Halloween is the perfect time to combine a fun and festive holiday that children absolutely love with bilingual learning. As parents raising bilingual children, it's important to create strong, positive emotional connections to the language through memorable experiences. Halloween offers the perfect setting to do just that!
Whether your family celebrates Halloween, or El Día de las Brujitas with costumes, trick-or-treating, or cozying up to a good book, this is a great opportunity to expand on your child's Spanish vocabulary. From ghouls to fantasmas, witches to calaveritas, bilingual or Spanish Halloween-themed books will keep your little ones engaged in both languages.
Let’s get in the Halloween spirit with these awesome bilingual Spanish books for kids!
Top Bilingual Spanish Halloween Books
Boo! ¡Bu! by Leslie Patricelli
Boo! ¡Bu! is a great way to introduce the youngest ones to Halloween / Noche de Brujas celebration in a gentle way. This bilingual board book is perfect for toddlers and little ones just beginning to learn about the holiday.
Why We Love It:
Boo! ¡Bu! features cute pictures that describe how to celebrate Halloween, and it also gives some ideas for costumes. Even though it is meant for the youngest, “los bodoques” still love it!
Book Info:
- Author: Leslie Patricelli
- Ages: Baby - 3 years
- Grades: Preschool
- Boardbook
- Language: Bilingual: English / Spanish
Dulce o Truco by Robin Wells
In Dulce o Truco, a group of friends embark on a fun-filled adventure, trick or treating around their neighborhood and showing off their great costumes.
Why We Love It:
Dulce o Truco offers quite easy language for early readers. The book targets reading comprehension with a vocabulary list at the beginning and some questions at the end of the book.
Book Info:
- Author: Robin Wells
- Ages: 4 years – 7 years
- Grades: Preschool – 2nd Grade (ready readers)
- Paperback
- Language: Spanish
Gustavo El Fantasmita Tímido by Flavia Z. Drago
Gustavo El Fantasma wants to make friends around town, but he is very shy and doesn’t know how. It's a cute, heartwarming story, filled with charming illustrations, and perfect for teaching kids about courage, friendships, and embracing their true selves.
Why We Love It:
In Gustavo el Fantasma, Latina author Flavia Drago combines elements of both Halloween and Día de Muertos in the illustrations, making this book a visual feast. An endearing story that any kid can relate to with a cute twist.
Book Info:
- Author: Flavia Z. Drago
- Ages: 3 years – 7 years
- Grades: Preschool – 2nd Grade
- Hardcover
- Language: Spanish
¡Es Noche de Brujas! by Richard Sebra
¡Es Noche de Brujas! offers a simple overview of Halloween. It explains why we celebrate, gives creative costume ideas, and provides suggestions for celebrating the season. It's a good book to build vocabulary.
Why We Love It:
Es Noche de Brujas tells the story of the holiday and we also liked the questions that were great conversation starters pushing the kids to think beyond the text. A great resource of new vocabulary and learning Spanish.
- Author: Richard Sebra
- Ages: 4 years – 7 years
- Grades: Preschool – 1st Grade
- Paperback
- Language: Spanish
Los Gatos Black on Halloween by Marisa Montes
Los Gatos Black is a bilingual poem that follows the "brujas" and monsters to the Halloween party. Latine authors Marisa and Yuyi combine so many elements of our Hispanic culture with Halloween traditions.
Why We Love It:
Los Gatos Black is the perfect book to read out loud with the lights off and spooky music!
Book Info:
- Author: Marisa Montes
- Ages: 4 years – 8 years
- Grades: 1st Grade – 3rd Grade
- Paperback
- Language: Bilingual Spanish
Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
In Just in Case, Señor Calavera is headed to Grandma Beetle’s birthday and decides to get her one gift for every letter of the alphabet, just in case.
Why We Love It:
Just in Case offers an amazing way to weave in the alphabet in Spanish and a story of friendship. Latino artist Yuyi's illustrations are just beautiful!
Book Info:
- Author: Yuyi Morales
- Ages: 4 years – 8 years
- Grades: 1st – 2nd Grade
- Paperback
- Language: Bilingual: Spanglish
¡Cómo Mola tu Escoba! by Julia Donaldson
¡Cómo Mola tu Escoba! is about a good witch that goes around helping others but then finds herself in some trouble.
Why We Love It:
Como Mola tu Escoba is a cute story with a very positive message. The Spanish version is perfect for sharing with bilingual kids. The English version Room on the Broom is very popular with kids.
Book Info:
- Author: Julia Donaldson
- Ages: 3 years and up
- Grades: Preschool and up
- Hardcover
- Language: Spanish or English
La Calabaza Feliz
La Calabaza Feliz is a story about embracing being different sometimes in an environment where you are expected to fit in.
Why We Love It:
La Calabaza Feliz is not just a book about a pumpkin but has a valuable lesson for children about acceptance and embracing being different.
Book Info:
- Author: DK Children
- Ages: 3 years and up
- Grades: Preschool and up
- Language: Spanish
¡Es la hora de los esqueletos! / It's Skeleton Time! is a bilingual rhyming book that teaches how to tell time in English and Spanish, following playful skeletons engaging in different activities at each hour. It's inspired by a traditional Costa Rican song and Day of the Dead celebration.
Why We Love It:
¡Es la hora de los esqueletos! / It's Skeleton Time! is such a fun book. It was one of my daughter's favorite books during Halloween season.
Book Info:
- Author: Ana Galan and Rodrigo Lujan
- Ages: 4 years and up
- Grades: Preschool and up
- Language: Spanish and English
Final Thoughts on Top Bilingual Spanish Halloween Books
Just as Halloween can be a fun holiday for the kids, so can engaging in Spanish learning. The secret is to make it fun and not another subject. If you have any additional Halloween books in Spanish or bilingual, be sure to comment below and share for our community.
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