Spooky books to read this Halloween

From seriously spine-tingling stories to tales about the silliest of spooks, our collection of Halloween reading recommendations is packed full of books to entertain 2–12 year-olds on long, dark autumn nights.

Magical books for the under 5s

Share a wacky witch adventure full of tricks and treats with your smallest book lovers.

Supernatural books for ages 5–8

Vampires, monsters, ghosts and ghouls await in the pages of these chilling chapter books for younger readers.

Fantastic tales for age 8+

Try these terrifying tales that will take independent readers on amazing adventures – not to be read in the dark!

Spread a little Roald Dahl magic and mischief!

Inspire your child’s creative writing with these gloriumptious guides to the most mischievous words and phrases created by the World’s No.1 storyteller.

Dressing Up Ideas

Looking for the perfect Halloween costume? Take a look at our costume guides and dress up as Isadora, Mirabelle or Kitty this Halloween.

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