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FIRE PREVENTION MONTH
GRADES K-3
Authur's Fire Drill by Marc Brown
Firemouse by Nina Barbaresi
Follow That Truck! byChristopher Nicholas; illustrated by Joe Ewers
The Fire Engine Truck by Aurelius Battaglia
The Little Fire Engine by Lois Lenski
New York's Bravest by Mary Pope Osborne; illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher

HALLOWEEN October 31

Alice & Greta’s Color Magic By Steve Simmons; Illustrated By Cyd Moore
Bat Bones and Spider Stew by Michelle Poploff
The Beast and the Halloween Horror by Patricia Reilly Giff
The Berenstain Bears and the Haunted Hayride by Stan & Jan Berenstain
The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat by Stan & Jan Berenstain
Boo! illustrated by Frank Mayo
Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
Count Karlstein By Philip Pullman
Ghost Town: Seven Ghostly Stories by Joan Lowery Nixon
Greta's Revenge by Steve Simmons; illustrated by Cyd Moore
Grumpy Pumpkins by Judy Delton
Halloween Helpers by Judy Delton
The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury; illustrated by Joseph Mugnaini
Happy Halloween illustrated by Anne Duax
The Haunted Hotel by Ron Roy, illustrated by John Steven Gurney
The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow By Robert D. San Souci; Illustrated By Daniel San Souci
Little Witch's Big Night by Deborah Hautzig
Miss Hildy's Missing Cape Caper by Lois Grambling; illustrated by Bridget Starr Taylor
More Short & Shivery: Thirty Terrifying Tales retold by Robert D. San Souci
Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt by Marjorie Sharmat
A Newbery Halloween by Martin H. Greenberg
Pumpkin Patch Party by Joel Schick
Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man by Wendelin Van Draanen
Snow Pumpkin By Carole Lexa Schaefer; Illustrated By Pierr Morgan
Spider on the Floor by True Kelley
The Spooky Halloween Party by Annabelle Prager
Superhero Max by Lawrence David; illustrated by Tara Calahan King
Theodore and the Scary Cove by Mary ManKong
Trick or Treat, It's Halloween! by Linda Lowery and Richard Keep
Trick or Treat, Little Critter by Mercer Mayer

Thrillers & Chillers

A Candidate For Murder By Joan Lowery Nixon
Caught In The Act By Joan Lowery Nixon
A Dangerous Promise By Joan Lowery Nixon
The Dark And Deadly Pool By Joan Lowery Nixon
A Deadly Game Of Magic By Joan Lowery Nixon
Demon In My View By Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Don’t Scream By Joan Lowery Nixon
Even More Short & Shivery: Thirty Spine-Tingling Tales Retold By Robert D. San Souci; Illustrated By Jacqueline Rogers
Ghost Town: Seven Ghostly Stories By Joan Lowery Nixon
The Ghosts Of Now By Joan Lowery Nixon
The Haunting By Joan Lowery Nixon
In The Face Of Danger By Joan Lowery Nixon
In The Forests Of The Night By Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
The Kidnapping Of Christina Lattimore By Joan Lowery Nixon
Midnight Predator By Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
More Short & Shivery: Thirty Terrifying Tales Retold By Robert D. San Souci
Murdered, My Sweet By Joan Lowery Nixon
The Name Of The Game Was Murder By Joan Lowery Nixon
Nobody’s There By Joan Lowery Nixon
The Other Side Of Dark By Joan Lowery Nixon
Playing For Keeps By Joan Lowery Nixon
Pure Dead Magic By Debi Gliori
Pure Dead Wicked By Debi Gliori
The Seance By Joan Lowery Nixon
Search For The Shadowman By Joan Lowery Nixon
Secret, Silent Screams By Joan Lowery Nixon
Shadowmaker By Joan Lowery Nixon
Shattered Mirror By Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Short & Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales Retold By Robert D. San Souci
The Specter By Joan Lowery Nixon
Spirit Seeker By Joan Lowery Nixon
The Stalker By Joan Lowery Nixon
A Terrifying Taste Of Short & Shivery: Thirty Creepy Tales Retold By Robert D. San Souci; Illustrated By Lenny Wooden
The Trap By Joan Lowery Nixon
The Weekend Was Murder By Joan Lowery Nixon
Whispers From The Dead By Joan Lowery Nixon
Who Are You? By Joan Lowery Nixon

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