The Spooky Storybook - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091893054 ISBN 13: 9780091893057

Publisher: Hutchinson, 2003

Synopsis

Featuring stories from a host of top children's authors and illustrators including Tony Ross, Dyan Sheldon, G. K. Chesterton and Nicholas Allan, this creepy compendium is packed with ghosts, witches, monsters and bogeymen - all the ingredients needed for a tremulous tale at bedtime, or any time! Brand new illustrations from Nicholas Allan accompany a ghostly tale from Hilltop Hospital, the exuberant witch who got on at Paddington station brightens the lives of a host of commuters and a resourceful little boy catches the elusive Bogeyman. -These wonderfully creepy stories will thrill and delight the youngest of readers, without scaring them out of their wits!

About this title

Book Description:

A creepy collection of ten specially selected tales to gently spook young scary-story fans and evoke a shiver of laughter as well as fright!

From the Back Cover:

Ghosts, witches, monsters and lively imaginations are all the ingredients you need for a spooky bedtime read... A tiny little witch moves in next door; Grandpa’s bedtime story leaves Marmaduke and his sisters feeling jumpy; a little Scottish ghost is just too cute to spook; the Dreambeast is causing havoc; and there’s a mystery creature at Hilltop Hospital... There is even more spooky fun with a magical, singing witch; a pirate with a ghost-bus; a seven-foot-tall, five-armed bogeyman; and a host of ghostly visitors in a very special shop! Beautifully illustrated in full colour, this lively collection of creepy tales has all the ingredients you need to make bedtime spooky – and fun!

About this edition

• Publisher: Hutchinson
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0091893054
• ISBN 13: 9780091893057
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128