My First Halloween
Written by Robyn Anderson
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Spooky Date · 31st October 2026
Halloween
About
Wahoo! It’s HALLOWEEN! My absolute favourite night of the year has taken over the bookshelves, as it should in a haunted Manor… So, have you carved the pumpkins? Gone trick-or-treating? Now all cuddled up and looking for a book about Halloween to round off your spooky celebrations? Then look no further! Being an endlessly curious soul, I love finding older traditions tucked inside new stories. Halloween’s connections with Samhain and the turning towards winter in Ireland and Scotland give us plenty to wonder about, from carved turnip lanterns to Scottish guising (our version of trick-or-treating!). Here, those customs sit alongside fictional Halloween adventures, unexpected visitors and characters whose night is about to get very interesting… Expect costumes, curious encounters, all sorts of creatures and plenty of Halloween goings-on, with something softer for little pumpkins and something wilder for readers who prefer a more substantial scare!
Mortimer has organised the books by writer surname, A–Z, and shelved each series together in publication order, earliest first. Please don’t mix them up!
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My Baby Loves Halloween
Written by Jabari Asim
Illustrated by Tara Nicole Whitaker
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Halloween
Written by Campbell Books
Illustrated by Tiago Americo
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Who's Hiding At Halloween?
Written by Campbell Books
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
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See, Touch, Feel: Halloween
Written by Priddy Books; Roger Priddy
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Let's Go Home, Little Witch
Written by Carolina Búzio
Illustrated by Carolina Búzio
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Happy Halloween from the Very Busy Spider
Written by Eric Carle
Illustrated by Eric Carle
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Creepy-Crawly Halloween
Written by Eric Carle
Illustrated by Eric Carle
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Halloween
Written by Eric Carle
Illustrated by Eric Carle
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Halloween Adventure: A Lift-and-Find Book
Written by Eric Carle
Illustrated by Eric Carle
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Pete the Cat's Happy Halloween
Written by James Dean; Kimberly Dean
Illustrated by James Dean
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Baby Touch and Feel Halloween
Written by DK
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Could That Be a Witch?
Written by Hannah Eliot
Illustrated by Saoirse Lou
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Ten Minutes to Bed: Where's Little Ghost?
Written by Rhiannon Fielding
Illustrated by Chris Chatterton
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Halloween ABC
Written by Jannie Ho
Illustrated by Jannie Ho
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One Good Night 'til Halloween
Written by Frank J. Berrios III
Illustrated by Debby Rahmalia
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Boooo Fantasma: A Spooky Bilingual Halloween Book
Written by duopress labs
Illustrated by Ricardo Guerrero
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Baby Touch: Happy Halloween!
Written by Ladybird
Illustrated by Lemon Ribbon Studio
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If You're Spooky and You Know It
Written by Ladybird
Illustrated by Mark Chambers
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Creak! Squeak! Halloween
Written by Clare Lloyd; Dawn Sirett
Illustrated by Elle Ward
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Countdown to Halloween
Written by Greg Paprocki
Illustrated by Greg Paprocki
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Peter Rabbit: Peter's Halloween Peek-a-BOO!
Written by Beatrix Potter
Illustrated by Beatrix Potter
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Poppy and Sam's Halloween Party
Written by Sam Taplin
Illustrated by Simon Taylor-Kielty
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National Trust: The Great Big Halloween Hunt
Written by Ekaterina Trukhan
Illustrated by Ekaterina Trukhan
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Happy Halloweenie
Written by Katie Vernon
Illustrated by Katie Vernon
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Spookicorn
Written by Beach
Illustrated by Beach
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Creaky Castle
Written by Jane Clarke
Illustrated by Christyan Fox
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How to Scare a Mouse and Bear
Written by Ross Collins
Illustrated by Ross Collins
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Emily Brown and the Not-Very-Spooky Halloween
Written by Cressida Cowell
Illustrated by Neal Layton
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Be Brave, My Baby Boo
Written by Nicola Edwards
Illustrated by Natalie Marshall
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The Boo Crew Needs YOU!
Written by Vicky Fang
Illustrated by Saoirse Lou
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Halloween on High Street
Written by Deborah Frenkel
Illustrated by Laura Stitzel
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101 Spooky Bums
Written by Sam Harper
Illustrated by Chris Jevons
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Halloween Journey
Written by Patricia Hegarty
Illustrated by Katya Longhi
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The Bats on the Bus
Written by Alison Jackson
Illustrated by Scott Magoon
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All Hallows' Eve in Salem: The Unofficial Town of Halloween
Written by Kristian James
Illustrated by Alisa Aryutova
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Mysterious Mittens: A Moontime Cats Halloween Story
Written by Jordan Morris
Illustrated by Charlie Mylie
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Pumpkins Wear Spooky Pants
Written by Nina Night
Illustrated by Paul Nicholls
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Halloween Fright
Written by Kelly Oriard; Callie Christensen
Illustrated by Noona Vinogradoff
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Spider Queen's Halloween
Written by Russell Punter
Illustrated by David Semple
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We're Going to Pick a Pumpkin
Written by Sarah Reid
Illustrated by Agnes Saccani
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Boo, Little Beastie!
Written by Matt Robertson
Illustrated by Matt Robertson
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Pumpkin Smash!
Written by Michelle Schaub
Illustrated by Rilla Alexander
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Big Pumpkin
Written by Erica Silverman
Illustrated by S. D. Schindler
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Lila and the Jack-o'-Lantern: Halloween Comes to America
Written by Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by Anneli Bray
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Where's Wally? Spooky Spot the Difference
Written by Martin Handford
Illustrated by Martin Handford
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Los Gatos Black on Halloween
Written by Marisa Montes
Illustrated by Yuyi Morales
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It's Almost Time for . . . Halloween!
Written by Maisha Oso
Illustrated by Tom Knight
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Have No Fear! Halloween is Here!
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Tom Brannon
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Richard Scarry's Lowly Worm Saves Halloween!
Written by Richard Scarry
Illustrated by Richard Scarry
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Where's the Pumpkin? A Spooky Search and Find
Written by Scholastic
Illustrated by Scholastic
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Scritch! Scratch!: An Itchy, Witchy Halloween Tale
Written by Teri Sloat
Illustrated by Zuzana Cupova
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Mother Boo: Poems from Spookytown
Written by Vikki VanSickle
Illustrated by Jennica Lounsbury
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A Cat Called Cobweb
Written by Helen Peters
Illustrated by Ellie Snowdon
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down (Book 11)
Written by Jeff Kinney
Illustrated by Jeff Kinney
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The Bellwoods Game
Written by Celia Krampien
Illustrated by Celia Krampien
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Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery
Written by Ann M. Martin; adapted by Cynthia Yuan Cheng
Illustrated by Cynthia Yuan Cheng
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Masks
Written by Margaret Rae; Brian Nathanson
Illustrated by Beck Kubrick
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Bella Bright and the Ghost Game
Written by Carolyn Ward
Illustrated by Beatriz Castro
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