by Chris Mould (Author)
This book of ghost stories will send shivers down your spine! It contains ten short stories - five retold classic ghost stories and five original ghost stories by Chris Mould - and is illustrated throughout in black-and-white and colour. A perfect book for boys. Contents: 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' by Washington Irving, 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allen Poe, 'Man-Size in Marble' by Edith Nesbit, 'The Bagman's Story' by Charles Dickens, 'The Phantom Coach' by Amelia B Edwards, and 'A Bedtime Tale', 'The Stranger', 'By the Fireside', 'Aboard the Armadillo' and 'The Very Last Train' all by the award-winning Chris Mould. If you liked being spooked by Susan Hill's 'Woman in Black', you'll love this!
Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Edition: Colour ed
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 06 Oct 2011
ISBN 10: 1444906178
ISBN 13: 9781444906172
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Are you brave enough to read ten of the most terrifying tales?
Are you feeling brave? This is not just one screamingly scary story but 10 totally terrifying tales. Each story is a few pages long - perfect for getting REALLY frightened before bedtime or ideal for reading at a Halloween party and becoming perfectly petrified.
There's the story of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (which will curl your toes up) or By The Fireside (which will make your hair stand on end) or A Bedtime Tale (which will make you shiver in your slippers). There's a good mix of old ghostly stories re-told and brand new spooky tales.
These aren't tales for the faint-hearted. But they are brilliantly written and illustrated with cool and colourful drawings.
Exceptionally high production values, an astounding level of attention to detail and a beautiful lovingly packaged gift box including ghastly stickers and a gruesome skeleton to hang, make this a spook-tacularly special gift set to give to ghouls and boys aike...
... marvellous anthology by the master of the macabre. A perfect book to read during long, cold, dark evenings...
* Achuka *