The Spookiest Children’s Books of 2023
It’s Friday the 13th! The time is now to stock up on the creepiest books 2023 has to offer.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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Thank you so much for including Witch & Wombat on this spooky fun list!
This is a great list of spooky and not so spooky books. I always find books I have never seen or books that were never on my radar and I am grateful for the sharing. I would really love it if the lists that are holidayish or first day of schoolish etc. could come out months before the intended time frame so that librarians could purchase the books in advance of the event. Thanks again.