My children, 6 and 8, are scaredy cats. I’m saving Lenore for when they’re older and not freaked out by the existence of a room in people’s houses called a basement. “It’s a scary word, Mom, baaassseeeemeeent” says DS, 8, going all Eastern European Count Dracul on the pronunciation like he’s from Transylvania. They like small thrills. Wacky pumpkins. Silly cats. Dark and stormy nights, and rat-a-tat-tatting on the chamber door, but not too dark and stormy, not too much rat-a-tat-tatting. Chances are your young kids are the same. So here are ten (okay, thirteen!) suggestions for the best Halloween picture books for kids that won’t give the under-ten set nightmares. Light some candles, put on Bach’s spooky Toccata and Fugue in D Minor organ music, sit your little werewolves on Mummy’s lap, and get reading by the light of the big full moon. Owwwwwwwwwwoooooooo! Want even more Halloween books? Check out “28 Of The Best Halloween Books For Kids”!
