Read-Aloud Halloween with the Irvington Branch: The Sequel
Irvington loves Halloween, and the Irvington Branch loves Halloween books. We're back with EVEN MORE favorites for reading aloud with children (and kids at heart!) around Halloween (or any old time you're feeling spooky!) These books feature engaging visual art and fun interactive elements: whether spirited rhymes, infectious rhythms, haunting refrains, or bits of diabolical wit. Find a newer book with the makings of an instant classic, or discover an oldie-but-goodie. Dig up a quick story, or sink your teeth into a longer read.
–Katie and Ryan
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Aggie, who was very much looking forward to living on her own, discovers the house is haunted by a ghost. She sets ground rules, but the ghost breaks them. How will these erstwhile housemates solve their conflict? This odd-couple story has some…
This book follows a little ghost searching for a place to haunt. Every place he goes is already haunted, it seems. He searches and searches until he comes to a run-down shack that's perfect. But another little ghost is looking for a place to haunt,…
The world's most adorable—I mean, terrifying—witch makes her debut on the Halloween scene! Anyone who's yearned to overcome a natural adorableness will relate to this aspiring young witch, whose transformation is so successful that she must lie down…
This Todd Parr book rules. It's about monsters bringing their weird mac and cheese dishes to a wacky potluck. Parr's signature idiosyncratic style is on display here. The book is full of bright colors, bold text, and silly details (the bat brings…
Vlad is a vampire with the misfortune of having rosy cheeks. These rosy cheeks make him look alive, so he hides his complexion behind extravagant vampire outfits of traditional black. It takes his best friend to encourage him to accept his…
Prepare for your favorite cooking show host, a friendly witch, to guide you through the recipe for Frog Soup, step by step. Prepare for things to go completely off script when it's time to add the frogs. Prepare to giggle as the frogs outwit the…
Boo is a shy ghost who has trouble fitting in, because he can’t play any of the games with his new friends. What game CAN he play? This book is about feeling invisible and finding a way to be seen and appreciated for who you are. The text is brief…
If you are looking for a good excuse to ham it up like DRAH-coo-lah (mwa-ha-hah!) I humbly suggest you read this gem of an interactive book aloud. Bat looks like a vampire but really just loves fruit. And gets a little possessive about it. Laughs…
Georgia is convinced there's no such thing as ghosts. Georgia confidently explains away a series of strange occurrences around the house. But are we so sure? The delightfully retro art can appeal to all ages as we study each scene for clues. And the…
Get out of my brain, Liniers! Forget monsters _under_ the bed: This scary story is eerily similar to my experience as a young night-owl with an active imagination, laying awake and staring up into the deep dark ceiling until fantastic shapes would…