A Tale for Halloween

Halloween Stories for Children

Halloween stories perfect for young children (not-too-scary) about good-luck witches, friendly ghosts, magic, black cats and jack-o-lanterns. You might enjoy our other children's collections: Short Stories for Children, Children's Poems, Books for Young Readers, and Lullabies

Ready for truly SCARY? For grown-ups and older students: Halloween Stories and Gothic, Ghost, Horror & Weird


Halloween
Halloween Poems for Children: Halloween, Halloween, is the night when the future may be seen
Jack-O-Lantern Song
Halloween Songs for Children: Jack-O-Lantern Song
A Tale for Halloween
Halloween Stories for Children: A Tale for Halloween

 

The Goblin Man
Halloween Songs for Children: The Goblin Man
Phantasmagoria
Halloween Stories for Children: Lewis Carroll, Phantasmagoria
Our Little Ghost
Halloween Stories for Children: Louisa May Alcott, Our Little Ghost
Jolly Halloween
Halloween Stories for Children: Jolly Halloween
Pumpkins in the Cornfield
Halloween Stories for Children: Hallow Eve Motion Song, Pumpkins in the Cornfield
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel
The Two Sisters
Halloween Stories for Children: The Two Sisters
The Bogey-Beast
The Bogey-Beast
The Old Witch
Grimm's Fairy Tales: The Old Witch
The Strange Visitor
The Strange Visitor
Halloween
Halloween Poems for All Ages: Halloween, A Poem by Robert Burns, a Scottish/English celebration
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Great Pumpkin
Linus waits for The Great Pumpkin, a holiday tradition thanks to Peanuts' creator, Charles Shultz!
Song of the Witches
Song of the Witches

Not Exactly Halloween Stories, But Great Fall Read-Alouds


Jack and the Beanstalk
Halloween Stories for Children: Magic Beans in Jack and the Beanstalk
Little Red Riding Hood
Halloween Stories for Children: Wolf Wears a Costume in Little Red Riding Hood
The Pumpkin-Glory
The Pumpkin-Glory
The Little Bat Who Wouldn't Go to Bed
Perfect for Halloween: The Little Bat Who Whouldn't Go to Bed


You might also like our whimsical Children's Poems, Pre-K Wordplay!, Yummy Stories and Children's Stories

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