Here are the themes for October for Toddlers and Preschoolers from the Virtual Book Club for Kids. Each theme has a featured book which we also share below.
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October Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
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September 30- Scarecrows
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda D. Williams.
October 7 ~ Spiders
Our featured book is The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle.
Here are some additional spider books for kids.
October 14 ~ Bats
Our featured book is Stellaluna by Janell Cannon.
Here’s a look at some fun bat books for kids.
October 21 ~ Monsters
Our featured book will be The Color Monster by Anna Llenas.
- Monster Trouble by Lane Fredrickson
- Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
Here is our complete list of the best Monster Books for Kids!
October 28 ~ Owls
Our featured book is Owl Babies by Martin Waddell.
Here’s our favorite list of Owl Books for kids!
Witches
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
Get our Witch Weekly Planner
Pumpkins
Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht
Get the pumpkin weekly planner.
Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino
Get the pumpkin weekly planner
Here’s our Halloween Weekly planner.
You could also use our Ghost Weekly planner!
Halloween Books
- 10 Trick or Treaters by Janet Schulman
- Monster Trouble by Lane Fredrickson
- Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht
- Construction Site Gets a Fright! by Sherri Duskey Rinker
- Little Blue Truck’s Halloween by Alice Schertle
- The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
- Pete the Cat: Trick or Pete by Kimberly & James Dean
- The Night Before Halloween by Natasha Wing
- The Spooky Wheels on the Bus by J. Elizabeth Mills
Halloween Books and Activities Mini-Pack
Read, play, create, learn and have fun together with our special Halloween pack with 7 fun activities ideal for toddlers and preschoolers.
Joining in with The Virtual Book Club for Kids
If you want to get the weekly themes and activity plans straight to your inbox sign up for our weekly newsletter below.
Each Friday you will receive an email with a link to the plan to pick your favorite activities from or do them all. We also have a weekly structure that we have tried with our toddlers and preschoolers that you can follow along with.
Weekly Virtual Book Club Plans
Get ideas for activities, crafts and recipes based on popular themes and featured books straight to your inbox each week to inspire you to connect and create with your children
We also have an active group on Facebook where we share more about encouraging a lifelong love of books and supporting your child’s learning through hands-on activities and having fun together.
Last Months Themes and Featured Books
Click on the image above to be taken to the list or below for the individual activity plans for each week.
August Themes and Plans for Preschoolers
Click on the images below to be taken to our August Themes for Preschoolers and featured books ideal for starting the preschool year.
September Themes and Plans for Preschoolers
Each image below when clicked will take you to these fun preschool themes for September from colors and shapes to fall and acorns.
Hey I was just wandering why this booklist is different to the October Activityplan I got send via E-mail? I’m a little bit confused