Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Contributor(s): Schwartz, Alvin (Author), Helquist, Brett (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060835206 ISBN-13: 9780060835200 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Horror - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies |
Dewey: 398.25 |
Lexile Measure: 640 |
Series: Scary Stories |
Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.04" W x 9.02" (0.33 lbs) 128 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 18788 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film A classic collection of chillingly scary tales, collected and retold by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by renowned artist Brett Helquist (illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events and more ). Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark contains some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time. Walking corpses, dancing bones, knife-wielding madmen, and narrow escapes from death--they're all here in this chilling collection of ghost stories. Make sure you read these books with the light ON And don't miss More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3 |
Contributor Bio(s): Helquist, Brett: - Brett Helquist's celebrated art has graced books from the charming Bedtime for Bear, which he also wrote, to the New York Times-bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket to the glorious picture book adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. Schwartz, Alvin: -Alvin Schwartz is known for a body of work of more than two dozen books of folklore for young readers that explores everything from wordplay and humor to tales and legends of all kinds. His collections of scary stories--Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Scary Stories 3, and two I Can Read books, In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories and Ghosts!--are just one part of his matchless folklore collection. |