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Halloween Book Countdown: 31 Days of Halloween Fun!

09/29/2010

One of my great loves in life is reading– books of all kinds. I also love Halloween. Not the scary, ghoulish, gory kind, but the fun costumes, trick or treating, sugar cookies, and pumpkins-on-the-porch kind.  To celebrate both of these, I created a Halloween Book Countdown—a really fun way to count down the thirty-one days to Halloween, starting with October 1st.  We are now on our ninth year of this tradition, and we absolutely love it!

Halloween Book Countdown: Fun & Easy Halloween Tradition

Halloween Book Countdown…How does it work?

I gather thirty-one Halloween books, and then I either wrap them up and number them, or place them in a cute basket or crate. Every day beginning October 1st, we choose one of the books to read. How my kids love this long-loved tradition, and it’s the perfect way to help celebrate the fun part of Halloween!

Halloween Book Countdown: Fun & Easy Halloween Tradition

I make a list of some of our favorite Halloween books, along with a few others I want to try, then head to the library. I’m working on collecting our own set, but until then, the library is the perfect resource. It usually has all the titles I’m looking for, plus others that are new to us, which I love.

It’s a good idea to head to your library right around the first of the month, to make sure you have a good selection. Checkout dates vary from library to library (we’ve had two, three, and four weeks), but most of them offer renewals, so you could have the books for the entire month. If they don’t offer renewals on holiday books, you can always go a couple of times that month to stock up. It’s totally worth it!!

Halloween Book Countdown: Fun & Easy Halloween Tradition

A Halloween Book Countdown means cozy nights snuggled up together, a good book, and just maybe a cup of hot chocolate. Perfection.

HALLOWEEN BOOK COUNTDOWN DETAILS:

You can use a tub, crate, basket, or even a space on your bookshelf to keep your books. This method is nice if you want your kids to be able to choose their own book each night. I also like wrapping them up in paper and placing a number on them, for more of a surprise. Honestly, it doesn’t have to be anything fancy to be fun–using a basket you already have is perfect too!

Halloween Book Countdown: Fun & Easy Halloween Tradition

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If you want to wrap your books, I’ve got spooky numbered tags for you!

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Here is a list of 31 Halloween books that we love for our Halloween Book Countdown! (Most of these books are targeted for ages 3-8)  Affiliate links are included below for your convenience.

The book featured in the pictures? One of our most favorites!!  B is for Boo!

  • Too Many Pumpkins
  • Pumpkin Soup
  • The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
  • Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden
  • How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
  • Pumpkin Pumpkin
  • In the Haunted House
  • Room on the Broom
  • The Night Before Halloween
  • Ten Timid Ghosts
  • The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat 
  • Big Pumpkin
  • The Vanishing Pumpkin
  • Humbug Witch
  • Bugs That Go Bump in the Night
  • Five Little Pumpkins 
  • Scary, Scary Halloween
  • Peek-a-Boooo!
  • Mrs. McMurphy’s Pumpkin
  • It’s Halloween
  • The 13 Nights of Halloween, Rebecca Dickinson
  • Miss Fiona’s Stupendous Pumpkin Pies
  • Happy Halloween, Ladybug Girl!
  • The Bumpy Little Pumpkin
  • Halloween Night, Arden Druce
  • Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve (Magic Tree House, No. 30)
  • All Hallows Eve: The Story of the Halloween Fairy
  • Pumpkin Hill
  • Skeleton Hiccups
  • The Ugly Pumpkin
  • Trick or Treat Countdown, Patricia Hubbard

Halloween Book Countdown | simplykierste.com

Have a favorite story that’s not listed here? Please share!

I’m looking forward to cozy nights, snuggled up with my kids, a good book, and
just maybe a cup of hot chocolate.
Halloween Book Countdown: Fun & Easy Halloween Tradition

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Filed Under: Family Life, Halloween, Holidays, Kids' Ideas | 45 Comments

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  1. Anonymous says

    09/29/2010 at 2:31 pm

    Love love love this idea! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Anonymous says

    09/29/2010 at 2:32 pm

    Thanks for these fun Halloween and fall titles. I LOVE books.

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  3. Anonymous says

    09/29/2010 at 2:50 pm

    You should find the book "The Hallo-Wiener" by Dav Pilkey (It's a kids book about a dachshund.) It's the cutest trick or treating story, complete with mischievous scaredy cats! My daughter and I love it!

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  4. Anonymous says

    09/29/2010 at 3:53 pm

    I love this idea! I'm going to share this on my blog if you don't mind, all credit to you of course. :)

    Thanks!

    http://craftinessiskey.blogspot.com

    Reply
  5. Anonymous says

    09/29/2010 at 4:14 pm

    I really love this idea. Thank you for sharing. You have such fun, creative ideas. I love looking at your blog and getting inspired.

