October
Anti-Bullying Books
Books that address the topic of bullying and promote tolerance and acceptance.
Amelia's Bully Survival Guide
(Part of Amelia)
By: Marissa Moss
Illustrated by: Marissa Moss
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2012
Ages: 7 - 10
Amelia stands up for her herself—and against the class bully—in this series favorite. Now available in paperback!Amelia is not about to let the class bully get the best of her—that’s just not...
How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying
By: Scott Starkey
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2012
Ages: 8 - 12
When luck gives a new kid a false reputation as a tough guy, can he find the strength to live up to his image? Rodney Rathbone is a self-admitted coward. Things scare him, and he can’t help it. So naturally he’s...
I'm Here
By: Peter H. Reynolds
Illustrated by: Peter H. Reynolds
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: August 16, 2011
Ages: 4 - 8
I’m here. And you’re there. And that’s okay. But…maybe there will be a gentle wind that pulls us together. And then I’ll be here and you’ll be here, too. Pure, powerful and deceptively...
Other Formats: eBook
Dancing Home
By: Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
This edition: Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: July 12, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
A year of discoveries culminates in a performance full of surprises, as two girls find their own way to belong. Mexico may be her parents’ home, but it’s certainly not Margie’s. She has finally convinced the...
Nacer Bailando (Dancing Home)
By: Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
This edition: Spanish Edition Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: July 12, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
Un año de revelaciones culmina con una actuación llena de sorpresas, mientras dos niñas descubren su lugar en el mundo.Un año de revelaciones culmina con una actuación llena de sorpresas, mientras dos...
The Pirate of Kindergarten
By: George Ella Lyon
Illustrated by: Lynne Avril
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: June 22, 2010
Ages: 4 - 8
Doubles are good for lots of things—double scoops of ice cream, double features at the movies. But double vision is NOT a good kind of double. In fact, it can make kindergarten kind of hard. Ginny sees double chairs at...
Other Formats: eBook
Kaline Klattermaster's Tree House
By: Haven Kimmel
Illustrated by: Peter Brown
This edition: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: April 6, 2010
Ages: 7 - 12
It’s easy to understand why wiggly Kaline Klattermaster wants to squirm away from his life: Already struggling with his inability to sit still or stay quiet, now his dad is gone and his mom won’t say where. To...
Other Formats: eBook
Bullies Never Win
By: Margery Cuyler
Illustrated by: Arthur Howard
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: June 23, 2009
Ages: 5 - 8
When the class bully, Brenda Bailey, makes fun of Jessica’s skinny legs and her boyish lunch box, Jessica doesn’t know what to do. She doesn’t want to be a tattletale, but she also wants the bullying to stop....
Dexter the Tough
By: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Illustrated by: Mark Elliott
This edition: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2008
Ages: 7 - 10
I'm the new kid. I am tuf. This morning I beat up a kid. It's only the first day of school for Dexter, but he's already mad at the principal, and the secretary, and the janitor, and the kids who laugh at him. When his...
Zoom! Boom! Bully
(Part of Jon Scieszka's Trucktown)
By: Jon Scieszka
This edition: Library Binding, 24 pages
Publication date: June 3, 2008
Ages: 4 - 6
Every time the trucks try to build something, Big Rig comes along, and - ZOOM! BOOM! - knocks it down! What can they do to stop such a big bully?
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
Zoom! Boom! Bully
(Part of Jon Scieszka's Trucktown)
By: Jon Scieszka
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: June 3, 2008
Ages: 4 - 6
Every time the trucks try to build something, Big Rig comes along, and - ZOOM! BOOM! - knocks it down! What can they do to stop such a big bully?
Other Formats: Library Binding
Jake Drake, Bully Buster
(Part of Jake Drake)
By: Andrew Clements
Illustrated by: Amanda Harvey
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: June 26, 2007
Ages: 7 - 10
MEET JAKE DRAKE, BULLY BUSTER. When Jake was three years old at Miss Lulu's Dainty Diaper Day Care Center, what did he know about bullies? Nothing. But he learned fast! Why? Because Jake was kind of smart and not a...
Dexter the Tough
By: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Illustrated by: Mark Elliott
This edition: Hardcover, 144 pages
Publication date: January 23, 2007
Ages: 7 - 10
I'm the new kid. I am tuf. This morning I beat up a kid. It's only the first day of school for Dexter, but he's already mad at the principal, and the secretary, and the janitor, and the kids who laugh at him. When his...
