The Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories: v.1 (Young Oxford books)

by Dennis Pepper (Editor)

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $3.50

  Ghost stories around the campfire or under the covers are a favorite pastime of children all over the world. Dennis Pepper has collected classic and contemporary legends, folktales, short stories, and poems from many lands and cultures that feature a wide assortment of ghosts. Some are chillingly spooky, others merely silly and strange. All are good and scary and guaranteed to curl your toes and rattle your bones. Some of the best writers and artists for children take great pleasure in sending a chill up your spine in the tale of The Haunted Mill, the eerie Spook House, the macabre Rats, and 35 other frightful stories. This is a great book to read aloud or even by yourself--if you dare!

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $3.74

  Following the success of The Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories , here is a second volume. The stories are drawn from the early twentieth century tradition of ghost stories, together with contemporary stories that develop and extend this tradition. An additional feature to this collection is that it contains original stories that have been specially commissioned for these books.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1994

  $3.50

  Ghost stories around the campfire or under the covers are a favorite pastime of children all over the world. Dennis Pepper has collected classic and contemporary legends, folktales, short stories, and poems from many lands and cultures that feature a wide assortment of ghosts. Some are chillingly spooky, others merely silly and strange. All are good and scary and guaranteed to curl your toes and rattle your bones. Some of the best writers and artists for children take great pleasure in sending a chill up your spine in the tale of The Haunted Mill, the eerie Spook House, the macabre Rats, and thirty-five other frightful stories. This is a great book to read aloud or even by yourself (if you dare!).