31 Awesome Halloween Books for Three Year Olds
31 Halloween Books for Three Year Olds
Halloween is on the way! To get in the spirit, I’ve been reading my son some of our favorite Halloween themed books. He loves when I make the silly monsters have silly voices and it really makes the season more special for us. Today I am going to share 31 Halloween books for three year olds that are sure to be a hit with your little one!
How to Choose Books for Your Three Year Old
In order to get your kiddo interested in reading, there are a few ways you can make the experience more fun. Start by looking for books that have an age range. 3-8 is a good place to start.
Appeal to Interests
Currently, my son is obsessed with chapter books about super heroes. He doesn’t even know all of his letters yet, so there is no way he is reading them himself, but I chose a topic he likes (superheroes) and read them to him. It keeps him interested.
Look for Captivating Covers
Take your kiddo with you to go shopping. If she is interested in one of the covers, she will most likely want to know what’s happening inside the book. When looking for Halloween Books for three year olds, visual appeal is important.
Keep it Short
We all know toddlers have super short attention spans, so aim for books that aren’t super long. Large paragraphs aren’t needed at this age. The importance should be on pictures and then the story. In fact, books with lots of pictures are great for quiet time and independent play time.
31 Halloween Books for Young Children
I remember reading There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat as a child and cracking up at the pure silliness of it. Make new Halloween memories with your own child with this beloved classic!
Perfect for reading aloud, At the Old Haunted House is a spooky story sure to keep your kiddo on the edge of her seat!
If your kiddo is into diggers, this is the Halloween book for you! Construction Site Gets a Fright is a great way to combine what your child loves and the holiday.
No list of mine would be complete without a Bearenstain Bears book. Side note: do you remember the controversy over these books? I swear it was BearenSTEIN Bears! Anyyyyways….
This next book is a spooky version of the beloved children’s song The Wheels on the Bus. This is a fun and silly way to get your child interested in Halloween.
Another Little Blue Truck book is always a hit in our house. In this version, Little Blue Truck needs to pick up his friends to go to a costume party. You kiddo will love lifting the flaps to find out who is inside each costume!
We are BIG Eric Carle fans in the Nesting Domestic house. So when I found a Halloween version, I knew we had to have it! The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Creepy Crawly Halloween is illustrated in the traditional style and we absolutely love it!
Halloween is Coming is a sweet book rhyming book about getting excited for the upcoming holiday, from activities to decorations. It would make a great addition to your collection.
The Good Night Train Halloween Board Book is such a cute way to wind down the days leading up to Halloween!
Pete the Cat…need I say more? In this Halloween version, Pete the Cat is a lift-the-flap style book about trick or treating!
This adorable book is about little monsters getting ready on The Night before Halloween. When they come face-to-face with human trick-or-treaters, they are in for a surprise!
We’ve had Five Little Pumpkins for a few years now, and my kiddo loves to sing along and clap as I read. I actually used to sing the Five Little Pumpkins song each October to my little toddlers way back when I worked in a daycare.
The Witch’s Cat is an adorable book about a cat who decided to cook lunch for her Witch while she is gone. Full of surprises and mishaps, kiddos will delight in listening to this story.
We love the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie books, and Happy Valentines Day, Mouse has been a fan favorite for over two years now. That’s why It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse was an immediate YES for us.
This is a new book in our personal collection. How to Catch a Witch is a darling story about a witch letting spooky creatures loose all over the neighborhood.
This book is so fun, and is perfect for reading aloud! Spinderella follows a spider who loves football but cant remember how many players are needed. It is just silly enough to keep your kiddo laughing.
In this sweet story about helping, a witch loses her beloved hat, and thus begins a journey of friendship. Room on the Broom is sure to be a hit!
About a bad seed who can’t find a costume for Halloween, The Good, The Bad, and The Spooky is a fun story to read to your littles this Halloween.
A delightful book about problem solving, Big Pumpkin is about a witch who grows a giant pumpkin but can’t figure to how to get it off the vine. With some help from her spooky friends, they hatch a plan
This book is so cute! It’s about a little skeleton who quite literally keeps losing parts of himself. Bonaparte Falls Apart is definitely on our to-buy list!
This book is new on our list, but I am very excited to start reading Don’t Push the Button. This is an interactive book for preschoolers that follows Larry for some Halloween fun!
A book about finding solutions to your problems, Vampirina Ballerina is a fun-filled book for your little one!
Gustavo the Shy Ghost is a book about friendship and Halloween. Perfect to get you and your little one in the Halloween spirit this year!
This I Spy Halloween book is so cute! Your little one is going to LOVE searching for friendly monsters and other spooky surprises in this Halloween book for toddlers.
This classic is about a woman who doesn’t like pumpkins. When her yard becomes filled with pumpkins, she shows some creativity and brings other people joy. Too Many Pumpkins is a sweet read for your little one!
This book veers slightly off from Halloween, but the intent of this book and the main character make Crankenstein a perfect book to add to your collect! There is also a trick-or-treat book in this series for a more holiday-specific option.
This adorable book is about a skeleton dancing his way to a party, but losing pieces of himself in the process! Halloween Hustle is perfect to make your little one giggle.
This book is about a grumpy tree that doesn’t want to grow up to be a Christmas tree. He finds his place in the world by becoming The Halloween Tree! This is a sweet story about finding where you fit in.
In this book about a opossum searching for a friendly costume for Halloween, Your child will go on an adventure. I Don’t Want to Be Scary for Halloween is super cute!
Wilford and Blue: Halloween Hysteria is about animals on a farm that are getting spooked when their farmer starts decorating for Halloween. This book will keep your kiddo entertained and laughing the whoel way through!
The last book on our list is about a boy who carved a pumpkin for Halloween. Pumpkin Jack begins to rot, and the following spring, something amazing happens. This book is a sweet reminder about life cycles and hope.
What are your favorite Halloween books for three year olds? Drop them in the comments below to help out a friend! If you like this content, be sure to save it so that you can come back later!
These all look so fun! I love that they’re age appropriate as well. Especially around Halloween. Thank you for the recommendations!
We usually start with the classics and then get into what they like. We have a neighborhood library birdhouse and when we go for walks my niece will pick a new book up. She really looks forward to it.
My three year old loves Little Blue Truck’s Halloween and Room on the Broom. They are fantastic choices! I can’t wait to check these out and read them to him. Thanks for sharing these awesome Halloween books!