Amelia's Bully Survival Guide
(Part of Amelia)
By: Marissa Moss
Illustrated by: Marissa Moss
This edition: Paper Over Board, 40 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2006
Ages: 7 - 10
As if science class isn't enough to deal with -- now Amelia has the class bully to face. But Amelia isn't going to let that get her down.
Jake Drake, Bully Buster
(Part of Jake Drake)
By: Andrew Clements
Illustrated by: Amanda Harvey
This edition: Hardcover, 80 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2001
Ages: 7 - 10
Meet Jake Drake. He's not the toughest kid in fourth grade or the fastest kid or the funniest. But he's got ideas -- big ideas, and boy, does he have stories to tell about what really goes on in school. Like bullies, for...
Pinky and Rex and the Bully
(Part of Pinky & Rex)
By: James Howe
Illustrated by: Melissa Sweet
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: April 1, 1996
Ages: 6 - 8
Pinky's favorite color is pink, and his best friend, Rex, is a girl. Kevin, the third-grade bully, says that makes Pinky a sissy. Deep down, Pinky thinks Kevin is wrong, but he's still worried. Does Pinky have to give up his...
Other Formats: Hardcover
King of the Playground
By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Illustrated by: Nola Langner Malone
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: January 1, 1994
Ages: 4 - 8
Kevin loves to go to the playground, but not when Sammy is there. And Sammy, who boasts that he is King of the Playground, is there most of the time. If he catches Kevin on the swings or the slide or the monkey bars, Sammy...
Other Formats: Hardcover
Anti-Bullying Books
Books that address the topic of bullying and promote tolerance and acceptance.
Amelia's Bully Survival Guide
(Part of Amelia)
By: Marissa Moss
Illustrated by: Marissa Moss
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2012
Ages: 7 - 10
Amelia stands up for her herself—and against the class bully—in this series favorite. Now available in paperback!Amelia is not about to let the class bully get the best of her—that’s just not...
How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying
By: Scott Starkey
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2012
Ages: 8 - 12
When luck gives a new kid a false reputation as a tough guy, can he find the strength to live up to his image? Rodney Rathbone is a self-admitted coward. Things scare him, and he can’t help it. So naturally he’s...
The Unwanteds
(Part of Unwanteds, The)
By: Lisa McMann
This edition: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publication date: August 30, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds go to university, and the artistic Unwanteds are sent to their deaths Thirteen-year-old Alex tries his hardest to be stoic...
I'm Here
By: Peter H. Reynolds
Illustrated by: Peter H. Reynolds
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: August 16, 2011
Ages: 4 - 8
I’m here. And you’re there. And that’s okay. But…maybe there will be a gentle wind that pulls us together. And then I’ll be here and you’ll be here, too. Pure, powerful and deceptively...
Other Formats: eBook
Dancing Home
By: Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
This edition: Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: July 12, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
A year of discoveries culminates in a performance full of surprises, as two girls find their own way to belong. Mexico may be her parents’ home, but it’s certainly not Margie’s. She has finally convinced the...
Nacer Bailando (Dancing Home)
By: Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
This edition: Spanish Edition Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: July 12, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
Un año de revelaciones culmina con una actuación llena de sorpresas, mientras dos niñas descubren su lugar en el mundo.Un año de revelaciones culmina con una actuación llena de sorpresas, mientras dos...
The Pirate of Kindergarten
By: George Ella Lyon
Illustrated by: Lynne Avril
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: June 22, 2010
Ages: 4 - 8
Doubles are good for lots of things—double scoops of ice cream, double features at the movies. But double vision is NOT a good kind of double. In fact, it can make kindergarten kind of hard. Ginny sees double chairs at...
Other Formats: eBook
Kaline Klattermaster's Tree House
By: Haven Kimmel
Illustrated by: Peter Brown
This edition: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: April 6, 2010
Ages: 7 - 12
It’s easy to understand why wiggly Kaline Klattermaster wants to squirm away from his life: Already struggling with his inability to sit still or stay quiet, now his dad is gone and his mom won’t say where. To...
