The Haunted House Next Door

Andres Miedoso and his family just moved into a normal, boring neighborhood in a normal, boring town. Soon, he’s waking up with strange cold chills, his furniture keeps mysteriously rearranging, and his family’s silverware turns into a scary giant man! Lucky for the nervous Andres, his neighbor is Desmond Cole—a professional ghost hunter! This first book in the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series provides mysteries, chills, and laughs that will make you want to check out the next installment. Recommended for ages 5–9.

The Haunted House Next Door

Andres Miedoso
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J-FC Miedoso)
Series: Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol


Andres Miedoso and his family just moved into a normal, boring neighborhood in a normal, boring town. Soon, he’s waking up with strange cold chills, his furniture keeps mysteriously rearranging, and his family’s silverware turns into a scary giant man! Lucky for the nervous Andres, his neighbor is Desmond Cole—a professional ghost hunter! This first book in the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series provides mysteries, chills, and laughs that will make you want to check out the next installment. Recommended for ages 5–9.

Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Fox at Night


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Things in the Basement


  • Things in the Basement


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Vampire Baby


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Haunted Library


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Fox at Night


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Room on the Broom


  • Room on the Broom


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Haunted Library


The Haunted Library

Kaz is a young ghost who gets separated from his ghost family and finds a new haunt at a local library. He soon befriends Claire, a human with the ability to see ghosts. Kaz and Claire must work together to find Kaz’s family and investigate the mystery of another haunting at the library. A fast-paced first chapter book that features friendly ghosts and a fun mystery. Recommended for ages 7–10.

The Haunted Library

Dori Hillestad Butler
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J-FC Butler)
Series: Haunted Library


Kaz is a young ghost who gets separated from his ghost family and finds a new haunt at a local library. He soon befriends Claire, a human with the ability to see ghosts. Kaz and Claire must work together to find Kaz’s family and investigate the mystery of another haunting at the library. A fast-paced first chapter book that features friendly ghosts and a fun mystery. Recommended for ages 7–10.

Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Haunted Library


  • Room on the Broom


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Vampire Baby


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Vampire Baby


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Fox at Night


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Fox at Night


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Hardly Haunted


  • The Haunted Library


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


The Ghost Tree

Fourth graders Asim, Rokshar, and Max choose to investigate a creepy cemetery for their class science project. There they discover an evil ghost tree straight out of Guyanese folklore! Will these spooky sleuths be able to save their possessed teacher and stop the tree from consuming everything? Recommended for ages 6–10.

The Ghost Tree

Natasha Deen
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J-FC Deen)
Series: Spooky Sleuths


Fourth graders Asim, Rokshar, and Max choose to investigate a creepy cemetery for their class science project. There they discover an evil ghost tree straight out of Guyanese folklore! Will these spooky sleuths be able to save their possessed teacher and stop the tree from consuming everything? Recommended for ages 6–10.

Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Fox at Night


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Haunted Library


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Fox at Night


  • Room on the Broom


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Things in the Basement


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Hardly Haunted


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • The Haunted Library


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


Fox at Night

The night is full of monsters, or so thinks Fox. While camping at night, Fox patrols outside to see if the things he sees, hears, and smells are monsters after all. Part of the Geisel award-winning Fox series. Recommended for ages 4–8.

Fox at Night

Corey R. Tabor
(Juvenile Early Readers - J-ER Tab)
Series: Fox Books


The night is full of monsters, or so thinks Fox. While camping at night, Fox patrols outside to see if the things he sees, hears, and smells are monsters after all. Part of the Geisel award-winning Fox series. Recommended for ages 4–8.

Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Fox at Night


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Room on the Broom


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Things in the Basement


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Room on the Broom


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Haunted Library


  • Fox at Night


  • Vampire Baby


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Haunted Library


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Things in the Basement


Hardly Haunted

A house on a hill suspects it may be haunted since no people live there. The doors creak, the stairs squeak, and the pipes rattle through the night. With its gentle humor and whimsical point of view, this book will impart a heartwarming message about embracing one’s unique qualities. Recommended for ages 4–8.

Hardly Haunted

Jessie Sima
(Juvenile Holiday - Ej Sim)


A house on a hill suspects it may be haunted since no people live there. The doors creak, the stairs squeak, and the pipes rattle through the night. With its gentle humor and whimsical point of view, this book will impart a heartwarming message about embracing one’s unique qualities. Recommended for ages 4–8.

Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • Vampire Baby


  • Room on the Broom


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Fox at Night


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Fox at Night


  • Room on the Broom


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Haunted Library


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Things in the Basement


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • The Haunted Library


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Vampire Baby


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


Vampire Baby

Who’s at the castle on Halloween night? It’s Vampire Baby in the candlelight! Small children will enjoy lifting the flaps to see Vampire Baby and his monster friends playing around their gothic castle. This board book is a cute introduction to classic monsters. Recommended for ages birth–3.

Vampire Baby

Elias Barks
(Juvenile Holiday - Baby Book)
Series: Hazy Dell Flap Books


Who’s at the castle on Halloween night? It’s Vampire Baby in the candlelight! Small children will enjoy lifting the flaps to see Vampire Baby and his monster friends playing around their gothic castle. This board book is a cute introduction to classic monsters. Recommended for ages birth–3.

Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • Ghosts in the House!


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Fox at Night


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Room on the Broom


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Vampire Baby


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Fox at Night


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Haunted Library


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Vampire Baby


  • Room on the Broom


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Haunted Library


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


Ghosts in the House!

A young witch moves into a haunted house filled with ghosts, but she knows just what to do! Kohara tells a charming, simple story where everybody gets a happy ending. The black-and-orange art contrasts with the textured white of the ghosts to make a visually interesting picture book that looks like nothing else on the shelves! Recommended for ages 2–6.

Ghosts in the House!

Kazuno Kohara
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Koh)


A young witch moves into a haunted house filled with ghosts, but she knows just what to do! Kohara tells a charming, simple story where everybody gets a happy ending. The black-and-orange art contrasts with the textured white of the ghosts to make a visually interesting picture book that looks like nothing else on the shelves! Recommended for ages 2–6.

Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Things in the Basement


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Fox at Night


  • Vampire Baby


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Room on the Broom


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Room on the Broom


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • The Haunted Library


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • The Haunted Library


  • Things in the Basement


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Fox at Night


  • Hardly Haunted


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


Room on the Broom

A witch flying on her broom is soon joined by a number of animal helpers. She makes room on the broom for everyone, but what happens when the broom breaks? A fun, rhyming tale that culminates in a surprising (but not too scary) ending. Recommended for ages 4–8.

Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson
(Juvenile Holiday - Baby Book)


A witch flying on her broom is soon joined by a number of animal helpers. She makes room on the broom for everyone, but what happens when the broom breaks? A fun, rhyming tale that culminates in a surprising (but not too scary) ending. Recommended for ages 4–8.

Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Room on the Broom


  • Vampire Baby


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • The Haunted Library


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Vampire Baby


  • Fox at Night


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Fox at Night


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Things in the Basement


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Haunted Library


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


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