31 Reads to Countdown to Spooky Season
Posted by Laura M on Sep 30th 2025
The air is crisp, the pumpkins are glowing, and the shelves are filling with stories that give you goose bumps; it can only mean one thing: spooky season has arrived! At Wunderland Books, we believe Halloween isn’t just about costumes and candy (though we love those too!), it’s about diving into stories that give you giggles and just the right amount of chills. That’s why we’ve put together our Spooky Season Countdown: 31 Days of Chills & Thrills, a handpicked lineup of 31 books to keep your little ghouls and goblins reading all October long. From silly monsters to mysterious adventures, these stories promise page-turning fun every single day until Halloween.
- October 1st: Spooky by Sally Anne Garland
- October 2nd: Spooky, Scary Skeletons by Andrew Gold
- October 3rd: The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole by Cecilia Heikkila
- October 4th: Ghost Book by Remy Lai
- October 5th: One Happy Haunted House by Jeffrey Burton
- October 6th: Gingerbread Monster by Dan Gemeinhart
- October 7th: The Grumpy Ghost Upstairs by Mameko Shibuta
- October 8th: The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Everything by Nadia Ahmed
- October 9th: FGTeeV: Campfire Tales by FGTeeV and FV Family
- October 10th: This Little Monster by Dori Elys
- October 11th: Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney
- October 12th: Elvira’s First Book of Monsters by Elvira & Pintachiel
- October 13th: Ghouldilocks and the Three Ghosts by Annie Sullivan
- October 14th: Pig the Monster by Aaron Blabey
- October 15th: Tiny Owl’s Scary Day by Petr Horáček
- October 16th: Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask (Graphic Novel) Adapted by Maddie Gonzalez
- October 17th: Grumpkin by Nichola Edwards
- October 18th: Karen’s Ghost (Baby-Sitters Little Sister) by DK Yingst
- October 19th: Bluey and Bingo’s Book of Scary Things
- October 20th: A Super Scary Narwhalloween by Ben Clanton
- October 21st: Stinetinglers 3 by R. L. Stine
- October 22nd: What’s Scarier Than Thunder? by Ben Falcone
- October 23rd: Goosebumps House of Shivers: Scariest Book Ever by R. L. Stine
- October 24th: Thunderland by Maggie Edkins Willis
- October 25th: Pete the Cat: Scaredy Cat by Kimberly & James Dean
- October 26th: Fright Night! by Dan Gutman
- October 27th: The Boo Crew and the Pumpkin Patch Rescue by Vicky Fang
- October 28th: Ride or Die by Delilah S. Dawson
- October 29th: Pumpkin Dad by Pascal Lemaitre
- October 30th: The Zom Bees by Justin Colón
- October 31st: Creepy Sheepy by Lucy Ruth Cummins
As you turn the last page on our 31 Reads Countdown to Spooky Season, we hope these stories brought laughter, thrills, and just the right amount of chills to your child’s October nights. From silly monsters to brave heroes, each book is a reminder that Halloween is about more than costumes and candy, it’s about imagination, courage, and a little bit of magic.
So, whether your child discovered a new favorite character or simply enjoyed the nightly tradition of a spooky story, you’ve created memories that will linger long after the jack-o’-lanterns fade. Here’s to a Halloween filled with stories worth sharing, and to many more nights of reading together under the glow of the moon!