Spooky picture books

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Grandma Murphy’s Pussycat

Maura Finn, Lucinda Gifford (illus.)

For fans of Slinky Malinki and Mog comes a delightfully nostalgic lyrical picture book.

$24.99

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Board book

Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson

Join the witch and her animal friends for a broomstick adventure in this classic board book format with a fresh cover design!

$14.99

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Meg and Mog

Helen Nicoll, Jan Pienkowski

Meg the witch and Mog her cat go off to a wild Hallowe'en party with all the other witches. The spell they cast goes off with a BANG.

$16.99

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Paperback

Funnybones

Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg

Suitable for children just starting to learn to read, this title features funny skeletons that are definitely not the scary sort.

$14.99

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Hardback

The Skull

Jon Klassen

Caldecott Medalist and #1 New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Jon Klassen delivers a deliciously macabre treat for folktale fans.

$32.99

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Paperback

Bluey: Hooray, It’s Halloween!

Bluey

Based on the hit ABC KIDS TV show!

Colour in Bluey and Bingo going trick-or-treating, to a Halloween party, and much more! This colouring book has 32 pages packed with…

$5.99

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Hardback

There’s a Ghost in this House

Oliver Jeffers

A captivating new picture book with interactive transparent pages, from world-renowned artist Oliver Jeffers.

$29.99

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Hardback

Spooky Stories of the World (Lonely Planet Kids)

Wendy Shearer, Teo Georgiey (illus.)

This spine-tingling collection of spooky stories features over 20 eerie tales from across the globe.

$29.99

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Board book

Ten Minutes to Bed: Happy Halloween!

Ladybird, Rhiannon Fielding

Sleep tight this Halloween with a new fang-tastic lift-the-flap adventure in the no.1 bestselling Ten Minutes to Bed series!

Join all you favourite Ten Minutes to Bed characters in this…

$16.99

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Board book

Spot’s Happy Halloween

Eric Hill

Join Spot as he gets ready for Halloween in this tactile board book with pull-tabs!

It's Halloween and Spot is getting ready for a spooky party!

Toddlers will love pulling…

$16.99

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Novelty book

Little Ghostie: Finger Puppet Book

Chronicle Books

Finger puppet attached to back cover appears through die-cut holes in all pages.

$11.99

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Novelty book

Little Witch Cat: Finger Puppet Book

A sweet, rhyming Halloween-themed board book with a finger puppet built right in! Bursting with color and charm, this finger puppet book invites babies and inquisitive toddlers to touch, feel…

$11.99

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Board book

The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Halloween Trick or Treat

Eric Carle

Help The Very Hungry Caterpillar hunt for tasty treats this Halloween! This is an irresistible new Halloween adventure with spooky creatures to count on every page and a trick or…

$14.99

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Board book

That’s Not My Witch…

Fiona Watt

This touchy-feely book features a friendly witch to spot and talk about on every page.

$14.99

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Board book

Spooky Little Halloween: A Finger Wiggle Book

Sally Symes

Enjoy and encourage imaginative Halloween play with your baby in this spooktacular finger wiggle book!

Poke your fingers through the holes of this lighthearted Halloween board book to make wiggly…

$12.99

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Board book

Room on the Broom: A Push, Pull and Slide Book

Julia Donaldson

A magical board book with push, pull and slide mechanisms, based on the bestselling Room on the Broom - the perfect Halloween gift!

$9.99

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Hardback

Too Scared to Sleep! A Tale of Two Snails

Shaun Micallef, Jonathan Bentley (illus.)

A hilariously silly and spooky picture book about bedtime from comedian Shaun Micallef.

$24.99

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Hardback

Spooky Poems Aloud

Joseph Coelho

Spooky Poems Aloud is a collection of Halloween-themed poems to help children build confidence reading out loud and improve their speech and drama skills.

$24.99

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Hardback

Badjelly the Witch

Spike Milligan

A special hardback 50th anniversary edition of much-loved fairy story, Badjelly the Witch.

Badjelly the Witch has been delighting children for 50 years! Celebrate with this gorgeous gift edition of…

$22.99

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Board book

B is for Boo: A Halloween Alphabet

Greg Paprocki

Featuring Paprocki’s retro-styled artwork, this volume contains 26 illustrations depicting such Halloween-themed concepts as imaginative costumes, pumpkins, masks and monsters, and haunted houses. Full color.

$16.99

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Hardback

The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Creepy-Crawly Halloween

Eric Carle

Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar on his spookiest adventure yet as he explores the woods by the light of the moon. Lift the big flap on every page to discover…

$14.99

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Hardback

Wacky Witches and Their Peculiar Familiars

April Suddendorf

Warts, evil spells, and toads for pets? The modern-day witches in this book aren't scary or frightening, but rather hip! Meet these diverse witches from around the world and their…

$34.99

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Hardback

Paddington’s Trick or Treat

Michael Bond

Celebrate the spooky season with everyone's favourite bear, Paddington - now a major movie star!

$24.99

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Board book

Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Happy Halloween

Peppa Pig

Peppa and her friends are having the best Halloween ever at playgroup!

It’s the spookiest time of the year, and Peppa is having a brilliant time at playgroup.

Peppa and…

$9.99

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Paperback

Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Spooky Halloween

Peppa Pig

It’s Halloween and Peppa and George are at Grandpa and Granny Pig’s house! Together they try on some spooky costumes, decorate the house in spooky decorations and bake some spooooky…

$22.99

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Board book

Eek! Halloween!

Sandra Boynton

In this holiday favorite, it's time for Halloween in a board book that's all treat and no tricks from the one and only Sandra Boynton.

$16.99

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Board book

Find Spot at Halloween

Eric Hill

Join Spot and his friends for a Halloween party in this lift-the-flap story - now with added early learning content and a zingy neon cover!

Happy Halloween!

In this new…

$16.99

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Hardback

Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire

Flavia Z. Drago

Join fabulous vampire Vlad as he learns to embrace his pink cheeks and and find his confidence! Vlad's passion is fashion. And just like every other vampire, Vlad dresses head…

$27.99

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Paperback

Gustavo, the Shy Ghost

Flavia Z. Drago

THE WINNER OF THE KLAUS FLUGGE PRIZE 2021

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A great story about making friends by being yourself and the illustrations are a constant visual…

$16.99

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Hardback

Leila, the Perfect Witch

Flavia Z. Drago

Leila is spellbindingly good at everything … until she discovers that baking is no piece of cake!

$27.99

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Hardback

Suppose You Met a Witch

Iain Serraillier

An Ed Emberley classic brought back to life for the first time since 1973.

For those who are fed up with benign cookie-baking witches, Emberley's Grimblegrum "astride her broom o'…

$35.00

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Hardback

An Illustrated History of Ghosts

Adam Allsuch Boardman

A bump in the night, the crack of floorboards and the uneasy coldness of a room...Signs we might attribute to a ghostly presence.

$41.99

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Hardback

The House on Pleasant Street

Sofie Laguna

A spooky, exuberantly funny and hugely entertaining book about a boy who is having trouble making friends in his new neighbourhood… From bestselling author Sofie Laguna. Perfect for Halloween reading!

$24.99 $19.99

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Board book

Roald Dahl: Trick or Treat: A lift-the-flap book

Roald Dahl

It’s Halloween and time to play a game of Trick or Treat with your favourite Roald Dahl characters!

Dare you play a halloween game? Look under each flap to find…

$16.99

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Paperback

If I had a vampire bat

Gabby Dawnay, Alex Barrow (illus.)

A laugh-out-loud bedtime story in which a little girl imagines what it would be like to have a vampire bat for a pet.

$14.99

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Hardback

Mrs Snitch is a Witch

Dean Rankine

Mrs Snitch is a witch.or is she Find out in this be witch ing, fun and quirky book with a punchline from the award winning writer and illustrator Dean Rankine.

$24.99

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Paperback

Ten Little Monsters

Mike Brownlow

Count along with the Ten Little Monsters in this Halloween counting rhyme adventure!

$15.99

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Paperback

The Dark

Lemony Snicket, Jon Klassen (illus.)

A universal and empowering story about conquering your fears. From two giants of children’s literature.

$24.99

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Paperback

Meg and the Pirate

David Walser,David Walser

Over forty years after their first appearance, much-loved characters Meg and Mog are back in a brand new adventure! After landing with a BUMP on a treasure island, Meg makes…

$16.99

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Hardback

The Magical Unicorn Society: Unicorns, Myths and Monsters

May Shaw,Anne Marie Ryan

The Magical Unicorn Society is opening its doors once again, to reveal eight brand new stories about the world’s most mysterious, magical and elusive creatures.

$24.99

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Hardback

The Crayons Trick or Treat

Drew Daywalt

The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day The Crayons Quit are ready to celebrate Halloween!

$24.99

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Paperback

I Can Catch a Monster

Bethan Woollvin

A brilliant monster adventure story about bravery and kindness, starring a strong little girl who finds out who the real monsters are.

$21.99

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Hardback

Turn Your Scary Upside Down

Andy Hardiman

Everyone’s scared of something and sometimes they have the opposite scary to you.
Can you turn your scary upside down?

An interactive and clever book about facing your fears by…

$20.99

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Paperback

This Little Monster: A Trick-or-Treat Twist on the Classic Nursery Rhyme!

Coral Byers

Count and explore with the dressed-up little monsters as they go on a trick-or-treat adventure, then run all the way home!

$18.99

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Hardback

Atlas of Monsters and Ghosts

Lonely Planet Kids

Join famous monster hunter Van Helsing on a globetrotting quest to find haunted castles, restless spirits, terrifying dragons, wicked witches, gremlins and lots more. Discover where each beasty has been…

$26.99

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Hardback

Pig the Monster

Aaron Blabey

Pig the Pug celebrates Halloween in this picture book from #1 New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Aaron Blabey.

$18.99

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Hardback

The Boo Crew Needs YOU!

Vicky Fang

An interactive picture book in which readers help the Book Crew -- a ghost, skeleton, and vampire-- fix various problems that get in the way of Halloween night fun.

$22.99

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Paperback

Sticker Dolly Dressing Trick or treat

Fiona Watt

A spooktacular sticker book full of dolls to dress and Halloween scenes to decorate. Have fun choosing the stickers for the dolls' outfits as they prepare to go trick-or-treating. Scenes…

$14.99

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