Friendly witches, goofy ghosts, and just-scary-enough pumpkins make for cozy read-alouds. Which spooky-season story is your family's must-read? Cast your vote!
1Room on the BroomJulia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's rhyming tale of a witch and the animals who join her broomstick.
2Creepy Carrots!Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown's Caldecott Honor story of a rabbit who thinks carrots are following him.
3The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of AnythingLinda Williams's cumulative story of a fearless woman and a set of spooky, animated clothes.
4Spooky PookieSandra Boynton's board book about Pookie choosing a Halloween costume.
5Creepy Pair of Underwear!Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown's funny sequel about underwear that glows in the dark.
6Skeleton HiccupsMargery Cuyler's picture book about a skeleton who tries many cures for his hiccups.
7Ten Timid GhostsJennifer O'Connell's counting book in which a witch scares ghosts out of their house.
8Big PumpkinErica Silverman's story of a witch who cannot pull her giant pumpkin off the vine.
9Pumpkin JackWill Hubbell's tale of a boy's jack-o'-lantern as it changes through the seasons.
10Vampirina BallerinaAnne Marie Pace's picture book about a young vampire who dreams of being a ballerina.
11In a Dark, Dark RoomAlvin Schwartz's I Can Read book of spooky short stories for early readers.
12Bone SoupCambria Evans's Halloween twist on Stone Soup about a skeleton tricking monsters into sharing dinner.
13Ghosts in the House!Kazuno Kohara's picture book about a girl who tames a haunted house full of ghosts.
14The Biggest Pumpkin EverSteven Kroll's story of two mice who both secretly tend the same growing pumpkin.