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    09/29/2010 at 4:20 pm

    what a great idea!
    http://www.leemeandthegirls.blogspot.com

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  7. Anonymous says

    09/29/2010 at 5:55 pm

    Our very favorite halloween book is "Where's my Mummy" by Carolyn Crimi. It's an absolutely adorable story about a little mummy playing hide and seek with his mummy just before bedtime! I'd let you borrow it…but it is well loved. *M* has them on sale now.

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  8. Anonymous says

    09/29/2010 at 7:53 pm

    I must tell you I think you are so cute! I love your blog and all your fun ideas. In my opinion, you have the BEST crafty blog in blogland! Thanks for always sharing your ideas. Also, CONGRATS on running your first half marathon! You will now officially be addicted! I have done some halfs but my first full is on Saturday!

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  9. Anonymous says

    09/29/2010 at 8:36 pm

    Our youngest girl loves "Black Cat Creeping" for some reason. Pages are torn and crinkled and taped back together, but it keeps on making an appearance each and every Halloween! Love your idea.

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  10. Anonymous says

    09/29/2010 at 10:58 pm

    Ooohh thanks for the list. One of my very favorite things about fall is TOO MANY PUMPKINS. That is one of my all time favorite children's books.

    Reply
  11. Anonymous says

    09/29/2010 at 11:02 pm

    Where do you get all your vinyl letters for your crafts?

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  12. Anonymous says

    09/29/2010 at 11:04 pm

    I so love your blog and am your newest addict! I did a post featuring your poppy clips and told everyone where to find your great tutorial.
    :) Erin
    http://www.luckystarlane.com

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  13. Anonymous says

    09/30/2010 at 1:30 am

    Well, she pulled and she tugged and she pulled, first she pulled hard and then she pulled harder but the pumpkin just sat! Drat, said the witch! Big Pumpkin is my favorite, I also love to read Humbug Witch and The Little Old Woman Who not afaird of anything! YOu picked all my pre-k favorites!

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  14. Anonymous says

    09/30/2010 at 2:04 am

    ok, So I have been lurking around your site for some time now and I love all of your ideas, and apprantly so did someone else in my town, because almost all of these books were already checked out today when I looked online! I hope they return them soon! Thanks for the great idea.

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  15. Anonymous says

    09/30/2010 at 2:29 am

    Calandra–I have a vinyl company that I have used for years, and their link is in my right side bar.

    Reply
  16. Anonymous says

    09/30/2010 at 2:57 am

    Thanks! I've never scrolled over to the right side before. Now I have more to explore. I will go check them out. Again, Thank you.

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  17. Anonymous says

    09/30/2010 at 2:58 am

    What a great idea!!

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  18. Anonymous says

    09/30/2010 at 2:09 pm

    What a great idea!! I buy my nieces and nephews a new holiday book every holiday for all holidays. They love it! I will pass this idea on to my sister in law she will love it.. they should almost have enough to fill a basket. I may have to make the container and send it with their new books this year:)
    julie

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  19. Anonymous says

    09/30/2010 at 2:59 pm

    LOVE the suggestions of books!!!

    I received this blog award today and I'm paying it forward to you! I hope you will pay it forward as well :)
    http://oneplusoneequalslove.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-first-blog-award.html

    Have a great day!!

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  20. Anonymous says

    09/30/2010 at 7:48 pm

    Great idea! We're going to do it for Christmas too!

    The Runaway Pumpking is another great Halloween book.

    Reply
  21. Anonymous says

    09/30/2010 at 8:18 pm

    My all time favorite Halloween book was one that my Great Grandmother used to read to me.

    A Woggle if Witches by Adrienne Adams

    I love love love this book!

    Reply
  22. Anonymous says

    09/30/2010 at 10:09 pm

    This is such a great idea. Especially with how cheap you can get some halloween books through scholastic!

    Reply
  23. Anonymous says

    09/30/2010 at 11:24 pm

    I love this!

    Reply
  24. Anonymous says

    10/01/2010 at 1:01 am

    We also LOVE Halloween books (and I totally agree with getting them cheap through scholastic). Our current favorite is from the library, though…."John Pig's Halloween". Happy Fall!

    Reply
  25. Anonymous says

    10/01/2010 at 2:42 am

    What a great idea?! Seriously I love it, do you mind if I copy you? I think that i would like to do one for Christmas too, leading up to the nativity story of course! Love it, thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  26. Anonymous says

    10/01/2010 at 2:44 am

    I just shared this on my facebook page, I hope that is okay :)

    Reply
  27. Anonymous says

    10/01/2010 at 2:54 am

    What a great "pre-halloween" gift this would make for the grands! Thanks!!

