Collects tales from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings
Alvin Schwartz Boeken
Alvin Schwartz was een productief auteur van meer dan vijftig boeken gewijd aan folklore en woordspelingen, waarvan vele bedoeld waren voor jonge lezers. Zijn werken kenmerken zich door een speelse benadering van taal en een fascinatie voor het bovennatuurlijke en volkstradities. Schwartz verweeft meesterlijk humor met een vleugje onheilspellendheid, waarmee hij de bewondering van lezers van alle leeftijden verdient.
Superman The Golden Age Sundays 1946-1949
- 180bladzijden
- 7 uur lezen
Collects nearly 170 sequential Sunday pages. This book includes classic comics, beginning August 11, 1946 and continuing through October 16, 1949, fill another major gap in the Superman mythos. číst celé
A Gathering of Selves
- 224bladzijden
- 8 uur lezen
"Continuing on the Path without Form introduced in An Unlikely Prophet, Alvin Schwartz discovers the many selves that dwell within a being"--Provided by publisher.
Exploring the allure of treasure hunting, this collection delves into the captivating world of pirates, Spanish galleons, and the mysteries surrounding undiscovered hoards. It weaves together rich lore, intriguing legends, and a blend of facts and myths, appealing to the adventurous spirit and curiosity of treasure-seekers.
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories
- 64bladzijden
- 3 uur lezen
Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries. --Publisher
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Three Books to Chill Your Bones
- 368bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE All of the Scary Stories books are now available in one hardcover! These stories are some of the most terrifying tales of horror, revenge, and supernatural events of all time, collected and retold by Alvin Schwartz and featuring the classic artwork by Stephen Gammell. This jacketed hardcover edition includes the complete original books in the series in one volume: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones
Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries
An Unlikely Prophet
- 224bladzijden
- 8 uur lezen
Do you believe in ghosts?Some people do . . . These spooky -- and funny -- tales about singing ghosts, toast-eating ghosts, and ghosts no one even guesses are sure to send shivers up and down your spine.Why not retell them to your friends and see if you can make their spines tingle, too?
Storytellers know -- just as they have for hundreds and hundreds of years -- that everyone enjoys a good, scary story! Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories 3 joins his other popular collections of scary folklore, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark and More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, to give readers spooky, funny and fantastic tales guaranteed to raise goose bumps. Who is the Wolf girl? Why is a hearse filled with men with yellow glowing eyes? Can a nightmare become reality? How do you avoid an appointment with Death? Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozens scary stories -- and even a scary song -- all just right for reading along or for telling aloud in the dark..
