October is a great month for reading. The weather is cooler, the leaves are turning beautiful colors, and there are fun things happening like apple picking, hayrides, corn mazes, and of course, Halloween. To keep kids reading we have a few suggestions, some are spooky, but always age appropriate. In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, we also have some books about the Indigenous peoples of North America. Enjoy!
Little Blue Truck’s Halloween by Alive Schertle – The Little Blue Truck is picking up all of his animal friends for Halloween. What could possibly go wrong? For ages Baby-3
F is for Fall: A Fall Alphabet Book by KeriAnne N. Jelinek – Kids will learn their ABC’s while enjoying the wonders of fall. For ages Baby-6
The Roll Away Pumpkin by Junia Wonders – Children will delight in Marla’s adventures as she chases her very large pumpkin through town. Will she catch it before it does any damage, or will it escape? For ages 2-6
The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, The Bad and The Spooky (The Food Group) by Jory John – Halloween is Bad Seed’s favorite time of year, but this year he can’t decide what costume to wear, and he’s determined to stop Halloween until he finds the perfect costume. Will he spoil Halloween for all his friends, or will he get it together? For ages 4-8
Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn by James Dean and Kimberly Dean – Pete’s not sure he likes the change of season until he discovers corn mazes, hayrides, apple picking, and all the other fun things that happen in Autumn. For ages 4-8
Explore Native American Cultures by Anita Yasuda – Learn about Native American cultures and their history. Twenty -five projects to help kids learn about the Indigenous Peoples of North America. For ages 4-10
Junie B. Jones #24: Boo… and I Mean It! by Barbara Park – Junie wants to go trick or treating with her friends, but she’s afraid the stories she’s heard about haunted pumpkins and things that go bump in the night are true. How will Junie overcome her fears and fall in love with Halloween again? For ages 6-9
The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury – Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud takes eight trick or treaters through time and space to find their missing friend, Pip. Their journey ends at a cemetery in Mexico at Día de Los Muertos, but will they be in time to save their friend? For ages 8-12
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz – fun stories to scare and delight ages 8-12
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz (ages 8-12)
Scary Stories 3 by Alvin Schwartz (ages 8-12)
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare – When thirteen-year-old Matt is left alone in the wilderness by his father to guard their new cabin, he must summon all his courage and remember what his father taught him to survive. After Matt’s gun is stolen by a renegade White man, he fears he has failed his father. Then he meets Attean, a boy from the Beaver clan who teaches him the ways of his people. Matt begins to understand the conflict between the Indigenous peoples of America and the settlers who are displacing them. For ages 9-11