Even though Halloween is only a single day, somehow its tendrils snake their way through two whole months of celebration, decoration and anticipation. This year, the books on jack-o-lanterns and skeletons, ghosts and vampires, tricks and treats, are as plentiful and delicious as fun-size candy bars. Binge away, young readers and parents, with no cavities or stomachaches (except maybe from laughing). We’ll have more great Halloween books in two weeks!

“Bob the Vampire Snail” by Andrea Zuill. (Ages 4-8. Random House Studio. $18.99.)

Look, snails aren’t the life of the party, and they’re fine with that. Bob the snail is no exception — until a strange transformation overtakes him.

Wings? Check. Fangs? Check. Insatiable hunger? Double check. He even tries to eat a bear, because “mistakes ca

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