Last week, we took the boys to the pumpkin patch — what a difference a year makes! They have been enamored with pumpkins lately & love to point them out whenever they see one. When we went to get pumpkins last year, the boys weren't walking yet. This time, it was a completely different experience watching them interact with the animals, climb up hay bails & explore the patch to pick out their very own pumpkins!
Read moreKids Halloween Books
I am obsessed with Halloween and obsessed with books…so I went a little crazy buying Halloween books for the boys this year!
Their grandma purchased them two Halloween books last year (There was an Old Lady who Swallowed A Bat and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Haunted Clubhouse) which they love! So I knew they would enjoy getting some new books and that I would enjoy reading them some new ones, too.
I’ve been keeping all of their Halloween books in a basket. This makes it easy for us to pick a story! These kids have books everywheeeeereee.
Here are the eight books we’ve added to our collection this year!
Frankenstein // an adorable parody of Madeline (one of my favorite books as a child!). I’m not really sure if you can put “adorable” and “Frankenstein” in the same sentence…but this is a really fun and entertaining read. If you are familiar with the book Madeline and like spooky Halloween things, I’m sure you will enjoy it, too!
Goodnight Goon // another parody of a classic book, Goodnight Moon. This is also a fun read as you can anticipate what is coming next.
Five Silly Ghosts // this book reminds me of the song “Five Little Pumpkins” sung by Raffi as it is pretty much the same. I love reading this one to the kiddos and they like pointing out all of the different objects.
The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat // did anyone else love the Berenstain Bears growing up? My siblings and I loved reading these books and had quite the collection. I’ve been slowly adding these books to the boys’ library and of course, had to get this one.
Dr. Seuss’s Spooky Things // Halloween + twins…this one was a no brainer! 🤪
Room on the Broom // I love love love this book! It is by the same creators of The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child (which are favorites over here). The rhyming and the story are so good and the illustrations are fun.
Little Blue Truck’s Halloween // a cute lift-the-flap book about animals dressing up and going to a party! Little Blue Truck and Little Blue Truck’s Springtime are big hits in our house so I knew this one would be, too.
Shake dem Halloween Bones // different fairytale characters come together at the hip-hop Halloween ball! I enjoy the beat this book is read (or sung!) to.
What are some of your must-have Halloween books?!
xoxo
Five Books I Love to Read to My Boys
My boys love to read, Boden especially. We can sit & read book after book all day long! I sat down to write a post about some of their favorite books to read…but that would have been a really long post & contain way too many books! I thought that I would share my favorite books to read to them instead.
I believe that my love for reading comes from being read to a lot as a child. My mom always read to us & bought us the best books! I hope my boys love reading as much as I do, which is why I am always adding new books to their collection. I don’t believe you can have too many books! Here are the top five books I like to read to them:
The Wonderful Things You Will Be as you can see, our copy of this book is quite loved! My mom bought this book for the boys when I was very early in my pregnancy with them. I think it was one of the first gifts they had ever received! I love the rhyming in this story, the message that you can be whatever you want to be & the illustrations.
I Love You the Purplest this book was a gift to the boys from my cousin. I had never heard of it before, but it has become so important to me. I can never get through this book without tearing up & getting emotional. It’s relatable to me because it is about a mother & her two boys. It definitely pulls at my heart strings.
Made for Me I bought this book for Sean to read to the boys (which he does) but I like reading it to them, too! It is nice to have a book from a dads perspective, because a lot of books are about moms and their children. This book takes you on a journey through the day-to-day with a dad and his child. Perfect for dads to read to boys or girls.
Mama, Do You Love Me? and Love You Forever these are two books that I remember from my childhood because my mom read them to me when I was young. Mama, Do You Love Me? is a story about how a parents love is unconditional & wholehearted. Love You Forever is another book that makes me emotional when I read it. It’s a beautiful story that illustrates parenthood & shows the incredible bond between a mother & her child.
Do you have any of these books in your collection? What are your favorite books to read to your kids?
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