Scared witless : thirteen eerie tales to tell

Scared witless Thirteen eerie tales to tell

Book - 2006

A collection of folktales, primarily from the United States, as well as one adaptation and two original stories, each followed by tips for novice storytellers.

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Subjects
Ghost stories > Juvenile fiction.
Horror tales > Juvenile fiction.
Storytelling > Juvenile fiction.
Ghosts > Folklore > Juvenile fiction.
Folklore > Juvenile fiction.
Storytelling > Collections > Juvenile fiction.
Published
Little Rock, Ark. : August House Publishers 2006.
Language
English
Other Authors
Martha Hamilton (-), Mitch Weiss, 1951- (illustrator), Kevin Pope
Physical Description
61 p. : ill
ISBN
9780874837964
  • Unwelcome company
  • The coffin that wouldn't stop
  • Lost in the dark
  • The boy who was afraid of plants
  • The graveyard voice
  • The hairy toe
  • The terrifying trick
  • The ghost with bloody fingers
  • The red satin ribbon
  • The strange white thing in the road
  • The brave woman and the flying head
  • The mysterious rapping noise
  • The girl who scared herself.
Review by Kirkus Book Review

The latest collection from the duo better known as Beauty and the Beast Storytellers offers recast versions of one-to-three-minute ghost, jump and shaggy-dog tales, interspersed with performance notes addressed to fledgling performers. A mixture of chestnuts like "The Hairy Toe," original stories and borrowings from Joseph Bruchac ("The Brave Woman and the Flying Head") and others, all feature tellable language ("There was one extraordinary thing about this family--they lived right next door to the . . . graveyard. And every day John walked to and from work through the . . . graveyard"); are illustrated with cartoon fright scenes; by and large stay away from explicit gore and violence; and are just right for inducing "goosebumps, gasps and giggles" in susceptible audiences of any age. (source notes) (Folktales. 8-10, adult) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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