Halloween

Little Ones

Peppa's Halloween Party

By Eone

Schoalstic Inc. 

  • June 2016
  • $4.99
  • Ages  3-5

 

Join Peppa and her friends for a spooktacular Halloween party!

It is the spookiest time of year! Peppa and her family play outside in the leaves, carve pumpkins, and dress up in costumes for a Halloween party with all of their friends!
 



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Mary McScary 

By R.L. Stine, Illustrated by Marc Brown

Orchard Books 

  • August 2017
  • $16.99
  • Ages 4-8 

Two talented children's book icons reunite in this wildly zany, mischief-filled picture book featuring a brave and bold new character that's equal parts spooky and laugh-out-loud funny!

Meet Mary McScary. Mary likes to be scary. She scares her mom, her dad, her pets, and even a balloon! But there's just one person Mary can't scare -- her cousin, Harry McScary. He's not afraid of the usual things, like spiders, snakes, and other creepy crawlies. But Mary doesn't give up that easily, and one way or another she'll find a way to give Harry the scare of his life. . . Beware of Mary McScary!

 

Renowned bestselling children's book talents R.L. Stine, creator of the Goosebumps series, and Marc Brown, creator of the Arthur Adventure series, join forces once again in a spine-tingling, wildly funny picture book story featuring a fearless anti-heroine that will have kids and their parents cheering, "BOOOOOO!"



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Five LIttle Pumpkins

By Natalie Marshall

Cartwheel

  • June 2017
  • $6.99
  • Ages 3-3

A twist on a favorite nursery rhyme perfect for fall -- the fourth in our Fingers & Toes collection! 

Fall is in the air with this delightful twist on a pumpkin nursery rhyme just right for our Fingers & Toes collection!

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.

The first one says, "Oh, my. It's getting late!"

The Fingers & Toes series is a fun take on a familiar action rhyme! With bold, bright colors from Natalie Marshall, picture guides to help act out the songs, and tabs throughout, this novelty board book encourages parent-child interaction while helping with dexterity, counting, and other preschool-readiness skills.



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Superbat

By Matt Carr

Scholastic Press

  • August 2017
  • $16.99
  • Ages 3-5

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, wait . . . it's a bat . . . in a bright superhero outfit and cape? It's Superbat! 

Pat is an ordinary bat who wants nothing more than to be special. But when he proclaims himself a superbat, the other bats laugh and say that anything he can do, like fly and navigate through the dark, they can do too.

Disheartened that his friends have the same superpowers as him, Pat is ready to rip off his cape and throw it away when suddenly his supersonic hearing picks up a terrified cry. A cat has trapped a poor mouse!

Without a second thought, Pat quickly flies across the city using his echolocation and saves the mouse from the big, bad cat. His friends, who followed to watch, realize that Pat does have an amazing superpower: courage!

A playful twist on the superhero theme, Matt Carr's debut picture book is perfect for anyone who has ever felt just out of place. Matt introduces some real bat characteristics in this superhero adventure, as well as some bat facts in the back of the book!



You Are My Pumpkin

By Joyce Wan
Cartwheel Books

  • June 28, 2016
  • $6.99
  • Ages 3 and Under

 

Fall in love with a happy pumpkin, sweet little candy corn, a giggly ghost, and more spookily adorable friends you won't be able to resist!

From the adorable mind of Joyce Wan comes a Halloween-themed board book filled with animals and images associated with the holiday -- in Joyce's unique, signature style!

This sweetly spooky board book includes Joyce's iconic bold lines, glitter, and embossing on the cover as well as an irresistible cast of chubby, happy characters, such as candy corn, a messy monster, a tickly spider, and more. And at the end of the story you can't help but repeat "Baby, I'm just batty for you!" to your own happy little pumpkin!

 



Happy Halloween, Stinky Face

By Lisa McCourt, Illustrated by Cyd Moore
Scholastic Inc.

  • June 28, 2016
  • $3.99
  • Ages 3-5

 

Stinky Face can't wait for this Halloween adventure!

