

And then there are middle grade and YA novels for teens that you can hand them and send them off on their way, possibly with a nightlight.

There are the classics - books that you might remember reading with your own friends around campfires and on Halloween nights - that are just as scary today as they were when you first red them. A breathtaking picture book by award-winning writer Ari Berk and illustrated by mega-bestseller Loren Long, about a young bat setting off into the world using only his good sense Sense is the song you Want to Read Rate it: One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo 4.06 avg. Others are designed for kids who are just learning to read on their own, with can't-put-them-down plots that'll make them forget all about their kid tablets. Some of them are not-so-scary, giving little ones some tiny tastes of thrills tempered with lots of silliness and humor. These scary books for kids can make a horror fan out of anyone. And while you don't really want your kids to shiver in their beds all night, there's something thrilling about giving them that chills-down-their spine experience, too. It was published on August 21, 2012, by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. It's those kinds of thrills, the ones that you create for yourself, that really crawl under your skin, make you look over your shoulder every five seconds and have you triple-checking the locks before you go to bed. Aaron Reynolds is a New York Times Bestselling Author of many highly acclaimed books for kids, including Dude, Creepy Carrots, Creepy Pair of Underwear, Nerdy Birdy, and tons more. Creepy Carrots is a 40-page childrens picture book written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown. When it comes to being scared, there's something bookworms understand: The images you conjure up in your head when you're reading are much, much scarier than any scary movie you can watch on a screen.
