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Dark and Gothic Books for Kids
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items I collect dark and spooky little books for babies and kids. Sometimes I'm allowed to read them to my grandkid! Here are board books, chapter books, picture books and the like for goth babies, wee darklings, and spooky toddlers.
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Spooky Little Golden Books
Dark Board Books for Babies
Spooky Little Golden Books
Here are the darkest, most gothic Little Golden Books out there on the market. Several are based, tongue in cheek, on horror films or horror TV shows. The illustrations are always child-appropriate and not too scary. Adult collectors may find some ne...
Ellen Ripley meets the Alien Queen in this adorable Little Golden Book "A is for Alien: An ABC Book." The pictures are really darling and not scary at all. Mostly this is a book for adult collectors though, I doubt most people would actually read thi...
A Is for Alien: An ABC Book (Little Golden Book)
I'm too scared of sharks to look at any pictures on the inside of this Little Golden Book "Jaws" Funko Pop book. It's subtitled "Big Shark, Little Boat." YIKES!
JAWS: Big Shark, Little Boat! Opposites
Funko, Universal Monsters and the Little Golden Book company teamed up to present this Universal Monsters book featuring The Wolfman, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula and The Bride of Frankenstein.
Universal Monsters Little Golden Book (Funko Pop!)
Mulder and Scully are depicted investigating monsters again in this Little Golden Book based on the X-Files TV show. The artwork style is different than many of the other contemporary Little Golden Books.
The X-Files: Is the Truth Out There? Book
Here's the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Little Golden Book, featuring Buffy, Willow, Xander and Giles trying to save Sunnydale.
The Power of Friendship (Buffy) Little Golden Book
This Little Golden Book is all about Thing, Wednesday Addams' mischievous companion. Thing of course has followed her to Nevermore Academy.
I Am Thing (Wednesday) (Little Golden Book)
This dark Little Golden Book is about Sally, the animated rag doll from my favorite movie, The Nightmare Before Christmas. She lives in Halloween Town and learns to follow her own dreams.
I Am Sally - Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (Little Golden Book)
In this dark Little Golden Book, we learn about Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King who lives in Halloween Town.
I Am Jack Skellington - Little Golden Book
Here is the Little Golden Book about Wednesday Addams, based on the Netflix show. She's having adventures at Nevermore Academy.
I Am Wednesday (Little Golden Book)
Little Golden Books retells the story of Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas, in which Jack Skellington tries to make Christmas better and ends up making it worse.
Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas (Little Golden Book)
This Baby's Classics Frankenstein board book is actually really endearing. Frankenstein's monster is sweet and just wants a friend.
Frankenstein (Baby's Classics)
Here's the Stranger Things Little Golden Book, with the characters reimagined as Funko Pops. It's an alphabet book set in Hawkins.
Stranger Things: Hawkins ABCs Funko Pop!
Dark Board Books for Babies
Goths have always been drawn to Alice in Wonderland, so I included the BabyLit Colors Primer book in this list. It's very colorful inside.
Alice in Wonderland: BabyLit Colors Primer
Babybats will probably grow up to be adult goths who love Alice in Wonderland, so might as well start them off early with this Alice in Wonderland storybook board book!
Alice in Wonderland: A BabyLit Storybook
Here's a cute little board book about Edgar Allan Poe getting ready for bed with his raven. It's a funny book too, I think you'll enjoy dramatically reading out "Nevermore!" loudly with your kiddo.
Edgar Gets Ready for Bed Board Book
If you collect Alice in Wonderland books, you might want to add Little Poet Lewis Carroll "Silly Time" to your collection. This board book for babies has silly nonsense poetry.
Little Poet Lewis Carroll: Silly Time
Here's an absolutely adorable board book about Edgar Allan Poe and his raven. So fun to read to a baby!
Little Poet Edgar Allan Poe: Nevermore!
Here's a dark little book introducing babies to classic literature by Charles Dickens. "Great Expectations" is an occupations primer, showing us a teacher and a ghostly image of Miss Havisham as "The Heiress."
Great Expectations: BabyLit Occupations Primer
Here's another Alice in Wonderland themed board book to add to your collection. This one is a nonsense primer with silly adventures.
Jabberwocky: A BabyLit Nonsense Primer
The classic tragic romance "Wuthering Heights" is introduced to babies with adorable moody, windy illustrations.
Wuthering Heights: BabyLit Weather Primer
Charlotte Bronte's classic novel is introduced to babies in this board book version of "Jane Eyre." The author is listed, cheekily, on the cover as "Little Miss Bronte."
Jane Eyre: BabyLit® Counting Primer
Here's a cute anatomy primer using Frankenstein's Monster. The text is by Jennifer Adams and the illustrator is the talented Allison Oliver.
Frankenstein: A BabyLit Anatomy Primer
Here's the perfect gift for your goth friend, whether they are a new parent or grandparent. They can read "Dracula" to a small baby. The book features Mina and Lucy as well as Count Dracula.
Dracula: A BabyLit Counting Primer
This board book for babies features witches, potions and a bubbling cauldron. It's Shakespeare's Macbeth for babies, with cheerfully dark illustrations.
Macbeth: A BabyLit Potions Primer
While Les Miserables is not a gothic novel, it's quite depressing and sad, so I thought it was a good addition to this list of dark little board books for babies. It features 10 French words and phrases from the classic novel.
Les Miserables: BabyLit French Primer
This board book is not dark; it's quite bright and colorful. I included this Alice in Wonderland board book in my list because so many goths love and collect Alice in Wonderland.
Alice in Wonderland (Baby's Classics)
Here's a retelling of the classic horror novel "Frankenstein" in a board book for toddlers (rather than for tiny babies). The illustrations are cute and not spooky.
Frankenstein (Baby's Classics)