![]() If these were made into movies, they would be Restricted. Other children would laugh and think it's all so funny. I would imagine there would be some children who would have nightmares after reading the book. But as an adult, I was addicted and had to order the 3 others from my library.Īs I've already said, these five stories were all scary and really, and I mean, really, really creepy. Of course, it would all depend on what your child likes, his sense of humor and if she likes creepy and scary stories. ![]() I was quite shocked at how creepy and scary the stories were geared for K-2nd graders. I'd never seen this book before and I decided I was going to bring it home to read. ![]() I work in an Afterschool Program and one of the kindergarten children left the third in the series, The Doll in the House and Other Scary Stories behind a couple of weeks ago. It’s also great to see a diverse cast of characters in the stories.Ī great pick to use in reading classrooms and to offer parents looking for easy readers for slightly older children. Their dark shadows add to the shivery nature of the book. The illustrations are used liberally throughout the book and also will appeal to older readers. Brallier builds suspense nicely in each story and readers will notice a nod to classic scary story tropes in the tales that doesn’t impact the delicious scariness of them at all. The easy text works really well here, the simplicity of the words building a sense of not quite being told the entire tale and details being held back from the reader. Scratching at the window may not be a tree branch after all. A scratchy throat proves to be something truly awful. There are neglected toys that seek revenge. There is a scary house and dare to enter it. Those objects are then the basis of each tale. The book begins with a box left at someone’s door full of items for stories. The book has five individual stories, each a stand-alone tale which also makes this a great pick for smaller and shorter reading sessions. The book is full of shivers and delights for those who love a good creepy story. This easy reader is a wonderful choice for older children who need a simpler text. ![]()
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