![]() ![]() When Sam’s parents leave him home alone to attend a Halloween party, he decides to throw his own bash and tells all his friends to bring a treat. I think we read our copy at least 50 times last October. Happily, now it’s back in print and better than ever. This Halloween book was out of print for a while (and used copies were wildly expensive). I couldn’t be happier to own these sweet stories of my favorite pigs picking costumes, making homemade donuts, and heading out to trick-or-treat. ![]() I’ve thought this was one of the best Halloween books since I was a child, and I finally ordered myself a copy of this one last year. Oliver and Amanda’s Halloween by Jean Van Leeuwen and Ann Schweninger There is basically no end of things to look at in this book. And each page is a hand-made 3-D scene made from paper and other objects, and then photographed. Together they mix potions, cultivate a magic garden, and shop for eyeballs and fingers at the grocery store. This book delights me every time – both the story and the art are so original! A little girl is sure her mother is a good witch, and she’s that witch’s cat. Chris Van Allsburg’s books all have that slightly strange, magical feel to them, and this one has to be one of the best Halloween books. When a witch’s broom loses the power of flight unexpectedly and plunges the witch and the broom into a widow’s garden, the widow kindly nurses the witch back to health and then finds herself the new owner of a broom that may not be able to fly anymore, but definitely still has some magic left in it. To me, this is the ultimate Halloween book, since my parents owned a copy when I was growing up and I looked forward to it every October. And when Halloween rolls around and some spooky skeletons corner Gus, she keeps her promise. When Gus loses his beloved dog Ella to old age, she promises him that she’ll always be with him. My girls really latched on to it this year, and we’ve read it at least a dozen times this season. I’ve been reading this one almost every year since it came out, but for some reason, this was the first year it really appealed to me. The story begins with ten pumpkins, but one by one, pumpkins begin to disappear and you have to keep a close eye on the illustrations to figure out what’s happened to each of them, which makes for a fun Halloween mystery. I am obsessed with Stephen Savage’s artwork (all these years later, and I still think Where’s Walrus? ranks among my favorite picture books), but this children’s books about pumpkins was new to me, although it came out about 4 years ago. Duck wants to carve a pumpkin to surprise his friends, but then he falls in and can’t get out, so he waddles away to find someone to rescue him, but all his friends think it’s a haunted pumpkin and flee in terror. Jan Thomas is a sure hit at our house – every one of her books just amuses everyone to no end (although I have a special place in my heart for Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy) and this pumpkin-themed one is no exception. Here are my list of the best Halloween books, whether you’re looking to build your own collection of Halloween picture books or just grab a few new titles from the library: I’m kind of dying that this year, all my books are in storage, so we have to make do with the library’s Halloween books. Every year, I buy one or two new ones to add to our collection, and it’s so fun to see them come out in October, be read daily for a month, and then put away to anticipate for another year. ![]() My girls are obsessed with it and love talking about their costumes, I love that, as a grown-up, there’s so much less pressure to wear a costume, and I can just buy myself all the candy I want on clearance after Halloween.Īlso, I love decorating my house and putting out my growing display of the best Halloween books for our family. I have never been particularly into Halloween, even as a kid.ĭressing up is not my thing, I hate scary stuff, and basically it was a reasonably fun holiday, but nothing I looked forward to all year or something.īut now as an adult, I am QUITE into Halloween. Holiday books can be hit or miss, but these are the best Halloween books in my opinion – they’re clever, well-written, and beautifully illustrated! You won’t want to miss any of these Halloween picture books.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |