6 of the best new Halloween books for kids in 2024

As the leaves turn fiery shades of red and orange and the crisp autumn air begins to carry whispers of spookiness, it can only mean one thing: Halloween is just around the corner!

The spooky season is the perfect time to ignite your child's imagination with some bewitching chapter books, whether you’re looking for fun or frights!

We’re excited to have curated a collection of 20+ fantastic Halloween-themed chapter books but read on here for our top 6 reads for different age groups.

 

Fun Halloween books for younger readers aged 5+

Reggie Rabbit: The Ghost of Seagull Rock by Swapna Reddy

Reggie Rabbit isn't sure about his best friend Pipsquark's other best friend, Kai. She seems too good to be true and he doesn't believe her stories about the terrifying ghost that is haunting Seagull Rock, where her family live. But when Reggie and Pipsquark are invited to Kai's for a sleepover, they hear the ghost howling with their own ears! Could it really be the phantom of seagull pirate Blackbeak? Or is something else afoot?

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Betty Steady and the Toad Witch by Nicky Smith-Dale

At twelve years old Betty Steady stands tall and dazzling, and is the Guardian of Wobbly Rock – a faraway kingdom which she protects fearlessly ALL ON HER OWN. But then the Toad Witch literally cuts Betty down to size. Can Betty prevent disaster before the Toad Witch and her evil army launch a terrible attack on Wobbly Rock? And when will she learn that she doesn't have to do stuff ALL ON HER OWN any more?

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Spooky Halloween books for kids aged 8+

Ministry of Mischief by Alex Foulkes

Joey and Harry do NOT like each other. Stuck together on a school trip to a museum, things  couldn’t get any worse, until they meet some incorrigible monsters! The monsters are on a field trip of their own, bringing BAD LUCK to the human world. Quickly, they decide to take the children back to where they’ve come from and feed them to their king. But what exactly lies ahead for Joey and Harry at the Ministry of Mischief? 

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Revenge of the Killer Worm by Kathryn Foxfield

Milo is determined to make his summer camping trip one to remember: long days of playing video games in the rundown pier arcade, eating doughnuts on Stourmouth's underwhelming beach and causing mischief with his three best friends, Danny, Grace and Nora. But when strange things begin to happen in Stourmouth Milo is convinced an old arcade game called Worm Attack holds all the answers. It's a shame that he can't get past level three without being eaten by the giant killer worm...

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Spine-tingling Halloween reads for tweens and early teens

Island of Whispers by Francis Hardinge

This thrilling fairy tale of ghosts and magic is illustrated throughout by beloved children's illustrator Emily Gravett. Pursued by a vengeful lord and two malignant magicians, Milo must navigate strange and perilous seas where untold threats whisper in the mist. Does he have the courage and imagination to complete his urgent mission?

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The Thirteenth Vampire by Alice Hemming

The town of Valesti was once rumoured to be the home to a family of twelve vampires who wreaked havoc on the towns people. Until, that is, hunters came to kill them all. At least, they thought they'd killed them all. when a girl named Vivi decides that the promise of an education and boarding is too great an opportunity to turn down, she packs up her belongings and starts work in the dusty old castle. Can she prove the vampires existence, or will she join the long list of girls never to return from Castle Bezna...?

This title was sent to our Macaw subscribers accompanied by a fantastic activity pack. 

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