Meg and Mog by Helen Nicholl and Jan Pienkowski

A classic series, Meg and Mog is a favourite for young children and has been published as a picture book and board book. Meg and her cat Mog join other witches for a Halloween Party. Other adventures include a trip to the Moon, an adventure at Sea, a trip to the Zoo and a meeting with Pirates!

Mr Men: Adventures with Monsters, written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves

‘It was a dark and stormy night and Little Miss Scary and her friends were driving to the fair . . .’ however, they don’t arrive as their bus runs out of petrol near a dark and mysterious house. Naturally, being a dark and stormy night the friends go to the house for help where they meet many famous supernatural creatures including a werewolf and a vampire! Terrified as they run from room to room, the friends eventually find that not all monsters are as scary as they may first seem.

Mr Men: Halloween Party by Roger Hargreaves

In Mr Men Halloween Party, Mr Happy is hosting a spooky fancy dress party with Mr Happy as a vampire and Miss Magic as a witch, but just who is the mysterious ghostly guest?

Recommended for children two years and above and part of the well-loved Mr Men and Little Misses stories created by Roger Hargreaves.

Funnybones by Janet and Allen Ahlberg

For perfect Halloween fun for pre-schoolers the Funnybones series is a must. Introducing Big Skeleton, Little Skeleton and Dog Skeleton, they live in a dark, dark, house in a dark, dark wood. Excellent for early readers and beautifully illustrated (smiliest skeletons ever!) they meet dinosaurs, help Skeleton Dog when he starts falling apart, meet pirates, go for a mystery tour and deal with some Bumps in the Night! Great fun for Halloween.

Winnie and Wilbur series by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul

Winnie the Witch and Wilbur her cat are characters in a long-running series of popular stories for pre-school children. In the first book Winnie, whose house and all the furnishings are black, keeps tripping over Wilbur who she can’t see as he is also black. Winnie decides to use her magic to change his colour and ends up with a very unhappy cat!

Other titles in the series include The Broomstick Ride, The Flying Carpet, Under the Sea, Pirate Adventure, Dinosaur Day and the New Computer. Winnie even meets Santa! The stories of Winnie and Wilbur’s adventures will appeal to boys and girls, not too scary but a lot of fun.

Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

This is the tale of a witch, her cat and the importance of kindness and cooperation. Flying on a windy day the witch’s hat flies off her head and into the bushes. Landing and searching for it, a dog suddenly appears with her hat in its mouth. He returns it to the witch and asks her, politely, if there is room on the broom for him? The witch readily agrees there is, and off they fly.

The witch loses other items on the blustery journey; each item located by other animals who join her on the broom. When danger strikes the kindness and friendship shown by the witch and the animals saves the day. A delightful tale for pre-school children by the authors of The Gruffalo and Stick Man, amongst many others.