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Children's Books too Good to Miss October 2025 |
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Barn in Fall: Festival Fun on the Farm
by Chambrae Griffith
Autumn has come to the farm, and Barn is opening her doors to young guests for a who choose pumpkins, pick apples, ride hayrides, and show lots of love to all the farm animals. Celebrate autumn with this beautiful keepsake book that any farm-loving toddler is sure to love! Lyrically written in rhyming verse with gorgeously rich illustrations.
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A Fall Day for Bear
by Bonny Becker
One fall day Bear is getting ready to have a picnic with Mouse. But when it’s time to leave together, there is no tap, tap, tapping on Bear’s front door. Where is Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed? Bear sets out to meet him on the path, only to find his friend sitting alone on a stump, looking sad, lamenting the changes of the season—leaves falling, flowers dying, birds migrating. “I don’t like it when things go away,” Mouse says quietly. How can the curmudgeonly Bear cheer up his usually cheery friend?
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A great fall
by Ame Dyckman
In three-and-a-half stories, friends and roommates Bat, Cat and Rat bring their own fun to some classic fall festivities.
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Old Macpumpkin Had a Farm
by Katrina Charman
Old MacPumpkin had a farm. Eek! Ahh! Eek! Ahh! Ohhh! And on that farm she had . . . a cat, a bat, a spider, a skeleton, a witch, a ghost, and a MONSTER! Old MacPumpkin is too busy taking care of the farm animals to notice, until - Knock! Knock! Who's that at the door ...?
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Fall Fun!
by Nicole Johnson
Celebrate Halloween with Tiana, pick apples with Aurora, play in the colorful fall leaves with Rapunzel, and more in this sweet storybook that celebrates all the fun things there are to do in fall!
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Hap-pea Halloween
by Keith Baker
It’s Halloween, and that means plenty of frightful fun for everyone’s favorite pea pals! Costumes and candy await in this treat of a Halloween tale.
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Bob the Vampire Snail
by Andrea Zuill
Did you know all snails are named Bob? It's a fact! And this is the story of one of those Bobs and the night his life changed forever. First, he heard a SCREAM... then a C-R-A-C-K... and then he felt a drip, drip, drip... and then, poof! He was a vampire snail. Fangs? Check. No reflection? Check. Wings? You bet. And so Bob, now very different from all the other Bobs, sets out to live life as a vampire snail, discovering his knack for sleeping upside down and his taste for tomatoes. He's alone in his vampire-ness, until one day Bob meets someone very similar....
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Evelyn witch gets a pet
by Beth Ferry
"Evelyn Witch has messy hair, bubbling potions and pumpkins, but she wants a pet and she can only afford the mystery pet, a plain white egg, so she must learn to have patience while it hatches"
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Tiny Owl's Scary Day
by Petr Horacek
Dawn is coming, and Tiny Owl really wants to explore the day. Mama Owl explains that owls need to sleep when the sun is up so they can fly at night. But Tiny Owl isn’t sleepy! And she isn’t scared! So when Mama is sound asleep, Tiny Owl sneaks out of the nest. Flying in the sunshine is so exciting! Resting near some beautiful flowers is lovely! (What is that swishing sound in the grass?) Watching the fish in the river is fun! (Is that a creeping noise by the water’s edge?) The noises may be a little scary, but Tiny Owl feels safe here on a branch with lots of other birds. Wait, why is everyone suddenly flying off, leaving her alone? She wants to go home!
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Creepy sheepy
by Lucy Ruth Cummins
Sleepy Sheepy wants his costume to be creepy and unique, so on Halloween night he becomes a Sheepwalker sheep.
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This Year, a Witch!
by Zoey Abbott
A little girl has been every adorable thing you can imagine for Halloween, and she is done with being cuddly, sweet, and precious. This year, she’s rebelling big-time and going for a totally different vibe: the spookiest thing out there. She’s going to be…a witch! With only a little help from Dad, she works hard on her witchy locks, brew, spells and enchantments, and power to petrify. But what happens when what she sees in the mirror is so spooky, she scares even herself? Nothing that an understanding dad—and maybe a quick restorative nap—can’t handle.
