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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator)
$9.99
Publish Date:
Publisher:
HarperCollins
ISBN:
9780062682826
Pages:
128
Age Range:
8 - 12
Grade Range:
3 - 7
Language:
English
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Staff Reviews

These collections of folklore and urban legend have been giving kids the creeps for generations! A modern classic for a reason, the charcoal and ink Stephen Gammel illustrations alone are pure nightmare fuel.

— Jasper

Description

The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film!

This is a new edition of the complete original book. Stephen Gammell’s artwork from the original Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark appears in all its spooky glory. Read if you dare!

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, in which folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.

And don't miss More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3!

About the Author

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.



Stephen Gammell is the illustrator of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Scary Stories 3, as well as many other books. He won the Caldecott Medal for Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman. He also earned Caldecott Honors for Where the Buffaloes Begin by Olaf Baker and The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant.

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