October Young Readers Book Recommendations

Thinking about creating a new reading list or simply looking for some new books to read, we've got your back. Our team has created a booklist based on their recent reads and compiled them here for you to view. Enjoy!

Top Five Young Readers Books:

1. Stumpkin By Lucy Ruth Cummins. Stumpkin is the most handsome pumpkin on the block. He's as orange as a traffic cone! Twice as round as a basketball! He has no bad side! He's perfect choice for a Halloween jack-o-lantern. There's just one problem—Stumpkin has a stump, not a stem. And no one seems to want a stemless jack-o-lantern for their window. As Halloween night approaches, more and more of his fellow pumpkins leave, but poor Stumpkin remains. Will anyone give Stumpkin his chance to shine?

2. EK! Halloween by Sandra Boynton. There's a big round moon in a dark, dark sky. The chickens are nervous. Do you know why? Strange things are happening. One chicken saw a pumpkin with flickering eyes, another spied a mouse of enormous size. They all saw a wizard and a witch, and a spooky robot. "WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WHAT DOES IT MEAN? / Relax, silly chickens! It's HALLOWEEN!

3. Haunted Canada By Pat Hancock. This chilling collection of ghost stories from Canada's past stalks the land from coast to coast. A perfectly terrifying way for young readers to absorb a little of our country's amazing history and geography.

4. Bonaparte Falls Apart by Margery Cuyler. Bonaparte is having a tough time. It’s hard for this young skeleton to just hang loose when he can’t keep hold of himself. When he plays catch, his throwing arm literally takes a flyer. Eating lunch can be a real jaw-dropping occasion. How can he start school when he has so many screws loose? Luckily, Bonaparte hit the bone-Anza when it came to his friends. Franky Stein, Black Widow, and Mummicula all have some boneheaded ideas to help pull him together. But will it be enough to boost his confidence and get him ready for the first day of school?

5. The Pomegranate Witch by Denise McKenna. When a scary old tree blooms with the most beautiful pomegranates ever seen, the neighbourhood kids' mouths water with anticipation. But the tree isn't theirs—and it has a protector! So begins the Pomegranate War, a fun, rollicking, rhyming tale of a battle between the sly, plucky young rascals and their wry, witchy neighbour who may have more than one trick up her sleeve. This delectable romp from award-winning children's poet Denise Doyen and acclaimed illustrator Eliza Wheeler honours classic children's literature and revels in nostalgia for free-to-roam days full of playful invention.