Abiyoyo : based on a South African lullaby and folk story Abiyoyo : based on a South African lullaby and folk story / Pete Seeger
Banished from the town for making mischief, a little boy and his father are welcomed back when they find a way to make the dreaded giant Abiyoyo disappear.
The Bailey School Kids Adventures: Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots The Bailey School Kids Adventures: Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots / Debbie Dadey
The third grade at Bailey Elementary was very hard to handle, until a strange new teacher named Mrs. Jeepers arrived. Read all of the "scary" adventures with the Bailey School kids!
The Bake Shop Ghost The Bake Shop Ghost / Jacqueline K. Ogburn
Miss Cora Lee Merriweather haunts her bake shop after her death, until the new shop owner makes a deal with her.
Bear Feels Scared Bear Feels Scared / Karma Wilson
Bear's animal friends come to his rescue when he becomes lost and frightened in the woods.
Bears in the Night Bears in the Night / Stan and Jan Berenstain
Seven bears sneak out of bed, through the window, and across the dark countryside to investigate the source of a noise.
The Bookstore Burglar The Bookstore Burglar / Barbara Maitland
Cobweb the cat and her best friends, who are mice, save the spooky Black Cat Bookstore from a burglar who says he doesn't believe in ghosts.
Boy Dumplings Boy Dumplings / Ying Chang Compestine
When a hungry ghost threatens to gobble up a plump little boy, the boy tricks the ghost by convincing him to prepare an elaborate recipe first.
Bumps in the Night Bumps in the Night / Harry Allard
When he discovers his house is haunted, Dudley Stork enlists the help of his friends to find out what is causing the spooky noises.
Bunnicula: a Rabbit Tale of Mystery Bunnicula: a Rabbit Tale of Mystery / Deborah and James Howe
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
Cam Jansen and the Scary Snake Mystery Cam Jansen and the Scary Snake Mystery / David Adler
Cam investigates when a thief steals her mother's video camera and a tape containing footage of a big scary snake.
The Case of Vampire Vivian The Case of Vampire Vivian / Michelle Knudsen
When Molly and her sister notice bats in their neighborhood for the first time, they become suspicious of the new girl in school nicknamed Vampire Vivian.
Class Trip to the Haunted House Class Trip to the Haunted House / Marcia Thornton Jones
There's no place like home! And Calliope the ghost misses her old mansion. When Andrew-the class bully- announces his family is going to tear it down, Calliope is so upset she can't even speak. Is she hiding something back home? Does she have a secret she can't tell? The kids of Ghostville Elementary are going to have to take a little field trip to the haunted mansion to solve this mystery. But the only way in is with that big bully Andrew. And the only way out could be ghastly! Book 10 in the Ghostville Elementary series.
A Dark, Dark Tale A Dark, Dark Tale / Ruth Brown
Journeying through a dark, dark house, a black cat surprises the only inhabitant of the abandoned residence.
Diane Goode's Book of Scary Stories and Songs Diane Goode's Book of Scary Stories and Songs / Diane Goode
Introduction -- Spooks a-hunting -- My big toe -- The pumpkin giant -- Someone -- No one -- 'Taint so -- The man who was afraid of nothing -- The mermaid -- A ghostly ballad -- The worms crawl in -- Dauntless little John -- The conjure wives -- Mr. Miacca -- The gobble-uns'll git you ef you don't watch out! -- The ghost of John -- The house at the corner -- The goblins at the bathhouse -- The green ribbon.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / adapted by Kate McMullan
A kind and well-respected doctor can turn himself into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug he's created.
Dracula Madness Dracula Madness / Mary Labatt
In the first book in the Sam and Friends Mystery graphic novel series, Dracula Madness, Jennie meets Samantha, the sheepdog belonging to her new next-door neighbors. No ordinary dog, Sam is a detective with a nose for sniffing out a mystery even in a small town as uneventful as Woodford. No ordinary girl, Jennie has a special connection with this dog -- Jennie can read Sam's thoughts. After Jennie and her friend Beth show Sam the creepiest house in town, the dog detective is on the case. The weird owner of the house, McIver, must be ? Dracula. Who else would never go outside and never turn the lights on? Why else would bats be flying around his yard? This McIver definitely has something to hide. But is he really a vampire? Fueled by odd combinations of junk food, Sam's boundless energy and fertile imagination sometimes lead everyone a little astray. But even if the mystery turns out to be something less than mysterious, when Sam and friends are on the case, adventure is never far behind.
Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror / Edgar Allan Poe
Presents three chilling tales adapted for easy reading.
Eek! Stories to Make You Shriek Eek! Stories to Make You Shriek / Jane O'Conner
Three easy-to-read scary stories about a talking doll, a dog picture that barks, and a Halloween monster.
Five Creepy Creatures Five Creepy Creatures / Judith Bauer Stamper
A collection of five easy-to-read stories about creepy creatures.
The Ghost-eye Tree The Ghost-eye Tree / Bill Martin, Jr.
Walking down a dark lonely road on an errand one night, a brother and sister argue over who is afraid of the dread Ghost-Eye tree.
Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost / Cornelia Funke
A timid boy named Tom reluctantly agrees to help professional ghostbuster Hetty Hyssop dispel an IRG (Incredibly Revolting Ghost) from an old house. Read all four books in the Ghosthunters series!
Ghosts Hour, Spooks Hour Ghosts Hour, Spooks Hour / Eve Bunting
Scary incidents at midnight give Biff the dog and his master a frightening time but all turn out to have good explanations.
Ghosts in the House! Ghosts in the House! / Kazuno Kohara
Tired of living in a haunted house, a young witch captures, washes, and turns her pesky ghosts into curtains and a tablecloth.
A Good Night for Ghosts A Good Night for Ghosts / Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie must travel back in time to New Orleans in 1915 to help a teenaged Louis Armstrong fulfill his destiny and become the "King of Jazz."
The Graves Family The Graves Family / Patricia Polacco
When the spooky Graves family moves to town and tries to fit in with the "normal" residents of Union City, everyone is in for a few surprises.
Heckedy Peg Heckedy Peg / Audrey Wood
A mother saves her seven children from Heckedy Peg, a witch who has changed them into different kinds of food.
Howliday Inn Howliday Inn / James Howe
While their family is away, Harold and Chester, a dog and a cat, are boarded at Chateau Bow-Wow where Chester becomes increasingly alarmed by the strange behavior of his fellow guests and the sudden disappearance of one of them.
The Hungry Ghosts The Hungry Ghosts / Julius Lester
A resourceful young boy tries to help three hungry ghosts find something to eat.
I Spy a Scary Monster : Riddles I Spy a Scary Monster : Riddles / Jean Marzollo
All-new, easy-to-read riddles by Jean Marzollo are paired with fun, spooky photographs from previously published I Spy books to create an I Spy reader that is perfect for Halloween!
I'm Not Afraid of This Haunted House I'm Not Afraid of This Haunted House / Laurie Friedman
Simon Lester Henry Strauss is not in the least afraid of any haunted house, but there is something else that terrifies him.
In a Creepy, Creepy Place and Other Scary Stories In a Creepy, Creepy Place and Other Scary Stories / Judith Gorog
Take out the trash -- Frankenflopper -- The scary place -- Gar -- My good angel.
A collection of scary stories with unpredictable events and bizarre characters.
In a Dark, Dark Room, and other Scary Stories In a Dark, Dark Room, and other Scary Stories / Alvin Schwartz
Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries.
The Little Green Witch The Little Green Witch / Barbara Barbieri McGrath
The little green witch's three friends are too lazy to help her tend the pumpkin seeds she has planted, but when they all want to eat the pumpkin pie that she makes, the witch exacts her revenge.
Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears / Emily Gravett
Little Mouse draws pictures of some of the many things he is afraid of, including creepy crawlies, sharp knives, and having accidents, and provides the correct scientific name for each of his fears.
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything / Linda Williams
A little old lady who is not afraid of anything must deal with a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and other spooky objects that follow her through the dark woods trying to scare her. The little old lady's fearless attitude and her clever solution as to what to do with the lively shoes, pants, shirt and pumpkin head that are chasing her will enchant young audiences. Great Halloween story. With brilliantly colored, detailed folk art illustrations.
The Million Dollar Strike The Million Dollar Strike / Dan Gutman
Best friends Ouchie and Squishy, who love bowling and horror movies respectively, meet the eccentric owner of a local bowling alley and try to help him save Bowl-A-Rama from the wrecking ball and a destructive psychotic lunatic.
Minnie and Moo and the Haunted Sweater Minnie and Moo and the Haunted Sweater / Denys Cazet
Minnie and Moo want to give special presents to the Farmer for his birthday, but something goes awry when Moo knits him a sweater.
Miss Smith and the Haunted Library Miss Smith and the Haunted Library / Michael Garland
When Miss Smith brings her students to the public library, they not only meet Virginia Creeper, the librarian, but also a host of frightening creatures that emerge from the pages of the "Incredible Storybook" as Ms. Creeper reads her favorite tales.
The Monster Mall and Other Spooky Poems The Monster Mall and Other Spooky Poems / David Steinberg
Young readers can tickle their funny bones with skeletons, monsters, and a whole slew of silly characters with these fun poems. Black-and-white illustrations set the tone for this kooky celebration of all things spooky.
The Monster's Ring The Monster's Ring / Bruce Coville
A timid boy, eager to frighten the school bully on Halloween night, acquires a magic ring and the power to change himself into a hideous monster.
Never Say Boo! Never Say Boo! / Robin Pulver
When Gordon, a ghost, moves to a new school, everyone is afraid of him until they learn that he is not as scary as they thought he was.
Night of the Gargoyles Night of the Gargoyles / Eve Bunting
In the middle of the night, the gargoyles that adorn the walls of a museum come to life and frighten the night watchman.
Pup and Hound Scare a Ghost Pup and Hound Scare a Ghost / Susan Hood
What's floating around the farmyard that has Old Mother Hen all a-twitter? As it flutters and flaps and flies away, Pup and Hound are hot on its ghostly trail. Will our team unravel this spooky mystery? This Level 1 first reader contains short stories, simple sentences, easy vocabulary, simple visual clues and lots of repetition.
