Apps and books for Peko Pal

For October evenings: a candle for your jack-o'-lantern that tells five spooky but gentle stories, Halloween books to listen to, and Halloween radio stations for decorating, costume days and parties..

10 items

Wind-down time goes best when the room is calm and nothing is glowing but the nightlight.

4 items

Mysteries told in chapters, for children who like to work out what is going on: secret tunnels under a school, a creek that turns red overnight, an old map with two words on it, and a derby where every wheel in town goes missing..

6 items

For long drives and waiting rooms: three stories that each run over an hour, and a podcast that is saved to the Pal ahead of time.

4 items

8 audio stories for ages 5–7, about 7 hr of listening in all..

8 items

Seven light modes, from candle to strobe

Ages 3–12 · Plays without Wi-Fi

Nightlight with soft white or brown noise

Ages 0–10 · Plays without Wi-Fi

Chat out loud with a friendly robot

Ages 4–10 · Needs Wi-Fi

One parent-picked show, saved to the device

Ages 3–10 · Plays without Wi-Fi

Pages your child prints with one button

Needs Wi-Fi

A flickering candle that tells spooky stories

Ages 3–12 · Plays without Wi-Fi

Live internet radio from stations you pick

Ages 3–12 · Needs Wi-Fi

Record your voice and hear it back

Ages 3–10 · Plays without Wi-Fi

Where Halloween came from, and how it grew

Ages 6–9 · 8 chapters · 41 min

A shy owl delivers fireflies along Sleepy Creek

Ages 5–8 · 6 chapters · 23 min

A tiny ghost and a new girl share Halloween

Ages 4–8 · 6 chapters · 29 min

An inventor hunts a soapbox wheel thief

Ages 6–9 · 7 chapters · 29 min

A dare, a dark house, and a surprising neighbor

Ages 6–10 · 6 chapters · 35 min

Two young detectives follow a wandering scarecrow

Ages 6–9 · 6 chapters · 37 min

Two brothers open their very first portal

Ages 4–8 · 6 chapters · 36 min