6 of the best new Halloween books for kids in 2025
As the leaves turn fiery shades of red and orange and the crisp autumn air begins to carry whispers of spookiness, it can only mean one thing: Halloween is just around the corner!
The spooky season is the perfect time to ignite your child's imagination with some bewitching chapter books, whether you’re looking for fun or frights!
We’re excited to have curated a collection of 30+ fantastic Halloween-themed chapter books but read on here for our top 6 reads for different age groups.
Fun Halloween books for younger readers aged 5+
Wanda Broom by Ciara Geraghty
We chose this delightfully witchy book for our Parakeet subscribers in August. Wanda's mother is a witch, but Wanda wishes she wasn't! Following yet another of Esmerelda's failed spells she is forced to undergo an assessment carried out by Mr. Pincer, the Chief Whip, who is determined to put an end to Esmerelda's witching career, once and for all.
The Witches of Anderson House: A Spell for Disaster by Dave Lowe
Enter the spellbinding world of a retirement home for witches in this tale of mischief and magic for children. Grab your broom and get ready for an adventure like no other, because things do go bump in the night - and they live at Anderson House!
Spooky Halloween books for kids aged 8+
Dracula & Daughters by Emma Carroll
In the city of Temstown, for the first time in twenty years . . . Vampires are prowling the streets. The only way to make the city safe again is by culling the undead with a stake through the heart. But vampire slayers are in dangerously short supply. Then three girls, Mina, Buffy and Bella, discover a mind-blowing secret. Could they alone have the powers to cure - not cull - vampires?
Fright Club: Let's Book This! by Sibeal Pounder
This is the start of a spooky new series for middle grade readers with a fun choose-your-character twist. The night Joe Bones spots a cloaked figure leaving his gran’s house, he's sure that something is afoot. So, when he hears that his gran has passed away he’s convinced the mysterious man has something to do with her death...
Spine-tingling Halloween reads for tweens and early teens
Ghost Tide by Jim Cockin
A spine-chilling contemporary ghost story which we chose for our Macaw subscribers in March 2025. When Charlie finds an ancient brass box buried on the beach, he can't resist opening it and unleashes a chilling sequence of events...
The Stitchwort Curse by Alexandra Dawe
We chose this spooky historical debut for our Macaw subscribers in February 2025. Etta Starling has never set foot outside Stitchwort. Shrouded by a dark curse for over a century the estate is lost and forgotten. These last few last surviving members of the Starling clan can never leave; to pass the boundary wall means certain death. But just because they can't leave doesn't stop someone else getting in....
More Halloween fun
Why not also check out our simple and easy Halloween craft ideas, plus our guide to having Halloween fun at home?.
For some brilliant Halloween book recommendations head to our Halloween Bookshop Collection
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