Rider in the Night: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow Rider in the Night: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow / Candice Ransom
The time travel missions continue for Mattie, her brother Alex, and sister Sophie when they meet the superstitious villagers in Washington Irving's classic story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and must help fearful Ichabod Crane win the heart of Katrina Van Tassel.
Scary Stories to Read When It's Dark Scary Stories to Read When It's Dark
Shivers (from Days with frog and toad) / by Arnold Lobel -- The green ribbon (from In a dark, dark room and other scary stories) / retold by Alvin Schwartz ; pictures by Dirk Zimmer -- Halloween (from EEK! Stories to make you shriek) / by Jane O'Connor ; pictures by G. Brian Karas -- Henry's bedtime story (from The happy Hocky family) / by Lane Smith -- The dark wood (from BOO! Stories to make you jump) / compiled by Laura Cecil ; pictures by Emma Chichester Clark -- Bloody fingers (from Five funny frights) / by Judith Bauer Stamper ; pictures by Tim Raglin -- Something at the window (from Ant plays bear) / by Betsy Byars ; pictures by Marc Simont.
Scooby-Doo! and the Hoopster Horror Scooby-Doo! and the Hoopster Horror / James Gelsey
Scooby-Doo and his friends from Mystery, Inc. attempt to rescue a star basketball player who is kidnapped by a monster.
Scooby-Doo! and the Scary Skateboarder Scooby-Doo! and the Scary Skateboarder / James Gelsey
Scooby-Doo and his friends from Mystery, Inc. investigate when a frightening skateboarder appears at a skateboarding competition.
Seven Scary Monsters Seven Scary Monsters / Mary Beth Lundgren
At bedtime, a little boy vanquishes the seven monsters that inhabit his room and tells them not to come back.
The Snow Queen The Snow Queen / Amy Ehrlich
The strength of a little girl's love enables her to overcome many obstacles and free a boy from the Snow Queen's spell.
Spooky America : Four Real Ghost Stories Spooky America : Four Real Ghost Stories / Lori Haskins
Recounts four fact-based tales of hauntings, including a ghost horse on the coast of Massachusetts, a haunted painting at a Virginia plantation, a skeleton in Colorado, and a ghostly sea captain of California.
The Spooky Tire The Spooky Tire / Jon Scieszka
On a dark and stormy night, Melvin the truck rolls into a spooky junkyard to find a replacement for his flat tire.
The Teeny Tiny Ghost and the Monster The Teeny Tiny Ghost and the Monster / Kay Winters
The teeny tiny ghost and his classmates enter a monster-making contest at their school.
Teeny Tiny Tingly Tales Teeny Tiny Tingly Tales / Nancy Van Laan
Three rhyming scary stories.
The Teeny-Tiny Woman : A Ghost Story The Teeny-Tiny Woman : A Ghost Story / Paul Galdone
Retells the tale of the teeny-tiny woman who finds a teeny-tiny bone in a churchyard and puts it away in her cupboard before she goes to sleep.
There's a Nightmare in My Closet There's a Nightmare in My Closet / Mercer Mayer
Childhood fear of the dark and the resulting exercise in imaginative exaggeration are given that special Mercer Mayer treatment in this dryly humorous fantasy. -School Library Journal
There's an Alligator Under My Bed There's an Alligator Under My Bed / Mercer Mayer
The alligator under his bed makes a boy's bedtime hazardous operation, until he lures it out of the house and into the garage. Sequel to: There's a nightmare in my closet.
There's No Such Thing As Ghosts! There's No Such Thing As Ghosts! / Emmanuelle Eeckhout
Despite his mother's warnings, a young boy goes to visit a haunted house in hopes of catching a ghost.
Wanda Witch and the Wobbly Fang Wanda Witch and the Wobbly Fang / Rose Impey
Wanda Witch is annoyed by her wobbly fang until she learns about the Fang Fairy, who will bring a surprise when the fang falls out, and then she decides to use magic to lose all of her fangs at once.
What Was I Scared Of? What Was I Scared Of? / Dr. Seuss
The narrator is frightened by a pair of pale green pants with no one inside that seems to be following him, until the two meet and discover that they have nothing to fear. Features illustrations that glow in the dark.
When a Monster is Born When a Monster is Born / Sean Taylor
Explores the options available to a monster from the time it is born, such as becoming the scary monster under someone's bed or playing on the school basketball team.
Where the Wild Things Are Where the Wild Things Are / Maurice Sendak
A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.
Wiley and the Hairy Man : adapted from an American folk tale Wiley and the Hairy Man : adapted from an American folk tale / Molly Garrett Bang
With his mother's help, Wiley outwits the hairy creature that dominates the swamp hear his home by the Tombigbee River.
The Wretched Stone The Wretched Stone / Chris Van Allsburg
A strange glowing stone picked up on a sea voyage captivates a ship's crew and has a terrible transforming effect on them.
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