monster Museum’


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‘Monster Museum’

7
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‘Pumpkin Eye’


7/15
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‘Pumpkin Eye’

8
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‘Ten Timid Ghosts’


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‘Ten Timid Ghosts’

9
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‘Scary, Scary Halloween’


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‘Scary, Scary Halloween’

10
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‘The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree’


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‘The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree’

11
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‘Where’s My Mummy?’


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‘Where’s My Mummy?’

12
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‘By the Light of the Halloween Moon’


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‘By the Light of the Halloween Moon’

13
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‘Halloween Hustle’


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‘Halloween Hustle’

14
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‘The Spooky Wheels on the Bus’


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‘The Spooky Wheels on the Bus’

15
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‘One, Two… Boo!’


15/15
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‘One, Two… Boo!’

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