Ghosts! : Ghostly Tales From Folklore

"Young readers will delight in Schwartz's newest collection of frightening folk tales, beginning with the double-chinned ghosts floating across the front cover and ending with the tombstone that closes the book. Schwartz's choice of stories reflects his gift for recognizing what will motivate children to learn to read. Chess's illustrations balance the scary stories by introducing many humorous touches." —H.Author Biography: Alvin Schwartz is known for a body of work of more than two dozen books of folklore for young readers that explore 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 Ghosts! — are just one part of his matchless folklore collection.