Everett's Top 5 Halloween Picks

HAPPY OCTOBER!  October is my favorite month of the year... the beautiful fall weather... the pumpkin, apple, cinnamon everything... and of course Halloween!  Our house is all decorated and pumpkin coffee and treats are ready to be enjoyed!  And, of course, Halloween books are a must.  We've already purchased a couple new Halloween themed books for Everett this year, and I'm guessing a couple more will be added to our collection by the end of the month.  

So far some of Everett's favorite Halloween titles are:

1. Happy Halloween Stinky Face by Lisa Mccourt
I randomly stumbled upon this book while shopping at TJ Maxx.  I didn't even know there was a Halloween version of Stinky Face!  Considering Everett's love of the original Stinky Face book, I had to grab a copy of this for him.  The book includes lots of costumes and funny halloween "what ifs."  It's actually a fairly lengthy book for Everett's attention span, but he sits through it!  



2. The Itsy Bitsy Pumpkin by Sonali Fry
Everett has always loved it when we sing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."  This book is new this year, and when I saw that Ev's one of Ev's favorite tunes was recreated with a fall/Halloween theme, we had to try it out.  At the bookstore, Ev sat still for the whole book the first time... that's an instant winner!







3. Ollie's Halloween by Olivier Dunrea
We have several of the Ollie books at our house, and this one was part of Ev's Halloween surprise last year.  It's a cute story about costumes and fall fun!  The illustrations in the Ollie books are always awesome too! 








4. ABCs of Halloween by Patricia Reeder Eubank
Everett is obsessed with his ABCs right now, so I thought this might be a fun way to learn new "Halloween words" by letter.  I love the classic artwork and the new vocabulary he can learn from each page.  The book also rhymes from page to page :)

5. Dracula: A BabyLit Counting Primer by Jennifer Adams

Any lovers of classic books will adore the BabyLit series for children!  There are several classics that are used to teach different concepts (counting, colors, first words), and they all have fantastic artwork!  The Dracula book is perfect for Halloween!  Items from Dracula (a castle, wolves, tombstones, as well as characters) are shown in different quantities to teach numbers 1-10.  

(P.S. There are lots of other great Halloween BabyLit books including a new Frankenstein book... which I *might* have to invest in this year!)

There are just so many fun Halloween books out there!  I have a feeling Ev will do another round of Top 5 closer to Halloween itself :)  What are some of your favorite Halloween titles for kids (Or adults...  I'm looking for some great spooky reads for October, too!)?

Happy October and happy reading everyone!!!