Boo! Do you like to be scared, but just a little bit? These semi-scary stories are for younger children, mostly in picture book format.
Not Too Scary Stories
Compiled by:
Children's Services staff
(Juvenile Early Readers - J-ER Be)
*This item also available on Libby. One by one, three bears have second thoughts about exploring inside a spooky old tree. Recommended for ages 3-6.
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Charlie Ing)
Series: Charlie and Lola
Charlie thinks he isn't frightened of anything and Lola takes that as a challenge to scare her brother! Will anything scare Charlie? Recommended for ages 3-6.
(Juvenile Nonfiction - 398.2 Tukama tootles Bry)
A fearless little boy ignores Grandma's warning about nighttime monsters until he runs away and meets the two-headed giant's three-headed brother. Recommended for ages 6-9.
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Br)
Journeying through a dark, dark house, a black cat surprises the only inhabitant of the abandoned residence. Recommended for ages 6-9.
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Em)
Die-cut pages through which bits of a monster are revealed are designed to help a child control nighttime fears of monsters. Recommended for ages 3-6.
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Co)
When no one will help Granny find out what's making the noise under her bed, she starts a chain reaction that brings results. Recommended for ages 3-6.
(Juvenile Holiday - Ej Gun)
In the dark, a funky beat. Something white with bony feet. Skeleton dancing up the street, doing the Halloween Hustle. Skeleton is dancing his way to a Halloween party––but as he grooves across town, he keeps stumbling, tumbling, and falling apart! Can Skeleton stay in one piece long enough to make it to the party? Recommended for ages 3–6.
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Wo)
A mother saves her seven children from Heckedy Peg, a witch who has changed them into different kinds of food. Recommended for ages 6-9.
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Wo)
During her nighttime journey to the henhouse, Hilda Hen finds unexpected courage within herself as she tiptoes past a snake, runs from a fox, and swims a lake. Recommended for ages 3-6.
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Wa)
Little witch sitting alone at her spinning wheel hears a knock at her door, but the various body parts that enter are not much company. Recommended for ages 3-6.
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Wi)
Our heroine must deal with a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and other spooky objects that follow her through the dark woods. Recommended for ages 3-6.
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Hor)
Little Mouse wants to play in the woods. The woods are dark and full of big, scary animals. But Little Mouse isn't afraid of anything ... is she? Recommended for ages 3-6.
(Juvenile Holiday - Ej Bre)
On Halloween, Melly is invited to Cousin Malberta's home for a surprise, but as she walks there on a beautifully spooky evening, she is followed by increasing numbers of creatures that may actually be frightening. Recommended for ages 3-6.
(Juvenile Holiday - Ej Le)
A witch goes around to her fiendish friends––from two cats to ten werewolves––to gather the ingredients to make gruesome stew for her party. Recommended for ages 3–6.
(Juvenile Holiday - Ej Fle)
See the sights and sounds of a crisp Hallow’s Eve––jack o'lanterns glowing in the night, trick or treaters laughing and running from door to door, and a sleek black cat slinking off into the eerie shadows. Recommended for ages 3–6.
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 398.2 Teeny Tiny Gal)
A teeny-tiny woman finds a teeny-tiny bone in a teeny-tiny churchyard and puts it away in her cupboard before going to sleep. Recommended for ages 3-6.
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej May)
A child believes that there is a nightmare hiding in his bedroom closet but no one takes him seriously. So he takes matters into his own hands. Recommended for ages 3-6.
(Juvenile Early Readers - J-ER Ro)
A not-too-scary ghost tells six short stories interspersed with creepy drawings and poems. Recommended for ages 6-9.