It's Almost Time for . . . Halloween!
By (Author) Maisha Oso
Illustrated by Tom Knight
Simon & Schuster
Margaret K McElderry Books
14th October 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Early years: time and seasons
Picture storybooks
Hardback
32
Width 229mm, Height 229mm, Spine 3mm
How to Catch a Monster meets The Night Before series in this laugh-out-loud rhyming picture book celebrating the excitement leading up to Halloweenthe first in a new series!
Its almost time for Halloween, and excitement is running high! It might not be here yet, but theres so much to do before the spooky day arrives
From decorating the house with ghoulish decorations to crafting creative costumes and picking out the perfect pumpkin to carve into a jack-o-lantern, there are endless ways to celebrate and traditions to explore! But not everyone can read the signs of the highly anticipated holiday on the way
Its Almost Time forHalloween is a perfect blend of festive fun and read aloud humor that will have young readers laughing and identifying the misunderstanding at play before the characters catch on. This picture book makes a delightful gift for kids aged four to eight!
Maisha Oso is the author of picture books Buster the Bully, My Hair Is a Book, Before the Ships, and Its Almost Time forHalloween. She writes stories to empower, entertain, and encourage emotional intelligence in young children. A former strategy and analytics professional from New York City, Maisha is currently working in her most challenging role to date: a stay-at-home mom of three tiny humans.
After an enjoyable stint as a graphic designer, Tom Knight is now proud to be using his imagination as a full-time career. Drawing on a long and abiding love of imagery from childrens literature, Tom has worked for a diverse range of publishers, including Little Tiger Press, Templar, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, and Macmillan. He has also turned his hand to authoring his own titles and is the author and illustrator for the Good Knight, Bad Knight chapter book series and picture book Jimmy Finnigans Wild Wood Band. He does all this from a poorly temperature-controlled studio in the garden, where he is constantly distracted by the greedy birds that hang out by the feeder outside his window.