    Reply
  28. Anonymous says

    10/01/2010 at 8:31 pm

    We love John Pigs Halloween-Jan L. Waldron

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  29. Anonymous says

    10/01/2010 at 10:32 pm

    Frankie Stein (Lola M Schaefer) and (on your list) Skeleton Hiccups are my favorite to read in the library during Halloween ; D I also made a cute skeleton out of milk jugs to assist me in reading Skeleton Hiccups, I bring him to school with me during October and the students love him. Mr. Bottle Bones is from the family fun website: http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/mr-bottle-bones-665134/

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  30. Anonymous says

    10/02/2010 at 12:46 pm

    My all time favorite:
    12. Big Pumpkin, Erica Silverman
    Have you heard the cd/tape of the story?
    Charming.

    Reply
  31. Anonymous says

    10/06/2010 at 11:58 pm

    My family has lots and lots of books and one of our FAVORITES is called Spookley the square pumpkin. It is about a pumpking that is different from all the others but learns that different was good! I LOVE books like these that have a good message for my kiddos! BTW LOVE, LOVE, LOVVVVVE your blog!!!!!!

    Reply
  32. Anonymous says

    10/07/2010 at 12:01 am

    OMGosh I totally forgot to put the author (tehe) ~Joe Troiano~

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  33. Anonymous says

    10/07/2010 at 1:47 am

    Thanks for posting. I have been following your blog for a while now, after seeing it off of someone elses blog, and I think it is just adorable. Thanks for sharing– I would love to do this myself one day!

    Reply
  34. Anonymous says

    10/10/2010 at 5:38 pm

    This is such a great idea! I love Room on the Broom. I had a few to add, but after scrolling through the comments others suggested them too. Some that I didn't see, Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble, by Judy Schachner, and The Widow's Broom, by Chirs Van Allsburg.

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  35. Anonymous says

    10/14/2010 at 5:14 am

    Love this idea! Have you done it for christmas too? If so I would love an idea list for books–

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  36. Anonymous says

    10/15/2010 at 2:35 am

    I love this idea! What a fun tradition! I love kid books!:)

    Reply
  37. Anonymous says

    10/17/2010 at 9:29 pm

    Such a fabulous idea – I do something similar at Christmas. Thanks for posting your book list, too! I featured your idea here. So fun!

    Reply
  38. Anonymous says

    10/01/2011 at 2:18 pm

    you inspired you to make my own list! :) I linked back to this post :)

    check out my countdown to All Hallows Eve: http://lettersnumbersandbooksohmy.blogspot.com/2011/10/31-books-countdown-to-all-hallows-eve.html

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  39. Anonymous says

    10/01/2011 at 5:09 pm

    Awesome list! Thank you!! We love Moonlight: The Halloween Cat by Cynthia Rylant.

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  40. Anonymous says

    10/01/2011 at 7:52 pm

    Here is a link to some of my favorite books for October.
    http://learningwithmrsparker.blogspot.com/2011/10/books-for-october.html

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  41. Anonymous says

    10/02/2011 at 4:46 am

    In a Dark, Dark Wood, An Old Tale with a New Twist by David Carter. It has a pop up ghost in the back of the book. So fun.

    Reply
  42. Anonymous says

    10/02/2011 at 10:30 am

    Your post came just in time! We live in India and I just started homeschooling. I was thinking to myself as I pulled out our ONE halloween book that I needed to find more, but I'd rather have them recomended that just surf the web. And up your feed popped on my google page! OH! our one book is The biggest pumpkin ever By Steven Kroll. It is so cute and special because we have a video of my mom reading it my kids the night before we moved here almost 1 year ago! so special. Thanks for adding more to the month! ~Heidi

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  43. Anonymous says

    10/10/2011 at 4:12 pm

    Kierste,

    I just love your blog! We have the Halloween book you show, my daughter loved it when she was little and I still have it memorized because she used to have me read it to her so much!

    Thanks for being so inspiring!
    Have a great day!
    Kirsten

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  44. Bre says

    10/10/2015 at 12:27 pm

    Awesome list of Halloween themed books! Thank you so much for sharing. My son is becoming as Halloween crazy as me and anything to help foster his love of reading I am all for. :)

    Reply
    • Simply Kierste says

      10/12/2015 at 8:47 pm

      You are so welcome!! This is such a fun tradition–I hope you love it as much as we do! And I’m with you–anything to help kids love to read is the best! xoxo

      Reply

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