In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories: Reillustrated Edition. A Halloween Book for Kids

by Alvin Schwartz, Victor Rivas (Illustrator)

Overview

In a dark, dark room, in a soft, soft voice, tell a scary story!

Newly reillustrated, this classic I Can Read full of spooky stories is perfect for beginning readers who love a bit of a scare.

Victor Rivas’s silly and spooky art will introduce a new generation to stories inspired by traditional folktales like “The Teeth,” “In the Graveyard,” “The Green Ribbon,” “In A Dark, Dark Room,” “The Night It Rained,” “The Pirate,” and “The Ghost of John.”

The original edition has won many state awards and is an ALA Notable Children’s Book.

In a Dark, Dark Room is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062643377
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	07/25/2017
Series:	I Can Read Book 2 Series
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	12,807
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	430L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Alvin Schwartz is known for a body of work of more than two dozen books of folklore for young readers that explores everything from wordplay and humor to tales and legends of all kinds. His collections of scary stories—Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Scary Stories 3, and two I Can Read books, In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories and Ghosts!—are just one part of his matchless folklore collection.