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Originally published by On Our Minds on October 5, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Versioned for Scholastic Canada<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Halloween is just around the corner! What delightfully spooky reads are you sharing with your young readers to get them in the spirit? From board books with touchable witch\u2019s hats to eerie short stories for newly independent readers, we\u2019ve got you covered!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bad Seed: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Halloween is the Bad Seed’s favorite holiday of the year. But what’s a seed to do when he can’t find a show-stopping costume for the big night? Postpone trick-or-treating for everyone, of course!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boo-nicorns<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Halloween has arrived and these unicorns can’t wait to celebrate! KANGAROO-nicorns, TUTU-nicorns, CHOO-CHOO-nicorns and more put on costumes and go trick-or-treating!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Broom<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Little witch is so excited by her new present for Halloween night – a new broom! But learning to fly a broom is harder than you think, especially when you’re just a little witch. Will witch and broom learn how to work together to fly up high in the sky? A sweet and silly rhyming story full of gentle Halloween fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Littlest Witch<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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A sweet new Halloween story filled with gentle not-too-spooky fun and one adorable little witch friend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Ghost!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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That silly old lady is back\u2015gobbling up tricks, treats, and spooky stuff for Halloween! Filled with hilarious illustrations and fun rhyming text, this is the latest book in the Old Lady series that’s perfect for young readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trick or Treat, Crankenstein<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Samantha Berger’s beloved “crankster” character confronts all the wicked tricks and treats of Halloween in this bucket full of laughs, illustrated by bestselling, award-winning artist Dan Santat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Catch a Witch<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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It’s Halloween night and something doesn’t seem quite right… When the Catch Club Kids head out to trick-or-treat, there are ghosts, goblins, and ghouls everywhere!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re Going on a Pumpkin Hun<\/a>t<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Join the spooky nighttime hunt for the biggest pumpkin in town. A fun autumn twist on the classic song “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Unscary Book<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Nicholas is set to have the scariest book ever, but nice things, like bunnies, are showing up instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How I Met My Monster<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Ethan has a front-row seat as a colourful parade of silly little monsters compete to become the monster under his bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disney Stitch: Stitch-or-Treat!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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It’s Stitch’s first Halloween on Earth, and he is ready to trick-or-treat! Featuring more than 30 stickers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids: Frankenstein Doesn’t Plant Petunias<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Victor’s assistant at the science museum may\u2015or may not\u2015be Frankenstein’s monster in this funny and spooky series from Graphix Chapters!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diary of a Pug #5: Scaredy-Pug<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Bub the pug sees a ghost in Grandma’s attic! Can he be brave enough to protect his human, Bella? Full-colour early chapter book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purrmaids #11: A Purr-fect Pumpkin<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Everyone’s favourite kitten mermaids are back, and it’s time to celebrate Paw-loween!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pug Who Wanted to Be a Pumpkin<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Peggy and Chloe must conquer their fears to go trick-or-treating in this newest story in the illustrated middle grade series about the adorable and silly Peggy the pug!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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