Stinky Face is getting ready for Halloween when he has a question--which of course Mama knows the perfect answer to! Even though Stinky Face can think of a million things that could go wrong while trick-or-treating, Mama knows that no matter what happens, he's going to have the best night ever. That is if he can settle on a costume!

A funny, Halloween adventure perfect for trick-or-treaters everywhere!

 



This Is the House That Monsters Built

By Steve Metzger, Illustrated by Jared D. Lee
Cartwheel Books

  • June 28, 2016
  • $9.99
  • Ages 3-5

 

This spooky spoof on "This Is the House That Jack Built" is perfect Halloween fun!

This is the skeleton who nailed down the floor,
That upset the werewolf who put in a door,
That stopped the spider who started to crawl,
That shocked the mummy who raised the wall,
Inside the house that monsters built.

This Is the House That Monsters Built uses the building verse characteristic of the original nursery rhyme "This Is the House That Jack Built." A vampire, a ghost, a zombie, a mummy, and more all contribute to the spooky fun in the house that monsters built.

Young children will love the zany artwork featuring all the different monsters from bestselling illustrator Jared Lee!

 



Ten Flying Brooms

By Ilanit Oliver, Illustrated by Kyle Poling
Cartwheel Books

  • July 2015
  • $3.99
  • Ages 3–5

 

Ten broomsticks are missing their witches, oh no! Can the brooms find them all in and around a spooky old house before the clock strikes midnight? A rhyming, high-flying counting story featuring all your favorite Halloween creatures.

 



Scarecrow Magic

By Ed Masessa, Illustrated by Matt Myers
Orchard Books

  • July 2015
  • $16.99
  • Ages 3–5

 

Scarecrow Magic is a rolling, rollicking, rhyming tale of the mystical powers of a full moon and how it affects a humble-seeming farm dweller. This scarecrow may look like he’s nothing more than a sack of hay during the day, but he comes to life on moonlit nights, joining a cast of nocturnal creatures and creepy crawlies! But as the sun begins to rise, the scarecrow and his fiendish friends must go back to their daytime lives, and they sadly say goodbye, hoping that their next fun “night out” will be coming soon.

 

 



Hot Rod Hamster and the Haunted Halloween Party!

By Cynthia Lord, Illustrated by Derek Anderson
Scholastic Press

  • August 2015
  • $3.99
  • Ages 4–8

 

The early reader series from the dynamic duo of Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord and New York Times bestselling illustrator Derek Anderson now features Hot Rod Hamster in his spookiest adventure yet! It's Halloween and Hot Rod Hamster is going to a party! But first, he must come up with a costume that's fun and spooky enough to win the contest. Can you help him?

 

 



 

Believe It Or Not, My Brother Has a Monster!

By Kenn Nesbitt, Illustrated by David Slonim
Cartwheel Books

  • July 2015
  • $16.99
  • Ages 5–7

 

Uh-oh, this boy’s older brother is up to something...he’s found a monster, and he’s brought him home! Now he’s trying to sneak in even more terrifying creatures. What’s going to happen when his parents find out? From one scary monster to 10 disgusting slugs and everything in between, this spooky rhyming story is chock-full of creepy crawlies...and one nervous little brother! "Believe It or Not, My Brother Has a Monster!" is a hilarious, side-splitting cumulative story with a monster twist of an ending from the minds of children’s poet laureate Kenn Nesbitt and illustrator David Slonim. 

 



Tony Baloney Yo Ho Ho, Halloween!

By Pam Muñoz Ryan, Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
Scholastic Press

  • June 28, 2016
  • $6.99
  • Ages 5-7

 

The fourth Tony Baloney beginning reader is a treat, filled with all the humor and heart that have come to define this lovable character and series.

Halloween is coming! This year, Tony Baloney wants to stand out in the crowd at the school Halloween parade. But can he keep his costume intact until the day of the parade?

This hilarious story is great fun for anyone who's ever come up with a brilliant plan that doesn't go quite the way they envisioned. Readers will delight in a treat ending -- the Baloneys have a few tricks up their sleeves!