Other Formats: eBook
Bullies Never Win
By: Margery Cuyler
Illustrated by: Arthur Howard
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: June 23, 2009
Ages: 5 - 8
When the class bully, Brenda Bailey, makes fun of Jessica’s skinny legs and her boyish lunch box, Jessica doesn’t know what to do. She doesn’t want to be a tattletale, but she also wants the bullying to stop....
Dexter the Tough
By: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Illustrated by: Mark Elliott
This edition: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2008
Ages: 7 - 10
I'm the new kid. I am tuf. This morning I beat up a kid. It's only the first day of school for Dexter, but he's already mad at the principal, and the secretary, and the janitor, and the kids who laugh at him. When his...
Zoom! Boom! Bully
(Part of Jon Scieszka's Trucktown)
By: Jon Scieszka
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: June 3, 2008
Ages: 4 - 6
Every time the trucks try to build something, Big Rig comes along, and - ZOOM! BOOM! - knocks it down! What can they do to stop such a big bully?
Other Formats: Library Binding
Jake Drake, Bully Buster
(Part of Jake Drake)
By: Andrew Clements
Illustrated by: Amanda Harvey
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: June 26, 2007
Ages: 7 - 10
MEET JAKE DRAKE, BULLY BUSTER. When Jake was three years old at Miss Lulu's Dainty Diaper Day Care Center, what did he know about bullies? Nothing. But he learned fast! Why? Because Jake was kind of smart and not a...
Pinky and Rex and the Bully
(Part of Pinky & Rex)
By: James Howe
Illustrated by: Melissa Sweet
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: April 1, 1996
Ages: 6 - 8
Pinky's favorite color is pink, and his best friend, Rex, is a girl. Kevin, the third-grade bully, says that makes Pinky a sissy. Deep down, Pinky thinks Kevin is wrong, but he's still worried. Does Pinky have to give up his...
Other Formats: Hardcover
King of the Playground
By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Illustrated by: Nola Langner Malone
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: January 1, 1994
Ages: 4 - 8
Kevin loves to go to the playground, but not when Sammy is there. And Sammy, who boasts that he is King of the Playground, is there most of the time. If he catches Kevin on the swings or the slide or the monkey bars, Sammy...
Other Formats: Hardcover
Halloween
Get in the spirit of Halloween with these spook-tacular stories!
Creepy Carrots!
By: Aaron Reynolds
Illustrated by: Peter Brown
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 21, 2012
Ages: 4 - 8
In this Caldecott Honor–winning picture book, The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch as a rabbit fears his favorite treats are out to get him.Jasper Rabbit loves carrots—especially Crackenhopper Field carrots....
Other Formats: eBook
Zombie in Love
By: Kelly DiPucchio
Illustrated by: Scott Campbell
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: August 23, 2011
Ages: 4 - 8
Mortimer is looking for love. And he’s looking everywhere! He’s worked out at the gym (if only his arm wouldn’t keep falling off). He’s tried ballroom dancing lessons (but the ladies found him to be a...
Other Formats: eBook
The Scarecrow's Dance
By: Jane Yolen
Illustrated by: Bagram Ibatoulline
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: August 25, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
Jane Yolen introduces us to the fickle scarecrow, who decides to leave his station and dance away the fall night. He leaps through the fields until he reaches the farmhouse, where he sees a small light in the window. Inside, a...
Hush, Baby Ghostling
By: Andrea Beaty
Illustrated by: Pascal Lemaitre
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: August 4, 2009
Ages: 3 - 8
When the sun begins to rise, it’s time for Baby Ghostling to sleep. But sleeping is hard when your head is filled with scary thoughts of human children! All of the elements of a classic good-night story are turned on...
Other Formats: eBook
The Spooky Tire
(Part of Jon Scieszka's Trucktown)
By: Jon Scieszka
This edition: Library Binding, 24 pages
Publication date: August 4, 2009
Ages: 4 - 6
Trucktown gets spooky just in time for Halloween. Rev your engines for another Ready-to-Roll in the New York Times bestselling program!Melvin has a flat tire. When he rolls into a spooky graveyard, he finds just what he...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
Boo Who?
A Foldout Halloween Adventure
By: Lola Schaefer
Photographer: Michael Frost
This edition: Board Book, 12 pages
Publication date: August 4, 2009
Ages: 3 - 5
I ride my broom through the October sky, and cackle at the moon that's hanging high. Boo! Who am I? In this delightfully spooky board book, kids can read the riddles and unfold the pages for a giant surprise! The clues on each...
