If your students love all things creepy, here are some of my favorite spooky books for young readers. Click the cover to read a summary and explore reviews written by kid readers.
RECOMMENDED FOR 1st-3rd GRADERS
RECOMMENDED FOR 4th-7th GRADERS
RECOMMENDED FOR 5th-8th GRADERS
SPOOKY BOOK PICKS FOR KIDS
- Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown
- Beatrice Likes the Dark by April Genevieve Tucholke
- Mary McScary by R.L. Stine and Marc Brown
- Nighttime: Too Dark To See by Todd Strasser
- Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie
- Nightbooks by J.A. White
- The Clackity by Lora Senf
- The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
- The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things by Rob Renzetti
- The Witches of Willow Cove by Josh Roberts
- Took by Mary Downing Hahn
- Grounded for All Eternity by Darcy Marks
Need more spooky book recommendations? Here are 38 more middle grade picks in an article I wrote for The Family Vacationist: Give the Kids a Virtual Vacation with These Spooky Halloween Books for Young Readers
