# What is the best Halloween picture book for kids?

> 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!

*By YPB Team · Published September 29, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-halloween-picture-book-for-kids*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Room on the Broom**
   Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's rhyming tale of a witch and the animals who join her broomstick.
2. **Creepy Carrots!**
   Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown's Caldecott Honor story of a rabbit who thinks carrots are following him.
3. **The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything**
   Linda Williams's cumulative story of a fearless woman and a set of spooky, animated clothes.
4. **Spooky Pookie**
   Sandra Boynton's board book about Pookie choosing a Halloween costume.
5. **Creepy Pair of Underwear!**
   Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown's funny sequel about underwear that glows in the dark.
6. **Skeleton Hiccups**
   Margery Cuyler's picture book about a skeleton who tries many cures for his hiccups.
7. **Ten Timid Ghosts**
   Jennifer O'Connell's counting book in which a witch scares ghosts out of their house.
8. **Big Pumpkin**
   Erica Silverman's story of a witch who cannot pull her giant pumpkin off the vine.
9. **Pumpkin Jack**
   Will Hubbell's tale of a boy's jack-o'-lantern as it changes through the seasons.
10. **Vampirina Ballerina**
   Anne Marie Pace's picture book about a young vampire who dreams of being a ballerina.
11. **In a Dark, Dark Room**
   Alvin Schwartz's I Can Read book of spooky short stories for early readers.
12. **Bone Soup**
   Cambria Evans's Halloween twist on Stone Soup about a skeleton tricking monsters into sharing dinner.
13. **Ghosts in the House!**
   Kazuno Kohara's picture book about a girl who tames a haunted house full of ghosts.
14. **The Biggest Pumpkin Ever**
   Steven Kroll's story of two mice who both secretly tend the same growing pumpkin.

Tags: books, children, halloween, picture books, spooky