Synopses & Reviews
Encounter a creepy croaker who eats little froggies for supper, and a mysterious man who waves his bloody fingers! Includes seven stories, featuring Arnold Lobel, Lane Smith, Betsy Byars, Marc Simont, Alvin Schwartz, Dirk Zimmer, Jane O'Connor, G. Brian Karas, and more.
Synopsis
Encounter a creepy croaker who eats little froggies for supper, and a mysterious man who waves his bloody fingers! Includes seven stories, featuring Arnold Lobel, Lane Smith, Betsy Byars, Marc Simont, Alvin Schwartz, Dirk Zimmer, Jane O'Connor, G. Brian Karas, and more.
Table of Contents
Shivers (from Days with frog and toad) / by Arnold Lobel -- The green ribbon (from In a dark, dark room and other scary stories) / retold by Alvin Schwartz ; pictures by Dirk Zimmer -- Halloween (from EEK! Stories to make you shriek) / by Jane O'Connor ; pictures by G. Brian Karas -- Henry's bedtime story (from The happy Hocky family) / by Lane Smith -- The dark wood (from BOO! Stories to make you jump) / compiled by Laura Cecil ; pictures by Emma Chichester Clark -- Bloody fingers (from Five funny frights) / by Judith Bauer Stamper ; pictures by Tim Raglin -- Something at the window (from Ant plays bear) / by Betsy Byars ; pictures by Marc Simont.