Halloween is around the corner and this is the perfect time to introduce a new set of Halloween board books for your little one! I don’t know about you but I always use the changing seasons and upcoming holidays as an excuse to get my child more books. We are a book-loving household and the Halloween season is a perfect time to get the best Halloween books for babies and toddlers! I love a good theme and all things Halloween!
Reading Halloween books with your little one is a great way to celebrate Halloween in a non-scary way. Start a new family tradition of cuddling and reading a new Halloween book together! It’s a perfect way to spend Halloween night or to get in the Halloween spirit. This post lists the best, most adorable board Halloween books for babies and toddlers (from a Pre-K teacher)! So grab a cozy blankie and cuddle up with your little one with one of these adorable Halloween books for babies and toddlers!
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Why Is Reading With Your Child Important?
Reading to your child is so important! It is a beautiful way to bond with your little one and one of the best ways to nurture your child’s early brain development and enhance language skills. As a current mom and former Pre-K teacher with over a decade of teaching experience and an educational background in early child development, I cannot express enough the importance of reading with your child!
Reading in early childhood is essential for your little one’s development and provides the building blocks of early childhood literacy. It fosters a love for reading early on, enhances language development, strengthens cognitive skills, and creates a special bonding experience between you and your child.
Why Choose Halloween Books for Babies and Toddlers?
Halloween-themed books are a great way to celebrate the holiday season with your little one! They’re also great to out in boo baskets and instantly act as Halloween decor when displayed on your baby’s bookshelf. Reading Halloween books with your little one is a great way to get them excited about the holiday, teach them about simple Halloween traditions, and learn new words and concepts. It’s also an excellent way to bond and communicate with your child. Yes, you can even have conversations with babies! Check out these simple early language development activities for babies with tips on how to talk to your baby! Without further ado, here are my Pre-K teacher Halloween book recommendations for your little one.
The Best Board Halloween Books for Babies and Toddlers
Lift-The-Flap Halloween Books for Babies and Toddlers:
1. One, Two, Boo by Kristin L.Depkin:
This adorable non-spooky lift-a-flap book features two black cats, a haunted house, and a hallway full of cute ghosties. Your little one will love lifting the flaps to see Halloween surprises and the rhyming words. You’ll love it because it’s also a great book for counting.
2. Babies Love Halloween by Scarlett Wing and Cottage Door Press:
This chunky lift-a-flap board book is perfect for little hands! Adorable illustrations are paired with simple rhyming text to engage your little one and introduce them to simple Halloween traditions. This is still one of my toddler’s favorite books!
3. Little Blue Truck’s Halloween by Alice Schertle:
This adorable book is part of the cute series of books in the Little Blue Truck world. This sturdy lift the flap book features your child’s favorite characters from the original dressed in Halloween costumes. This is a perfect addition to your baby bookshelf!
4. Peek a Flap BOO by Ross Von Feder:
This thick and sturdy board book is sure to keep your little one engaged with its adorable pictures and flaps to lift. This book introduces fun Halloween traditions like wearing costumes, going trick or treating, and carving jack-o-lanterns.
5. The Goodnight Train Halloween by June Sobel:
This magical Halloween train ride story is full of surprises! Your child will love playing peek-a-boo and discovering new items in the hide-and-seek holes on each page.
6. Find Spot at the Halloween Party by Eric Hill:
Spot books are classics for a reason. Children love the interactive story and lift the flap pages! This Spot Halloween book is perfect for Spot Story fans.
7. Happy Halloween from the Very Busy Spider by the world of Eric Carle:
This sturdy board book features favorite characters like the busy spider and hungry caterpillar. Babies and Toddlers will love lifting the flaps to see who’s there.
8. Pumpkin Patch Party Sesame Street by Stephanie St. Pierre:
Your little one will love seeing all of their favorite Sesame Street characters celebrate Halloween at the pumpkin patch. Lift the flaps and a hide and seek theme is sure to entertain and engage.
Touch and Feel Sensory Halloween Books for Babies and Toddlers:
9. That’s Not My Bat by Fiona Watt:
Babies and toddlers will both love this adorable touch-and-feel Halloween board book! An adorable bat with different aspects to touch and explore is featured on every page.
10. Never Touch the Grumpy Pumpkins by Stuart Lynch:
If you don’t have the Never Touch the book series this is a great one to start with. The pumpkins are so cute and keep your child engaged with different textures to explore. We love spooky books that aren’t actually spooky. You’ll love this unique touch-and-feel board book because it introduces early math and subtraction skills.
11. That’s Not My Pumpkin by Fiona Watt:
This adorable fall board book is perfect for sensory stimulation. Little ones will love the tactile pages because there is a new texture to touch and feel in each spread of pages.
12. Baby Touch and Feel Halloween by DK:
This chunky touch-and-feel board book is sure to keep your little one engaged. This is a perfect addition to your Halloween book collection with bright colors, easy-to-turn pages, and different textures to explore.
