Abiyoyo. Retold by Pete Seeger. (J 398.2 Ab)
Banished from the town for making mischief, a little boy and his father are welcomed back when they find away to make the dreaded giant Abiyoyo disappear.
Ahlberg, Janet. Funnybones. (Ej Ah)
Three skeletons--a grownup, a child, and a dog--take a walk at night through a dark town.
Aylesworth, Jim. Two Terrible Frights. (Ej Ay)
A little mouse and a little person meet while getting a snack at bedtime and scare each other.
Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree. (J-ER Be)
One by one, three bears have second thoughts about exploring inside a spooky old tree.
Bright, Robert. "Georgie" (Ej Br)
A series of books about a harmless little ghost.
Brown, Ruth. A Dark, Dark Tale. (Ej Br)
A black cat journeys through a dark, dark house.
Bunting, Eve. The Bones of Fred McFee. (Ej Bu)
A toy skeleton at Halloween provides menace and mystery.
Bunting, Eve. Ghost's Hour, Spook's Hour. (Ej Bu)
Scary incidents at midnight give Biff the dog and his master a fright, but all can be
explained.
Bunting, Eve. Night of the Gargoyles. (Ej Bu)
The gargoyles that adorn the walls of a museum come to life and frighten the night watchman.
Child, Lauren. Boo! Made you jump! (Ej Ch)
Charlie and Lola have fun on Halloween!
Carlson, Natalie Savage. "Spooky"* (Ej Ca)
A black cat has a variety of adventures.
Compton, Kenn. Granny Greenteeth and the Noise In the Night. (Ej Co)
No one will help Granny find out what's making the noise under her bed.
Crowe, Robert L. Clyde Monster. (Ej Cr)
A young monster is afraid of the dark because he believes that a person may be lurking under the bed or in
a corner.
Duquennoy, Jacques. The Ghosts In the Cellar. and others in the series. (Ej Du)
Silly adventures about friednly ghosts.
Emberley, Ed. Go Away, Big Green Monster! (Ej Em)
Die-cut pages allow readers to manipulate a monster's features.
Gackenbach, Dick. Harry and the Terrible Whatzit. (J-ER Ga)
When Harry goes to the cellar to search for his mother, he confronts the terrible two-headed Whatzit.
Goode, Diane. I Hear a Noise. (Ej Go)
A little boy, fearful of monsters, learns that monsters have mothers, too.
Grindley, Sally. Knock, Knock! Who's There? (Ej Gr)
Many scary creatures knock on the door and ask to be let in, but the door only opens for Daddy.
Howe, James. There's a Monster Under My Bed. (Ej Ho)
Simon is sure there are monsters under his bed in the night--he can even hear them breathing.
Johnston, Tony. Four Scary Stories. (Ej Jo)
An imp, a goblin, a scalawag, and a boy tell each other scary stories.
Johnston, Tony. The Ghost of Nicholas Greebe. (Ej Jo)
The ghost of a farmer haunts his widow's house after a dog takes one of his bones on a long journey.
Johnston, Tony. Goblin Walk. (Ej Jo)
A little goblin has a series of frightening experiences while walking through the woods to his grandmother's house.
Johnston, Tony. The Witch's Hat. (Ej Jo)
A witch's hat causes its owner some problems when it turns into a bat, a rat, a cat, and still won't behave after that
King of the Cats. Retold by Paul Galdone. (J 398.2 Ki)
As the gravedigger tells his wife how a band of cats marched into the cemetery, their own cat, listens with a strange intensity.
Leuck, Laura. One Witch. (Ej Le)
A witch goes around to her fiendish friends -- from two cats to ten werewolves -- to gather the ingredients to make gruesome stew for her party.
Martin, Bill. The Ghost-Eye Tree. (Ej Ma)
Walking down a dark road one night, a brother and sister argue over who is afraid of the dread Ghost-Eye tree.
Martin, Bill. A Beasty Story. (Ej Ma)
Some mice venture into the dark, dark woods where they find a dark brown house leading past other dark colors to a spooky surprise.
Mayer, Mercer. There's a Nightmare In My Closet. (Ej Ma)
A child believes that there is a nightmare hiding in his bedroom closet but no one takes him seriously.
Mayer, Mercer. There's Something In My Attic. (Ej Ma)
Convinced there is something making noise in the attic at night, a brave little girl sneaks up the stairs, lasso in hand, to capture it.
