10 Things I Love about Halloween: A Halloween Book for Kids and Toddlers

Counting up from one to 10, a child joyously lists their favorite things about Halloween.

A small child jumps excitedly on a chair to watch Dad at the sewing machine, happily helping to make a “spooktacular” vampire costume. “Making my costume” is No. 1, and the narrator’s light-skinned little sister, dressed as a pumpkin, cheerfully applauds the “terrifically terrifying” look. Riding on a tractor-drawn trailer to go pumpkin picking with both parents is No. 2, while carving the gourd is third. No. 4 is decorating a haunted house, while No. 5 is a “mummy race,” with kids wrapped in toilet paper. No. 6 is getting the house decked out for Halloween. For No. 7, telling spooky stories…

Downplaying fright, this book is a fine introduction to the holiday for smaller participants. (Picture book. 3-7) --Kirkus Reviews

PreS-Gr 1–A good introduction to U.S. Halloween celebrations, this sweet little book has 10 great ways to celebrate the holiday. The unnamed characters with various skin tones and abilities are having a wonderful time as they pick costumes, find the perfect pumpkin, and go trick-or-treating. They “bang drums, blow whistles and dance around with balloons and glow sticks” in the neighborhood parade; and “get into teams, and roll toilet paper around and around to make one kid into a mummy” for a race. Adorable artwork mirrors the simple text perfectly, giving the story a warm, happy feeling…