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Saturday, October 13, 2012

"Scarey Tales of Horror" Library Display and List

This is such a good idea. (Not mine, but Stephanie Trzeciakiewicz's. So simply set out a bunch of the R. L. Stine books, Goosebumps, and all other Halloween tales on a similar table that are spooky and scary looking and get the kids excited to head something scary. Even the "I Spy" and "Scooby Doo" books would work here!!!!!!!

Here's a list of some great scary picture books for both the young and "not so brave" kids:

Miss Mary is Scary! (My Weird School Daze, No. 10) by Dan Gutman and Jim Paillot (Jul 27, 2010)

Goosebumps: Scary House Starring R.L. Stine, Kathryn Short, Cody Jones and Scott Wickware (Sep 6, 2005)

Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irreverent Look at Motherhood - The Good, The Bad, and the Scary by Jill Smokler (Apr 3, 2012)

Scary, Scary Halloween by Eve Bunting and Jan Brett (Sep 19, 1988)

Can You See What I See?: On a Scary Scary Night: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve by Walter Wick (Aug 1, 2008)

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz and Brett Helquist (Jul 27, 2010)

Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective? (Words Are Categorical) by Brian P. Cleary and Jenya Prosmitsky (Sep 1, 2001)

Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley (1992)

Scary Stories Boxed Set by Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell (Jun 26, 1992) - Box set

Tell Me a Scary Story...But Not Too Scary! (Byron Preiss Book) by Carl Reiner and James Bennett (Sep 1, 2007)

Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas (Aug 4, 2009)

Scary Stories Trio (3 Books) (Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark; More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark; Scary Stories 3: More Tales To Chill Your Bones) by Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell (2010)

Scary Poems for Rotten Kids by Sean O'Huigin, John Fraser and Scott Hughes (Jan 1, 1989)

Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt (Feb 1, 2006)

Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones by Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell (Aug 2, 1991)

More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell (Sep 25, 1986)

For fiction chapter books, try some of these frightening favorites:

The Witches, by Roald Dahl

The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman

The Crossroads, by Chris Grabenstein

All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn

Voices by Shaun Hutson

The Ghost's Grave by Peg Kehret

Nightmare Academy by Dean Lorey

The Secret of the Painted House by Marion Dane Bauer

(Suggestion: Go to Amazon and get a quick review on each book to see if you might like it.)

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Saturday, May 5, 2012

SATURDAY'S SERIES: "Skeleton Creek" by Patrick Carmen (boys will love these)

Today I wanted to highlight the 4 books in the series "Skeleton Creek" by Patrick Carmen grade 3 and up, age 9 and up, 2007

The books are #1 "Skeleton Creek Ryan's Journal", #2 "Ghost in the Machine", #3 "The Cross Bones" and #4 "The Raven".

Things in the small town of Skeleton Creek are not as they seem and Sarah and Ryan, who are good friends, want to get to the bottom of it. I read this set of books to Sam (aged 12), last year and he loved them. He was always asking me to read them with him. They held my interest as well. The coolest part of these books is that there are videos on "you-tube" that you watch about every 2 chapters, because Sarah is into cinematography. You are given a special secret code, a password, that enables you to look at the movies.

Sarah sneaks out in the night looking for clues, because Ryan is stuck at home with a broken leg, which occured in the first book as they are searching for clues.

The books are a little spooky for kids much younger that 8, so I suggest ages 9 and up. The books keep you guessing and wanting more! Sam had a hard time waiting for the 4th book, The Raven, to come out! :)

BOOK REVIEW: "Strange things are happening in Skeleton Creek and Ryan and Sarah are trying to get to the heart of it. But
after an eerie accident leaves Ryan housebound and forbidden to see Sarah, their investigation takes two tracks: Ryan records everything in his journal, while Sarah uses her videocam to search things out … and then emails the clips for Ryan to see. In a new, groundbreaking format, the story is broken into two parts -- Ryan's text in the book, and Sarah's videos on a special website, with links and passwords given throughout the book."