Scary Stories

by Tony Johnston, Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)

Overview

First published in 1978, this perfectly spooky picture book with illustrations by beloved and award-winning Tomie dePaola compiles four spine-tingling tales as told by little monsters.

One dark night three little things—an imp, a goblin, and a scalawag—get together to tell the scariest stories they can think of. They are brash and brave as they argue over who should go next, and each one tries to make his story the scariest. When they finish, they realize someone was listening...and that may be the scariest thing of all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665904315
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication date:	07/19/2022
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD530L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Tony Johnston is the award-winning author of more than 100 beloved children’s books. She lives with her family in San Marino, California, where she grew up.

Tomie dePaola (1934–2020) was the beloved author and/or illustrator of more than 270 books for young readers, including the children’s classic Strega Nona. He was the recipient of the Newbery Honor, Caldecott Honor, and the 2011 Children’s Literature Legacy Award for “significant and lasting contribution to children’s literature.” A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and spent much of his life in New London, New Hampshire. Visit his work online at Tomie.com.

Editorial Reviews

11/25/2022

PreS-Gr 4—Four spine-tingling tales as told by an imp, a goblin, and a scalawag; they may be the scariest stories these three can think of, but combined with dePaola's illustrations, are just the sort of bedtime fare that little monsters need. VERDICT Reissue is just another word for "repeat" and that's the hallmark of good scary stories everywhere, to retell them.—Kimberly Olson Fakih

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