Ghost Attack (Monster Itch #1) 

By David Lubar

Scholastic Paperbacks 

  • June 2017 
  • $4.99
  • Ages 7-10

This was one monster of an itch . . .

When Alex and his cousin Sarah are visiting their grandparents, Alex gets terrible red, itchy hives. Yikes! He's allergic to a ghost! Even worse, the ghost won't leave him alone -- he wants Alex and Sarah's help. Can they solve the ghost's mystery and get rid of Alex's awful rash before it ruins everything?



Middle Grade

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Beanstalker adn Other Hilarious Scarytales

By Kiersten White 

Scholastic Press

  • July 2017 
  • $16.99
  • Ages 8-12

Kiersten White, the author of the New York Times bestselling Paranormalcy trilogy, is ready to make her middle-grade debut!

Once upon a time, a girl skipped into the forest and became a zombie.

 

Wait, no, that's not how this story is supposed to go. Let's try again.

 

Once upon a time, a boy did a horrible job as a sheep-sitter and burned his tongue on stolen pie.

 

No, children in these stories are always good and virtuous. From the top.

 

Once upon a time, a king and queen tried to find a princess for their son to marry, and he wound up fleeing from a group of very hairy vampires.

 

Hmmm...

 

What about, once upon a time, a bunch of fairy tales got twisted around to be completely hilarious, a tiny bit icky, and delightfully spooky scarytales... in other words, exactly what fairy tales were meant to be. Grab some flaming torches, maybe don't accept that bowl of pease porridge, and get ready for a wickedly fun ride with acclaimed author Kiersten White and fairy tales like you've never heard them before.

 



The Wrong Train 

By Jeremy De Quidt 

David Fickling Books 

  • July 2017
  • $18.99
  • Ages 12-12

Light the candles and shut the door, The Wrong Train is a deliciously creepy and terrifyingly good collection of scary stories, for fans of Patrick Ness, R.L. Stine, and Emily Carroll.

Light the candles and shut the door, The Wrong Train is a deliciously creepy and scarily good collection of scary stories, complete with terrifying illustrations from Dave Shelton. Perfect for fans of Patrick Ness, R.L. Stine, and Emily Carroll.

 

Imagine you've just managed to catch your train and you realize it's the wrong one. You'd be annoyed of course, but not scared . . . Yet.

 

Imagine you get off the wrong train at the next station hoping to catch one back the way you came. But the station is empty. Again, you'd be annoyed, but not scared . . . Yet.

 

Imagine someone comes to the station, a stranger who starts to tell you stories to help pass the time. But these aren't any old stories--they're nightmares that come with a price to pay. And you want them to stop.

 

Scared yet? You will be.



Creepella von Cracklefur: A Suitcase Full of Ghosts

By Geronimo Stilton
Scholastic Inc

  • August 2015
  • $6.99
  • Ages 7–10

 

Breakout star Creepella von Cacklefur is back in another fur-raising adventure!

Creepella is about to interview the famouse Hector Spector, who has come to Mysterious Valley with his Galloping Ghost Circus. But before she can, she has a mystery on her paws—someone is playing tricks and making messes all over Cacklefur Castle! Can she put a stop to these ghastly gags?



The Gathering (Shadow House, Book 1)

By Dan Poblocki
Scholastic Press

  • August 30, 2016
  • $12.99
  • Ages 8–12

 

You don't just read this ghost story. You step into it.

Some houses are more than just haunted . . . they're hungry.

Dash, Dylan, Poppy, Marcus, and Azumi don't know this at first. They each think they've been summoned to Shadow House for innocent reasons. But there's nothing innocent about Shadow House.

Something within its walls is wickedly wrong. Nothing--and nobody--can be trusted. Hallways move. Doors vanish. Ghosts appear. Children disappear.

And the way out?

That's disappeared, too. . . .

Enter Shadow House . . . if you dare.

Don't just read about Shadow House--explore its haunted depths with the free app!

 



Thirteen Chairs

By David Shannon 

David Fickling Books 

  • August 2016
  • $9.99 
  • Ages 12 & Up 

A spine-tingling collection of ghost stories.