Skelly & Femur
By: Jimmy Pickering
Illustrated by: Jimmy Pickering
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: August 4, 2009
Ages: 4 - 7
All sorts of things are missing around Skelly Manor. Skelly is missing her buttons. Her dog, Femur, is missing his bone. The ghosts are missing their dishes. Where could they all be? And who took them? The answer will surprise...
Trick or Treat, Dora!
(Part of Dora the Explorer)
By: Maggie Testa
Illustrated by: Jason Fruchter and Aka Chikasawa
This edition: Board Book, 14 pages
Publication date: August 4, 2009
Ages: 2 - 6
It’s Halloween and Dora and Boots are going trick-or-treating. Come along and see all their friends dressed up in their spook-tacular costumes. Each spread will have a touch-and-feel element on it so that kids can touch...
Boo to You!
By: Lois Ehlert
Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert
This edition: Hardcover, 42 pages
Publication date: August 4, 2009
Ages: 3 - 7
The harvest garden is bursting with delicious vegetables, the pumpkins are decorated and lit, and the mice have their costumes ready. Everyone is looking forward to the annual Halloween-night feast. Scary Cat wasn’t...
A Very Brave Witch
By: Alison McGhee
Illustrated by: Harry Bliss
This edition: Paper Over Board, 32 pages
Publication date: August 4, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
On the far side of town, in a big, dark house, lives a brave little witch. She has heard lots and lots about those scary humans and a holiday they call Halloween, but she has never ever seen Halloween for herself. Until one...
Night of the Living Lawn Ornaments
By: Emily Ecton
This edition: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: 8 - 12
When Arlie, Ty, and the ever-present Mr. Boots discover an old dragonfly pendant, they don't think much of it -- it's just another thing to keep mr. Boots from trying to swallow. But when the pendant turns out to have odd...
Other Formats: eBook
Max & Mo's Halloween Surprise
(Part of Ready-to-Reads)
By: Patricia Lakin
Illustrated by: Brian Floca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: August 5, 2008
Ages: 4 - 6
The students in Max and Mo's classroom are getting ready for Halloween by making masks. Once the kids go home, it's time for Max and Mo to make their own masks -- but what kind of mask should a hamster wear?
Other Formats: eBook
Halloween Fun
(Part of Robin Hill School)
By: Margaret McNamara
Illustrated by: Mike Gordon
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: August 5, 2008
Ages: 4 - 6
Trick or treat! The first graders of Robin Hill School are in their costumes and ready to celebrate Halloween at Jamie's party. This year there's a fun house to go through. Will they be scared?
Five Pesky Pumpkins
A Counting Book with Flaps and Pop-Ups!
By: Marcia Vaughan
Illustrated by: Viviana Garofoli
This edition: Paper Over Board, 12 pages
Publication date: August 5, 2008
Ages: 3 - 5
Pesky pumpkins disappear magically on each page! Kids will delight as they open flaps to reveal five pesky pumpkins that disappear and pop-up on every page. As the text counts down from five, the pumpkins cause mischief on a...
Diego's Halloween Party
(Part of Go, Diego, Go!)
By: Brooke Lindner
Illustrated by: Art Mawhinney
This edition: Board Book, 16 pages
Publication date: August 5, 2008
Ages: 2 - 5
I>BOO! It's time for the big Halloween party at the Animal Rescue Center, but some of the animals haven't arrived yet! Diego and Baby Jaguar must venture out into the rainforest to gather up their guests! Young Diego fans will...
Teeny Tiny Tingly Tales
By: Nancy Van Laan
Illustrated by: Victoria Chess
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: April 14, 2008
Ages: 3 - 7
What happens when...Old Doctor Wango Tango, along with his rosy, blowsy, noisy nose and crew of lightweight pets, travels to the tip of a very windy hill?Two dancing legs; two waving, whirling arms; and one big head piece...
Scaredy-Pants!
A Halloween Story (Part of Ant Hill)
By: Joan Holub
Illustrated by: Will Terry
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: August 7, 2007
Ages: 3 - 5
It's Halloween, and the Ant Hill kids are all dressed in costume and visiting a spooky fun house! They see and hear all sorts of creepy things, but once they switch on their flashlight, the house turns out to be not so scary...
