10/22/2025
📚 Halloween Book Ideas + Speech Tips! 🎃
Looking for a fun way to sneak in speech and language practice this Halloween? Try reading one of these festive favorites with your little one! 🧡
1️⃣ Room on the Broom – Julia Donaldson
Describe characters and their actions 🧹
Retell the story using first, next, then, finally
Practice /r/ and /b/ sounds: broom, bird, bat
2️⃣ Spooky Pookie – Sandra Boynton
Use descriptive words for settings: dark, spooky, funny 👻
Act out characters to practice expressive voices
Work on /p/ or /s/ sounds: Pookie, pumpkin, spooky
3️⃣ There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! – Lucille Colandro
Practice sequencing: list the items she swallows
Target /b/ and /s/ sounds: bat, spider, skeleton, scare
Describe size, color, and action of items
4️⃣ Big Pumpkin – Erica Silverman
Discuss problem-solving and teamwork 🧡
Describe pumpkins and characters’ feelings
Practice /p/ and /k/ sounds: pumpkin, patch, cat, crane
✨ Tip: Pause while reading and encourage your child to talk about what they see, hear, and do. Fun + learning = the best kind of Halloween!
