Short & Shivery

Scary Short Stories for Kids

Robert D. San Souci, Katherine Coville

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English

Bantam USA
15 September 2001

A bold and modern repackagine of the world's scariest short story collection!

Make

story time a little spookier with this Halloween-themed collection

of ghost stories, spooky shorts, and frightening folktales from all over the

world!

""No one travels these roads after dark. Those

who are found the next day, if they are still alive, will have gone mad.""

Chills and thrills to make your flesh crawl with fear! Turn the lights down

low and grab your favorite reading chair. But first, you'd better check

behind you. . . .

Ghosts, monsters, murders, and madmen! These thirty stories have been

collected for your reading displeasure from all over the globe, and represent the world's

best scary stories and frightening folktales, featuring famous authors such

as Washington Irving and the Brothers Grimm. Welcome to a chilling world of

hair-raising tales!

By: Robert D. San Souci
Illustrated by: Katherine Coville
Imprint: Bantam USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 198g
ISBN: 9780440418047
ISBN 10: 0440418046
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 15 September 2001
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert D. San Souci is the award-winning author of many popular books for young readers, and resided in San Francisco, California. His works included the Short & Shivery books, and the quartet of picture books about Arthurian legends, Young Merlin, Young Guinevere, Young Lancelot, and Young Arthur.

Reviews for Short & Shivery: Scary Short Stories for Kids

There are some delicious shivers here, with plenty of fodder for an active imagination. <i> School Library Journal</i> Demons, vampires, skeletons, goblins, werewolves, witches, wizards, and ghosts aplenty inhabit these tales from various parts of the world. <i>Booklist</i>