Other Formats: eBook
The Halloween Hoax
(Part of Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew)
By: Carolyn Keene
Illustrated by: Macky Pamintuan
This edition: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
Publication date: August 7, 2007
Ages: 6 - 9
Boo! The Clue Crew is in for a fright! It's Halloween in River Heights! The girls can't wait to go trick-or- treating and are busy getting their costumes ready. They also can't wait for the Halloween special of their...
Other Formats: eBook
Halloween Rescue!
(Part of Go, Diego, Go!)
By: Cynthia Stierle
Illustrated by: Artful Doodlers
This edition: Trade Paperback, 16 pages
Publication date: August 7, 2007
Ages: 3 - 6
The full moon is rising on Halloween night, but some bats are trapped in a cave! Diego and Baby Jaguar have to get through the dark rainforest so they can rescue the bats. Along the way they encounter different night...
Scared Silly
(Part of Bunnicula and Friends)
By: James Howe
Illustrated by: Jeff Mack
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2006
Ages: 6 - 8
It's Halloween night and spooky things are going on at the Monroe house. The wind is howling. The walls are creaking. Howie, the little dachshund, is scared silly. And Chester, of course, is sure the vampire bunny, Bunnicula,...
Other Formats: Hardcover
Perfect Pumpkin Pie
By: Denys Cazet
Illustrated by: Denys Cazet
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2005
Ages: 3 - 6
When he was alive, Mr. Wilkerson was an ill-tempered, disagreeable, sour, and impatient old man. Once he died, he got better. But not much. Now he is back and very, very hungry. When Jack and his grandma move into the old...
Trick or Treat?
By: Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson
Illustrated by: Paul Meisel
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2005
Ages: 4 - 8
Trick or Treat When Merlin the wizard answers the door, trick-or-treating becomes more tricky than usual. Suddenly everything turns Wackbards! Those tasty jelly beans have turned into silly belly jeans! Enjoy this...
Halloween Cat
(Part of Dora the Explorer)
By: Christine Ricci
Illustrated by: Zina Saunders
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2004
Ages: 4 - 6
Dora and Boots find a lost cat on Halloween. Will they get the cat home in time for the big Halloween party?
Pumpkin Patch
(Part of Robin Hill School)
By: Margaret McNamara and Mike Gordon
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2003
Ages: 4 - 6
Level 1: Starting to Read • Simple stories • Increased vocabulary • Longer sentences Mrs. Connor's first-grade class is going on a field trip! They're headed to the pumpkin patch to pick out pumpkins. Katie...
Halloween Bugs
Halloween Bugs
By: David A. Carter
Illustrated by: David A. Carter
This edition: Novelty, 14 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2003
Ages: 3 - 7
Behind each spooky door lurks a different Halloween pop-up surprise....Trick-or-treating becomes spine-tingling fun with the ghostly, ghouly Bugs inside!
Skeleton Hiccups
By: Margery Cuyler
Illustrated by: S.D. Schindler
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2002
Ages: 3 - 6
Skeleton has the hiccups. hic, hic, hic Ghost tries to help. hic, hic, hic But nothing works. hic, hic, hic Then ghost gets an idea.... hic, hic, hic HOORAY!
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
Pumpkin Moonshine
By: Tasha Tudor
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2000
Ages: 4 - 8
t's almost Halloween and little Sylvie Ann has found the biggest, fattest pumpkin. But before she can carve it into a giant, crooked-toothed pumpkin moonshine (or jack-o'Iantern), she has to get it home.
Other Formats: eBook
Mouse's First Halloween
By: Lauren Thompson
Illustrated by: Buket Erdogan
This edition: Hardcover
Publication date: September 1, 2000
Ages: 4 - 8
One spooky night in the fall, Mouse creeps out and hears bats flying Flit! Flit! Flit! and apples dropping Plop! Plop! Plop! and children singing "TRICK OR TREAT!" What could it be?
Blue's Halloween Hide-and-Seek
A Lift-the-flap Story (Part of Blue's Clues)
By: Michael T. Smith
Illustrated by: Kevin Cardinali
This edition: Other, 16 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2000
Ages: 3 - 6
Can you help Blue find her friend's spooky hiding places? Under every flap is a great Halloween costume surprise! By the time the party starts, Blue has found all of her friends -- except one. Where should she look next? Note...
