Spooky Classics!

There are many fun Halloween books for children, but my favorite way to get into the spirit with my family is to read sections from some of the spookiest classics aloud. Why not expose young children to the classics while you’re holding their attention about Halloween? Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow always delivers a fun adventure. Passages from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s House of Seven Gables are sure to inspire some serious haunted houses! The picture book, She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein (by Lynn Fulton), helps introduce children to the idea behind one of Halloween’s original characters.

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