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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.25
EAN num: 9780064440905
ISBN number: 0064440907
Label: HarperTrophy
Manufacturer: HarperTrophy
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 64
Printing Date: October 02, 1985
Publishing house: HarperTrophy
Age index: Ages 4-8
Release Date: October 02, 1985
Sale Popularity Level: 30242
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Creak...
Crash...
BOO!
Shivering skeletons, ghostly pirates, chattering corpses, and haunted graveyards...all to chill your bones! Share these seven spine-tingling stories in a dark, dark room.
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You have to think twice before reading this book to small children (5 or under). It came in a box of books that we bought at a garage sale. My son (5 year old) brought it to me, and I saw that it was for 1st thru 3rd graders, so I thought it would be safe. After the very first 2 stories, which were kinda corny and ended abruptly, I made my way to the subsequent one, "the Green Scarf". The way the story ends with decapitation is way beyond what a 5 year old should have to comprehend. Now my son is scared to grow old and die, and wants to know how far heaven is,a nd alot of other "life questions" that I was not prepared to answer at bedtime. Needless to say, there is an extra lump in my bed now as my son refuses to sleep alone. Great book? Maybe...but not for the little ones.
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I very first read this book when I was eight years old. I still remember the day that I checked it out of the school library. I couldn't wait to get home from school to read it.
I'm twenty-one now and this very book was one of the reasons I wanted/became a writer. My personal favorite of the stories is, The Green Ribbon. And to anyone that is considering buying this for their children or just to relive childhood memories, like me, then I suggest that you buy it. Each story is great in their own way and I highly recommend this book.
Now, for those parents out there that believe that these stories will scare their child or give them nightmares, I say, please let your children experience things in life. Or at the very least know your children enough to know if they have the mentality to read these stories.
Every child is different and I have come to find out that children are great judges of things. They'll tell you when something is a little too intense for them or not. Although, my wife and I do not have children yet. She and I will defintely allow them read this book and all the other books that we read as children.
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I remember reading this book in the 1st grade. I loved it! My favorite story was/is The Green Ribbon. The other stories are pretty spooky too! If you have a child that loves scary stories, then they'll love this!!!
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This book, and the other books by Alvin Schwartz, are some of the most if not THE most memorable books of my entire life. Theres something special about a book if you read it over and over and remember the stories well into your adult life. The way the stories are told is magical, I mean here's this intensly horrifying situation, but the way its worded so simply and easily has a sort of strange feeling to the whole story. this is what keeps me reading this book. i remember in our library in grade school, i would just go straight to these books and just read them right there on the spot and go back to class. I cant really describe the way THE GREEN RIBBON makes me feel, its a very strange, scary, tingly, wondering, warm feeling. not many stories told so simply can do that. MAGICAL.
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Sometimes you CAN judge a book by it's cover. For the reviewers that seem amazed that these are scary stories, read the title very first and then you must be the judge as to whether the children in your life can handle it. It states very clearly that these are scary stories. Also, check out the picture on the cover. It isn't exactly Pooh Bear. My 3 year old LOVES this book, but he isn't scared of much of anything. Now my oldest daughter couldn't have handled this book, even at 7 years old. She's in 8th grade now and wonders why she was so scared of it-lol. She still enjoys rereading this book, even at her age. So you have to judge whether your think your child can deal with it or if it might be a bit too frightening for him or her. But you have to use common sense also. If a book says it contains scary stories then don't act surpised when the stories are, well, scary. I loved these type of stories in grade school myself.
I would not recommend it for very young children or those who are easily frightened because I am sure this will give them nightmares. Now older kids will probably enjoy it very much. My youngest daughter loves it and has loved it since she was in 1st grade. She kept checking it out of her school's library so I broke down and bought a copy recently and I even enjoyed "The Green Ribbon" and "The Night It Rained". We used to read the story of a Dark, Dark Room back when I was in kindergarten and I have always loved that story. This is a fun book to read around Halloween or whenever your child is in the mood for a little scare.
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