A few days ago, I did a poll on Instagram—Halloween: “love” or “eh”?
Every single person who answered the poll hit “love” except for one (and I think that might have been a mistake).
So if you, too, are a Halloween lover, I’m happy to share three new-ish books en español to read all through this spooky month (and beyond!). Our family loves all three of these great Halloween books in Spanish!
Un vampiro peligrozo by José Carlos Andrés
On a dark night in Transylvania, a little vampire is ready to give someone the scare of their life. If he does, he will pass the test at Vampire School. If he doesn’t, he will be banished to Banana Peeler School! So when he sees a little girl walking alone, he tries his tactics on her: “¡Zoy un vampiro peligrozo!” The little girl is… not very scared. But when she sees how much this means to him, she decides to help him out.
¡Los zombis no comen verduras! by Megan Lacera and Jorge Lacera
Mo Romero loves nothing more than cooking and eating vegetables. But his parents, who prefer things like “deditos en salsa” or “pata-tas” don’t understand why he can’t just eat their healthy food like a regular zombie! So our little vegetable enthusiast decides to concoct a delectable veggie gazpacho for his parents and give it a zombie rebrand. Will Mo’s parents “give peas a chance”?
Cosas de bruja by Mariasole Brusa
This witch is hopping mad. Her hair, instead of being a witchy color like green (boogers!) or red (blood!), is a distressingly cheerful shade of blue. So to prove how very witchy she is, she decides she’ll do something truly terrible, like kidnap a kid at the park. When she sees Nicolás playing with (what she thinks are) dolls he stole from his sister, she’s found her victim. Will the witch become the witchiest of all, or will she find the path to radical self-acceptance instead?
You can see all of these great Halloween books in Spanish, plus a few other favorites, on this little Instagram reel I just made! Now is the time to look these up online or at the library, so you can enjoy them all month long!
P.S. Even more Spanish books for Halloween and Día de los muertos, right here!
Hi! Long time book box subscriber here..I have to say that while my Kinder kiddo thought Un Vampiro Peligrozo was great, my 8-year-old had a really hard time with the fact that the little protagonist “gets away with cheating” and even gets a medal for his fake scare, potentially taking it away from another vampire who worked really hard on a legitimate scare! We wound up donating it to our Kinder son’s dual language class. It certainly brought up interesting discussions in our house!!
Oh interesting! I can definitely understand that ethical consideration. I love that your 8 y/o was able to think through & articulate that problematic aspect, and I’m glad you were able to have some good discussions about it. Always appreciate the feedback & I’m glad you found a good home for it– not every book is for everybody, that’s for sure!