Halloween Books for Children

Host Bee on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Look What I Found: Perfectly Haunting Halloween Books for Children!

Gift Lit is one of my favorite gift giving websites! It allows you to give the wonderful gift of reading to men, women, kids and families by selecting a series of books that are then mailed to the recipient over the course of three, six or twelve months! And from the experts at Gift Lit, here’s a well chosen list of age appropriate Halloween books for children! I think that a Halloween gift of a perfectly scary book is a fabulous alternative to MORE candy!

Halloween Book Recommendations Selected and Described by Gift Lit

Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas

Inspire lively activity with this delightful picture book starring a bossy ladybug who will engage youngsters in a frenetic face making frenzy. A terrific and not-so-scary Halloween book, Can You Make a Scary Face, is for ages 2 to 5. See more book recommendations for Ages 2-5 at Gift Lit.

Only a Witch Can Fly by Alison McGhee

This gentle, lyrical tale, of a young girl who dreams of flying, is beautifully matched with dreamy woodcut illustrations, creating a Halloween book that is pure magic. Only a Witch Can Fly is for ages 4 to 8. See more book recommendations for Ages 5-8 at Gift Lit.

Dying to Meet You by Kate Klise

This clever and funny ghost-story makes an ideal Halloween tale, complete with a haunted Victorian mansion, a cat named Shadow, and an irritable ghost. A page turner for ages 8 to 12. See more book recommendations for Ages 8-10 at Gift Lit.

The Eyeball Collector by F E Higgins

This spine-tingling story starring the Eyeball Collector – a one-eyed con man who wants a different bejeweled fake eyeball for each day of the week – is deliciously nasty and perfect for readers with a taste for clever twists, engaging riddles, and macabre plots. For ages 10 to 14. See more book recommendations for Ages 10-12 at Gift Lit.

The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey

Not for the faint-hearted, this dark, gothic tale with frequent shocks, plagues of monsters, and a spattered miasma of blood and bone, might just be the best horror novel of the year. The Monstrumologist is for ages 13-17. See more book recommendations for Ages 12-14 at Gift Lit.

The Wild Things by Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers new book The Wild Things, based very loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak, is funny, dark and personal and shows us a very real Max who is capable of startling acts of wildness. An adult book recommended for teens over 14. See more book recommendations for Teens at Gift Lit.

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben Winter

This hilarious and bizarre revision of the classic from Jane Austen is strangely entertaining and preserves the nuanced love story while overlaying rampaging sea monsters, unscrupulous rouges, and plenty of wit. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters is an adult book recommended for both parents and teens over 14. For more ideas for 12 to 14 year olds, see Gift Lit’s Chilling Tales collection and general recommendations for 12 – 14 year olds!