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Spooky Halloween books for kids
![Can't trick-or-treat because of Hurricane Sandy? Enjoy Halloween inside with your children with these four festive picture books.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/10/23/halloweenbooks-16_9.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Can't trick-or-treat because of Hurricane Sandy? Enjoy Halloween inside with your children with these four festive picture books.
!['Ten Creepy Monsters' by Carey F. Armstrong-Ellis](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/10/23/xxx-monsters-armstrong-el-3-3_4.jpg?width=496&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
'Ten Creepy Monsters' by Carey F. Armstrong-Ellis
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!['The Monsters' Monster' by Patrick McDonnell](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/10/23/xxx-mcdonnell-monsters-bo-3-16_9.jpg?width=660&height=374&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
'The Monsters' Monster' by Patrick McDonnell
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![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/10/23/xxx-mcdonnell-monsters-book-16_9.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
!['The Dead Family Diaz' by PJ Bracegirdle, pictures by Poly Bernatene](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/10/23/xxx-diaz-bracegirdle-book-3-16_9.jpg?width=660&height=374&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
'The Dead Family Diaz' by PJ Bracegirdle, pictures by Poly Bernatene
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![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/10/23/xxx-diaz-bracegirdle-book-2-16_9.jpg?width=660&height=374&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/10/23/xxx-diaz-bracegirdle-books--16_9.jpg?width=660&height=374&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
!['The Boo! Book' by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer, illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/10/23/xxx-boo-books-lachenmeyer-1-16_9.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
'The Boo! Book' by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer, illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli
![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/10/23/xxx-boo-books-lachenmeyer-2-16_9.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/10/23/xxx-boo-books-lachenmeyer-3-16_9.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
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