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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorCinderella Skeleton
Robert D. San Souci · 32 pages
This book is a rhyming retelling of the story of a young woman who finds her prince at a Halloween ball despite the efforts of her wicked stepmother. The main characters are skeletons. Meet Cinderella Skeleton, as sweetly foul as only a ghoul can be. Poor Cinderella has no one to help her hang the cobwebs and arrange dead flowers -- certainly not her evil stepsisters. But the Halloween Ball is jus
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
Steven Kroll · 32 pages
Two mice, each without the other's knowledge, help a pumpkin grow into "the biggest pumpkin ever"--but for different purposes.
Popcorn
Frank Asch · 40 pages
Sam’s Halloween party is popping—with a massive amount of popcorn! Find out how he and his friends handle the delicious surplus in this reissue of a classic picture book from celebrated and award-winning author and illustrator Frank Asch.
Big Pumpkin
Erica Silverman · 32 pages
A witch trying to pick a big pumpkin on Halloween discovers the value of cooperation when she gets help from a series of monsters.
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
Linda Williams · 32 pages
Scary, Scary Halloween
Eve Bunting · 34 pages
A band of trick-or-treaters and a mother cat and her kittens spend a very scary Halloween.
Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Halloween: A Safety Guide for Scaredies
Melanie Watt
In this book Scaredy Squirrel shares his ideas about how the anxious can deal with the scary time of Halloween. Very funny, but also helpful and thoughtful.
The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky
Jory John · 32 pages
Halloween is the Bad Seed’s favorite holiday of the year. But what’s a seed to do when he can’t find a show-stopping costume for the big night? Postpone trick-or-treating for everyone, of course! Can he get a costume together in time? Or will this seed return to his baaaaaaaaad ways?
The Nightmare before Christmas
Tim Burton · 52 pages
Apples and Pumpkins
Anne F. Rockwell
In preparation for Halloween night, a family visits Mr. Comstock's farm to pick apples and pumpkins.
Halloween
Jerry Seinfeld
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld takes an amusing look back at the Halloweens of his youth. Includes an audio performance on CD.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat!
Lucille Colandro · 32 pages
Click, Clack, Boo!: A Tricky Treat
Doreen Cronin · 40 pages
Farmer Brown does not like Halloween. So he draws the shades, puts on his footy pajamas, and climbs into bed. But do you think the barnyard animals have any respect for a man in footy pajamas? No, they do not. For them, the Halloween party has just begun. And we all know these critters far prefer tricks over treats. There are big surprises in store for Farmer Brown!
Scaredy-Cat, Splat!
Rob Scotton
It's Halloween, and Splat is determined to be the scariest cat in the class. Unfortunately, he's just too much of a scaredy-cat. He's afraid of a little spider, and everyone says his costume looks more silly than scary. And when Mrs. Wimpydimple tells a ghost story in the dark, Splat gets so frightened that he tips over his jack-o'-lantern. But when the lights go back on, the entire class is scare
Boris and Bella
Carolyn Crimi · 32 pages
Bella Legrossi and Boris Kleanitoff, the messiest and cleanest monsters in Booville respectively, do nothing but argue until the night of Harry Beastie's Halloween party.
The Runaway Pumpkin
Kevin Lewis · 32 pages
The Baxter brothers find a wonderful pumpkin for Halloween, but first they must catch up with it when it rolls down the hill.
Zen Ghosts
Jon J. Muth · 40 pages
On Halloween night, Stillwater the giant panda tells Karl, Addy, and Michael a spooky and unusual story. Based on a Zen koan.
How to Catch a Witch
Alice Walstead
The Catch Club Kids attempt to snare a witch on Halloween. (Ages 4 to 7)
Arthur's Halloween
Marc Brown · 31 pages
Arthur finds everything about Halloween scary, including his little sister's costume, his morning snack, and the big house on the corner.
Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise
Kate DiCamillo · 80 pages
When the Watsons decide to zip their porcine wonder into a formfitting princess dress for Halloween – complete with tiara – they are certain that Mercy will be beautiful beyond compare. Mercy is equally certain she likes the sound of trick-or-treating and can picture piles of buttered toast already. As for the Lincoln Sisters next door, how could they know that their cat would lead them all on a H