When a boy finds himself drawn into an empty house one cold night, he enters a room in which twelve unusual-looking people sit around a table. And the thirteenth chair is pulled out for him.

 

One by one, each of those assembled tells their own

ghost story: tales of doom and death; of ghostly creatures and malevolent spirits; of revenge and reward. It is only at the end of the night that the boy starts to understand what story he must tell . . .

 



Goosebumps Most Wanted #10: Lizard of Oz

By R.L. Stine
Scholastic Inc.

  • September 27, 2016
  • $6.99
  • Ages 8–12

 

The infamous Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and after you!

Kate Orton loves animals, especially unusual ones. So when she sees a pop-up ad on her computer for an amazing lizard from Australia, she has to have it. The ad says the lizard is actually a kind of chameleon-it can change its color to blend in with its surroundings. But what makes this lizard really strange is that it's a copycat-the ad says it can even change its shape.

Kate's parents don't believe all the claims in the ad, but they tell her to go ahead and order it. They tell her not to be disappointed if it's just a plain old lizard. After anxiously checking the mail every day for two weeks, the package finally arrives from Australia. Kate can't wait to open it. But when she does-there's no lizard inside. Instead, she finds an egg with a warning:

You MUST let the egg hatch by itself. Do NOT hurry it and do NOT open the egg early-no matter how much noise it makes.

 



Goosebumps Most Wanted Special Edition #4:The Haunter

By R.L. Stine
Scholastic Paperbacks

  • June 28, 2016
  • $7.99
  • Ages 8–12

 

The infamous Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and after you. Just in time for Halloween, a super special edition!

Sammy Baker, twelve, is a quiet kid who wishes he wasn't so shy and timid. He is frightened but eager to prove he can be brave. On Halloween night, he follows his friends to the Barlow House, an abandoned mansion on the edge of the woods. It's rumored a whole family died in the house many years before, and everyone knows there are ghosts there.

Just past midnight, he feels a cold tingle at the back of his neck. The cold seeps down, a heavy chill he has never felt before. Soon, his whole head feels like a block of ice. He's about to scream -- but the cold feeling vanishes. He realizes the others are watching him -- because he's panting so frantically.

Sammy doesn't realize that his body has been invaded by a ghost known as The Haunter. The Haunter takes over Sammy's brain and gives him instructions that he has to obey. But The Haunter's commands become more and more dangerous. And then life-threatening. And to his horror, Sammy realizes The Haunter's goal -- to turn Sammy into a ghost, too!

 



Young Adult

Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes

By Scott Cawthon, Kira Breed-Wrisley
Scholastic Inc

  • September 27, 2016
  • $9.99
  • Ages 12 and Up

 

Ten years after the horrific murders at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza that ripped their town apart, Charlie, whose father owned the restaurant, and her childhood friends reunite on the anniversary of the tragedy and find themselves at the old pizza place which had been locked up and abandoned for years. After they discover a way inside, they realize that things are not as they used to be. The four adult-sized animatronic mascots that once entertained patrons have changed. They now have a dark secret . . . and a murderous agenda.

 



A Taste For Monsters

By Matthew J. Kirby
Scholastic Press

  • September 27, 2016
  • $18.99
  • Ages 12 and up

 

The mesmerizing story of a young woman in Victorian London, who, haunted by the ghosts of Jack the Ripper's victims, is set on a terrifying path to salvation.

The real monsters are men. London 1888, and Jack the Ripper is terrorizing the people of the city. Evelyn, a young woman disfigured by her dangerous work in a matchstick factory with nowhere to go, does not know what to make of her new position as a maid to the Elephant Man in London Hospital. Evelyn wanted to be locked away from the world, like he is, shut away from the filth and dangers of the streets. But in Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, she finds a gentle kindred, who does not recoil from her, and who understands her pain.

When the murders begin, however, Joseph and Evelyn are haunted nightly by the ghosts of the Ripper's dead, setting Evelyn on a path to facing her fears and uncovering humanity's worst nightmares.