13. Happy Halloween a Touch and Feel Book by Rosie Adams:
This fun Children’s book is perfect for spooky season. It features bold colors, simple rhyming text, and different textures to touch and feel. Baby books that stimulate the senses are always a win in my book (pun intended)!
Counting Halloween Books for Babies and Toddlers:
14. Five Little Pumpkins by Lucy Barnard:
Little ones will love this sing-song rhyming book of five little pumpkins sitting on a gate. A fun, spooky but not scary board book perfect for Halloween.
15. 10 Little Ghosts by Amanda Sobotka:
This unique Halloween board book features 3D adorable ghosties to count and subtract. The fun-to-touch ghostie buttons make this an engaging Halloween book for all ages.
Adorable, Rhyming Halloween Books for Babies and Toddlers:
16. You’re My Little Baby Boo by Nicola Edwards:
This adorable Halloween board book is perfect for babies and toddlers! This is one of many in the series and they are all so stinking cute! This sturdy Halloween-themed board book engages your child with its fun-shaped cutouts and raised tactile illustrations. And you’ll love the mommy and me concept. Perfect for a boo basket!
17. Boo Baa La La La by Sandra Boynton:
A companion story to Moo Baa La La La, this fun rhyming board book is a perfect addition to your Halloween baby book collection!
18. You’re My Little Pumpkin Pie by Nicola Edwards:
This absolutely adorable board book is the first book I read to my son at 3 days old and it’s still a favorite! The sweet story combined with adorable illustrations and fun pages to grasp and touch make this a perfect board book for babies and toddlers.
19. Teeny Tiny Ghost by Rachel Matson:
This not-so-spooky board book is a fun read. Children will love the rhyming words in this Halloween story about a tiny, adorable ghost. Spooky Halloween books that are not silly instead of scary are a great way to celebrate the fun of Halloween.
Sound Halloween Books for Babies and Toddlers:
20. Trick or Treat Sound Book by Rosa Von Feder:
This cute board book has 3 simple Halloween sounds. Babies and toddlers will love the adorable illustrations and pressing the sound buttons to hear three Halloween-themed words.
21. Hoot Howl Halloween by Becky Wilson:
Toddlers will love pressing the buttons in this board book to hear the silly, spooky, Halloween sounds. This interactive Halloween story also helps build fine motor skills and cognitive skills like matching. Have fun with your little one listening to the sounds of Halloween!
More Halloween Books for Babies and Toddlers:
22. First Spooky Words by Roger Priddy:
This book is excellent for building early language and literacy skills. Its combination of real photos and simple text is a great way to introduce babies and toddlers to new vocabulary and Halloween-themed items.
23. Spooky Pookie by Sandra Boynton:
Pookie doesn’t know what to be for Halloween. This a cute little board book perfect for a boo basket. Sandra Boynton has many great board books so if you don’t have any I recommend you check them out.
24. The Itsy Bitsy Pumpkin by Sonali Fry:
This story is a spooky twist on the classic nursery rhyme, The Itsy Bitsy Spider. Toddlers will love the silly new words to the tune of the already familiar song.
25. Baby’s First Halloween by Cottage Door Press:
This board book equipped with a greeting card and envelope is a sweet gift for Baby’s First Halloween. Sweet illustrations and questions to ask your little one make this an engaging book for babies and toddlers.
Ideas for Creating a Magical Halloween Experience with Your New Halloween Books for Babies and Toddlers
– Have a countdown to Halloween and bring out a new Halloween book each night.
This can be for as many days as you like. You can make this more interactive by wrapping the books in festive Halloween paper and letting your child choose which package to open. Pro tip: Put away all of the Halloween books and store them together after the season is over so you can use them again next year!
– Use one or more books from this list of Best Board Halloween Books for Babies and Toddlers to create a fun boo basket for your child!
Books always make excellent gifts and add magic to any theme. Or make a boo basket for another family in your neighborhood. Who doesn’t love spooky season?
– Choose your favorite, most adorable Halloween book and find a matching stuffie or plushie to go with it.
Little ones will love reading with their adorable plushie new friend.
– Start a new Halloween tradition of reading festive Halloween books together the night before Halloween.
This will get your little one in the Halloween spirit! Combine this with any of the above ideas to create a love of books and your own family traditions.
Remember This:
Halloween board books offer a fun way to celebrate spooky season and explore the magic of Halloween with your child. As you snuggle up with your little one and turn the pages, point out the colorful illustrations, sing along to catchy rhymes, and ask engaging questions to spark those early language skills. Remember, the most important thing is to have fun and foster a love for reading that will last a lifetime.
I hope this list of the best board Halloween books for babies and toddlers helps you find some fun and engaging Halloween board books for your little ones!
Looking for more baby board book recommendations? Check out this list of the best board books for baby language development!