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Luna and the Witch Throw a Halloween Party
by Aubrey Plaza
Luna Lopez wants to be a witch. Pheenie the witch wants to throw a Halloween party. Together this unlikely pair strikes a deal: If Luna helps her pull off the best, most spectacular soiree in the neighborhood, Pheenie will teach her the secrets to her potions and spells. There’s only one problem: Getting this party on track is harder than Luna expected. She’ll have to curb every one of the frazzled witch’s creepy, crawly instincts to make sure the evening is full of both tricks and treats . . . and not a festive flopBook Annotation
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Little Boo
by Maddie Frost
When the antics of their little sibling start to get to Big Boo, they decide to trade for a friend's younger sibling, Little Howl. At first this seems like a great idea, but soon enough Big Boo finds that the grass isn't always greener and Little Howl is a whole new level of monster. This sweet and humorous story about sibling relationships acknowledges the frustrations but, ultimately, the love that comes with a new addition to the family.
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I am a witch's cat
by Harriet Muncaster
In this whimsical picture book, a little girl believes her mother is a good witch and she is a special witch's cat; together, they make a perfect twosome, whether mixing potions, growing magical plants, or dreaming of wild broomstick rides under a full moon! 35,000 first printing.
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Ghouldilocks and the three ghosts
by Annie Sullivan
In this Halloween twist on the classic fairy tale, Ghouldilocks explores a haunted mansion, sampling spooky meals and furniture before making friends with three friendly ghosts
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Countdown to Halloween
by Andrea Mills
Get ready to countdown to Halloween with this fun and interactive board book for children aged 3-5 full of spooky characters and fun flaps on every page.
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A Purr-fect Halloween!
by Courtney Carbone
Barbie "Malibu" Roberts and Barbie "Brooklyn" Roberts love volunteering at their local Pet Rescue, helping care for the pets waiting to find their fur-ever homes. With help from all their friends, Brooklyn and Malibu host a Halloween costume party to get these furry critters adopted. With treats, music, and dancing, the party is set for success! But when their handmade costumes for the pet parade go missing, Malibu and Brooklyn are worried.
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Paw Patrol Pup-tastic Halloween : A Lift-the-flap Book
by Mackenzie Buckley
It’s Halloween night and Ryder and the PAW Patrol pups are out trick-or-treating when they get a call from Mayor Goodway that something spooky is happening at the old cabin. What will they discover when they hurry to check it out?
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Clifford's Halloween
by Norman Bridwell
Clifford and Emily Elizabeth love every holiday, but their favorite one to celebrate is Halloween! They are going to a Halloween party with fun games, trick-or-treating, and spooky stories. But first they have to decide which costumes to wear!
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Pumpkin dad
by Pascal Lemaãitre
When a joke makes Ellis believe she accidentally turned her dad into a pumpkin, she tries to fix it but loses him at a pumpkin festival
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It's Halloween, Curious George!
by H. A. Rey
Join Curious George and the man in the yellow hat as they decorate their house, prepare for trick-or-treaters, choose their costumes, and set out for a night of Halloween fun!
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It's Almost Time for . . . Halloween!
by Maisha Oso
It’s almost time for Halloween, and excitement is running high! It might not be here yet, but there’s so much to do before the spooky day arrives… From decorating the house with ghoulish decorations to crafting creative costumes and picking out the perfect pumpkin to carve into a jack-o-lantern, there are endless ways to celebrate and traditions to explore! But not everyone can read the signs of the highly anticipated holiday on the way…
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Corduroy Gives Thanks
by Don Freeman
Join Corduroy and Lisa as they get ready for Thanksgiving. They'll need a turkey, bread, flowers for their centerpiece, and much more as they prepare to thank all of their wonderful friends.
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Harford County Public Library
1221-A Brass Mill Rd Belcamp, Maryland 21017 410-273-5600
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