PagineThe best free Halloween read-alouds — rhythmic, rhyming and just spooky enough — for bedtime, circle time or a class party.
Our rhyming early readers are made for reading aloud:
A shy little ghost just wants a friend — a gentle, not-scary Halloween rhyme.
Read aloud →🎃A counting Halloween story — count the costumes from one to ten!
Read aloud →🎃Bram the bat is afraid of the dark — until he finds his brave. A cosy Halloween read-aloud.
Read aloud →Use a spooky voice, pause before the “boo,” and let children join in on repeated lines. Rhyming stories are ideal because kids can predict the next word — great for early reading. Keep it cosy: read-alouds should end with smiles, not nightmares.
Short, rhythmic and a little bit spooky, with repeated phrases children can chime in on and a warm ending. Our original early readers are written exactly this way.
Yes — every read-aloud here is free to read online, and our originals can be printed too.