Happy Halloween! I’ve mentioned before that Halloween is slowly growing on me now that I have kids and get to dress them up (and eat their candy after they go to bed). Today I thought I’d share a few ideas for Halloween costumes that were inspired by our favorite books!

First up is a mini Frida, delighted by life and Monica Brown’s darling book “Frida Kahlo Y Sus Animalitos.” Eyebrows on point, right?

My favorite kinds of costumes are the ones I can cobble together with things from around the house (preferably with no sewing required). So I’m totally counting these skeleton PJs inspired by “Esqueletitos,” our favorite Halloween and Día de los Muertos book!

“Hay un ratón en la casa” is a very sweet little interactive book, and we paired it with this little mouse that’s even sweeter!

And last but not least, we have Caperucita Roja reading “Caperucita descolorida,” which was one of the very first books in Spanish we were given when I was pregnant with my oldest daughter. Two and a half years (and hundreds of picture books) later, it’s still one of my favorite Spanish children’s books of all time!

I really love all of these books, and this little exercise has filled me with so many costume ideas for next year! Which children’s books do you think would make the best Halloween costumes for your kiddos?

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