Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - Alvin Schwartz, illustrated by Stephen GammellHarperCollins
ISBN:0-397-31926-6
My rating: 4.5 out of 5
This much-challenged book of scary stories are great for intermediate-aged kids, especially around Halloween. The stories are very short, but they are suspenseful. Many of them are retellings of classic urban legends and folktales.
The illustrations in this book are especially scary. They are pencil drawings, all done very realistically and really add to the overall spookiness of the book. Unfortunately for some parents, the illustrations are done a little too well for their liking as they tend to be one of the main points when trying to ban the book. I do not really see a problem with them.
Even though this book is often challenged, it is still a great read. Children will remember these stories for years to come and will look forward to reading these to others.
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