A world full of spooky stories

A world full of spooky stories 50 tales to make your spine tingle

Angela McAllister

Book - 2019

Travel around a world full of spooky stories from all over the globe.

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Subjects
Tales > Juvenile literature.
Horror tales > Juvenile literature.
Folk tales.
Fables.
Genres
Folk tales
Fables
Published
Minneapolis, MN : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2019.
Language
English
Main Author
Angela McAllister (author)
Other Authors
Madalina Andronic (illustrator)
Item Description
Title & subtitle from cover.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 126-127).
ISBN
9780711241480
  • INTO THE WOODS: Hansel and Gretel (Germany)
  • Grandfather's Eyes (Czech Republic)
  • Vasilissa the Beautiful (Russia)
  • The Treasure Thief (Egypt)
  • Little Red Riding Hood (Germany). DOWN BY THE WATER: The Story of the Yara (Brazil)
  • The Cold Lady (Japan)
  • The Bunyip (Australia)
  • The Snake Prince (India)
  • Morag and the Water Horse (Scotland). ENCHANTED PLACES: Tam Lin (Scotland)
  • The Dance of Death (Canada)
  • The Lady of the Lake (Wales)
  • The Water Witch (France)
  • The Maiden in the Pagoda (China)
  • The Talking Skull (West Africa). STRANGERS AT THE DOOR: The Enchanted Apple Tree (France)
  • The Blacksmith and the Demon (Russia)
  • The Girl and the Chenoo (Native American (Passamaquoddy))
  • The Horned Women (Ireland)
  • The Blind Man and the Demons (Korea)
  • The Clever Goldsmith (Syria). IN FARM AND FIELD: Yallery Brown (England)
  • Old Nick and the Girl (Norway)
  • The Elder Tree Witch (England)
  • The Snake (India)
  • The Bogey Beast (England). HOME OF THE SPIRITS: The Spirit of the Singing House (Canada (Inuit))
  • The Ghost Land (Alaska)
  • Herne the Hunter (England)
  • The Night on the Battlefield (China). GRAVEYARD: Teig O'Kane and the Corpse (Ireland)
  • The Grave Mound (Germany)
  • The Place where There were No Graves (Egypt)
  • The Ghost and the Moneybox (Iceland)
  • Counting out the Bodies (Bermuda). UPON THE OCEAN, UNDER THE SEA: The Giantess and the Stone Boat (Iceland)
  • The Sea Goblins (New Zealand)
  • The Sea Nymph (Sweden)
  • The Specter Ship (Germany)
  • The Seal Wife (Scotland). FROZEN LANDS: The Red Skeleton (Alaska)
  • The Ice King (Canada (Mi'Kmaq))
  • The Guest (Canada). IN CASTLE HALL: Esteban and the Ghost (Spain)
  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (England)
  • Rumpelstiltskin (Germany). ON A MOUNTAIN PATH: The Old Ogre (Tibet)
  • Amin and the Ghoul (Persia)
  • The Girl Who Turned to Stone (Chile).
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

This cross-cultural collection of supernatural folktales includes such characters as a talking skull, a malevolent giantess, and a clever thief. The stories, arranged by theme and representing six continents, are concise--most no more than three pages long--and told in plainspoken prose ("Long ago, the sweetest apples in France grew on a tree that belonged to a very grumpy woman"). Each tale notes its place of origin, and though the various protagonists encounter an array of startling bogeys (among them death and a devil), most come away safe and wiser for the experience, leaving readers with pleasantly gentle chills. Andronic's gouache artwork combines folkloric and modern sensibilities. With its emphasis on the spooky versus the scary, it's an excellent choice for young readers building their bravery. Ages 5--8. (Sept.)

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