New York Timesbestselling author Max Brallier's easy-to-read scary stories are perfect for beginning readers!
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This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, and full-color artwork on every spread, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!
What is hiding under the bed? What is scratching at the window? Find out in
New York Timesbestselling author Max Brallier's scary stories collection. These five spine-chilling stories will have beginning readers everywhere begging to stay up late to read (with the light on!). With authentically scary, easy-to-read text and creepy, full-color artwork throughout, this book is perfect for young children who crave lite scares. This is also THE book to share at sleepovers or around a campfire. It will send SHIVERS down your spine!
Praise forA Walk in the Dark and Other Scary Stories(Mister Shivers #4):
With topics ranging from a bizarre hotel to a magical pen, the tales are reminiscent of scary stories told around a campfire...The illustrations provide an added level of suspense, mixing dark shadows and spooky characters to keep the excitement going. Spooky fun! --Kirkus Reviews
Praise forBeneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories(Mister Shivers #1):
Selected by the New York Public Library as one of 2019's Best Books for Kids!
* Brallier's (The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond, 2018, etc.) strong horror chops translate well into this Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark-lite package for early chapter-book readers... Simplified spooks for the we-want-it-just-scary-enough crowd. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Praise forShadow in the Woods and Other Scary Stories(Mister Shivers #2):
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