Mayhew, James. Dare You! (Ej Ma)
Susie and Harry find some spooky surprises when they tiptoe outside in the middle of the night.
McBratney, Sam. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. (Ej Ma)
An old mouse agrees to show three young mice the "monster" at the top of stairs.
Modarressi, Mitra. Monster Stew. (Ej Mo)
Three tales featuring a variety of monsters.
Palatini, Margie. Piggie Pie. (Ej Pa)
Gritch the witch flies to a farm for some pigs to make a piggie pie, but when she arrives she can't find a single porker.
Patschke, Steve. The Spooky Book. (Ej Pa)
In a dark house, Andrew gets scared while reading a spooky book in which a girl is reading a spooky book in a scary house.
Peet, Bill. Jethro and Joel Were a Troll. (Ej Pe)
A two-headed troll goes on a rampage through the countryside.
Percy, Graham. The Haunted House. (Ej Pe)
When their bus breaks down, a group of unusual creatures must spend the night in a deserted house where everything seems very frightening--until the following morning.
Rocklin, Joanne. This Book is Haunted. (J-ER Ro)
A not-too-scary ghost tells six short stories.
Scared Silly! : a Book for the Brave. Ed. by Marc Brown
(J 810.8 Sc)
An illustrated collection of spooky stories, poems, and riddles
Scary Stories to Read When It’s Dark. (J-ER Sc)
A collection of not so scary stories for early readers.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. (Ej Se)
The classic story of a little boy, sent to bed without his supper, who sails to the land of the wild things.
Shecter, Ben. The Big Stew. (Ej Sh)
Two people get carried away making stew and turn into witches.
Stevenson, James. What's Under My Bed? (Ej St)
Grandpa tells his two young houseguests a story about his own childhood when he was scared at bedtime.
Stridh, Kicki. The Horrible Spookhouse. (Ej St)
A girl lost in the woods wanders into a haunted house, where she disappoints the monsters and other inhabitants because she refuses to be frightened of them.
The Taily Po: a Ghost Story Retold by Joanna Galdone. J 398.2 Ta
A strange varmint haunts the woodsman who lopped off its tail.
The Teeny-Tiny Woman: a Ghost Story. (J 398.2 Te)
Retold by Paul Galdone. A teeny-tiny woman finds a teeny-tiny bone in a churchyard and puts it away in her cupboard before going to sleep.
Terasaki, Stanley T. Ghosts for Breakfast. (Ej Te)
A young boy and his father investigate their neighbors' reports of ghosts on a nearby farm.
Turkle, Brinton. Do Not Open. Ej Tu
Miss Moody and her cat find an intriguing bottle washed up on the beach. Should they ignore its "Do not open" warning?
Van Allsburg, Chris. The Widow's Broom. (Ej Va)
A witch's worn-out broom serves a widow well, until her neighbors decide the thing is wicked and dangerous.
Vaughan, Marcia. Whistling Dixie. (Ej Va)
Dixie Lee brings home an alligator, a snake, and an owl as pets to protect her family from such spooky creatures as the churn-turners, the bogeyman, and the mist-sisters.
Viorst, Judith. My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things. (Ej Vi)
Can Nick trust his mother's word that there are no goblins and such lurking in the night?
Wahl, Jan. Dracula's Cat ; And, Frankenstein's Dog. (Ej Wa)
Two famous monsters' pets give their views of life with their masters.
Walton, Rick. A Very Hairy Scary Story. (Ej Wa)
Upon realizing that she has stayed at her friend's house longer than she should have, Sarah decides to sneak home rather than call her father and finds herself in a night filled with hairy, scary animals.
Williams, Linda. The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything. (Ej Wi)
Our heroine must deal with a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and other spooky objects that follow her through the dark woods.
Wood, A. J. A Night In the Dinosaur Graveyard. (Ej Wo)
A prehistoric adventure story with ten spooky holograms.
Wood, Audrey. Heckedy Peg. (Ej Wo)
A mother saves her seven children from Heckedy Peg, a witch who has changed them into different kinds of food.
Wormell, Mary. Hilda Hen's Scary Night. (Ej Wo)
During her nighttime journey to the henhouse Hilda Hen finds unexpected courage within herself as she tiptoes past a snake, runs from a fox, and swims a lake.
NOTE: You'll also find many spooky Halloween stories on the "Holiday" shelves in the Children's Department.
Contact
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Updated:
January 19, 2009
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