Come along as the playful pups and their owners visit each house in this fun and adventurous picture book by award winning creators Emma Bowd and Lara Porter.
Emma’s lively, rhyming text is a joy to read aloud and would be perfect for a group Storytime, as well as bedtime. The story moves from one house to the next with dynamic verbs and clever alliteration.
Lara’s illustrations are bright and playful, perfectly capturing the excitement and energy of the evening. There are lots of details for readers to discover on each spread, and beautiful individuality in all the children.
Dog lovers will enjoy spotting the different breeds like the Kooky Cavoodle at Number 9, and the Fearsome Frenchie at Number 8.
The front endpapers include a daytime map of Spooky Street, showing which pup lives at each house. The back endpapers are a ghostlier version, complete with bats, skeletons and spiders.
At the end of the noisy night, there is one house left…
Will they be brave enough to visit Number 3, where the BIGGEST BEAST on Spooky Street lives?
MEEEOOOOWWW
Howl-o-ween: Come Trick or Treat On Spooky Street is a fun and charming picture book to read at Halloween, and throughout the year.
P.S. Spot Emma, and her pup Miss Winnie, at the Port Melbourne Howl-o-ween Paw Parade, held every year.
Title: Howl-o-ween: Come Trick or Treat on Spooky Street
Author: Emma Bowd
Illustrator: Lara Porter
Publisher: Penguin Random House , $17.99
Publication Date: 18 August 2026
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781761359248
For ages: 3+
Type: Picture book