Stephen king may be known for his doorstopper novels, but hes a hell of a short story writer when he sets his mind to it. Jacqueline rogers a collection of scary folktales from the united states, china, england, italy, russia, and other countries around the world. These thirty stories have been collected for your reading displeasure from all over the globe, and represent the worlds. Thirty chilling tales, is a series of scary shortstory childrens books, published from 19871998 and written by author robert d. The house on mango street by sandra cisnerosthis modern classic, about a latina girl growing up in chicago, has been translated and taught all over the world. He often worked with his brother, daniel san souci, a childrens book illustrator. All stories are age appropriate and entertaining for middlegrade students. The ceguatailypothe soldier and the vampirebonelessthe loupgarou the werewolf and the golembut every story is good in its own right. Those who are found the next day, if they are still ali. His output includes some of the best short, shivery tales in the horror canonranging from the earliest days of his career, when he was publishing in magazines like cavalier.
One of the best stories in opinion is one about a man and a creature. San souci is the awardwinning author of many popular books for young readers, and resided in san francisco, california. A collection of ghost stories, spooky shorts, and frightening folktales from all. Thirty hairraising tales by some of the worlds most famous. Robert daniel san souci october 10, 1946 december 19, 2014 was a multiple awardwinning childrens book author, who resided in san francisco, california. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english a yearling book. Its full of monstrous ogres from japan, creepy creatures from africa, ancient legends from. San souci, and also discusses the other volumes in the series. Katherine coville a collection of thirty short and spooky tales from the folklore of russia, virginia, ireland, canada, and other areas of the world. The best short books youll ever read readers digest.
He was a consultant to disney studios and was instrumental in the production of the film mulan, for which he wrote the story. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and longlegged beasties inhabit these 30 chilling tales gathered from around the world. Those who are found the next day, if they are still alive, will have gone mad. From around the world comes this spooky collection of short stories and folktales. Thirty chilling tales, is a series of scary shortstory childrens books, published. I hope you enjoy this collection of the short and shivery tales in my personal collection, sure to make you sweat and shudder in 10 minutes or less.
San souci also known for writing various other scary childrens books, including dare to be scared. The popular anthology series spawned several sequels throughout an 11year span. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Ghosts that arise from the mist of a waterfall, a mass for the dead, and a boys night ride with a dark phantom rider are among the familiar and notsofamiliar tales of ghosts, witchcraft, and death in this book. Thirty hairraising tales, selected from international ghostlore, have. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. A collection of thirty short and spooky tales from the folklore of russia, virginia, ireland, canada, and other areas of the world. The titular character of the robber bridegroom is a variant he woos a woman, convinces her family to let him marry her, and then, once shes been brought to his. Thirty chilling tales, is a series of scary shortstory childrens books, published from 1987. Chills and thrills to make your flesh crawl with fear. Turn the lights down low and grab your favorite reading chair. Thirty hairraising stories from around the world fill this spooky collection with delicious shivers and spinetingling.
Will include dust jacket if it originally came with one. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. A very short introduction very short introductions italian short stories for beginners, volume 2 italian edition. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged.
Thirty chilling tales by robert d san souci online at alibris. Thirty hairraising tales, selected from international ghostlore, have been skillfully retold especially for young people. A collection of ghost stories, spooky shorts, and frightening folkt. The illustrations by katherine coville and jacqueline rogers add a nice extra shiver to the tales. Each book contained 30 tales from america and around the world, including classics by various famous. When a man during a wintery night notices a strange deformed creature in his cabin, he chops off its tail and scares it away. Short and shivery 038523886x by san souci, robert d. They are all great collections of scary folklore for kids.
Twenty deliciously eerie illustrations by jacqueline rogers highlight this companion to robert d. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. A collection of ghost stories, spooky shorts, and frightening folktales from all over the world, perfect for scary sleepovers, staying up all night, or reading alone under the coversif you dare. Thirty creepy tales and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. Presents a collection of scary folktales from the united states, china, england, italy, russia, and other countries around the world. Thirty chilling tales this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering.
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