Scared Silly!: A Book for the Brave
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Book Overview
An illustrated collection of spooky stories, poems, and riddles including a humorous array of ghosts, monsters, ghouls, and witches.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0316113603
ISBN13:9780316113601
Release Date:January 1994
Publisher:Little Brown and Company
Length:61 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 8.8" x 11.3"
Age Range:4 to 9 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 4
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Fun Shivers For the Primary Grades
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This is an excellent collection of poems and rhymes edited and illustrated by that friendly aardvark Arthur's creator Marc Brown. The drawings are in the same style as the Arthur stories and some of Arthur's friends even make appearances lightening the mood even more from scary to silly. The ominous looking but genial Binky Barnes stars in an especially cute poem. My favorite nightmare defeating rhyme "The Adventures of Isabel" by Ogden Nash is included and makes a great read aloud as does the entire book.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This was a book of children's poems about things that little kids are scared of. It takes those fears and turns them into funny things for children to read. This book took a collection of poems and short story about things that many people think about around Halloween. It talks about things like goblins and scary things lurking around in the dark. This is a book that children can read and laughs about things that they think are scary. I like this book because it gives children a way to read about things that they think are scary and realize that maybe those things aren't so scary after all. If you can get a child to laugh about something that they thought was scary then they may just be able to keep laughing about it instead of letting it frighten them. I think the person who compiled these poems and short stories into this book for child to enjoy really wanted the children to be able to laugh about these things. Many children have fears of things that can't really hurt them and this allows them to see that and laugh about it.
Surprisingly good poems
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
These poems are great read-alouds. My 7-year-old daughter loves to hear them read and to read them herself. This book has inspired me to buy more children's poetry books. We especially love the poem "The Adventures of Isabel." This should be required reading for all little girls. My daughter, who hates and fears her second-grade teacher, was inspired and strengthened by this poem. I know we will read this book many times for a long time to come.
A not-so-scary Halloween book for young children
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is a reprint of a book originally published in 1994. It's a fun collection of mostly poetry with a few short stories, riddles, jokes and even a song thrown in. The entries were written by a variety of well-known children's authors and colorfully illustrated by Marc Brown (who is best known for his "Arthur" books). The collection is about "scary" things such as witches, monsters, ghosts, and more, although most of the entries are humorous rather than frightening. A few of the poems deliver just enough menace to give a child some delighted shivers.It's a good book for young children who aren't yet ready for really scary stories, and a great collection for parents or teachers looking for a little extra something to liven up a Halloween storytime for the young ones.
What a fun book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This book is lots of fun! It would be great to read at Halloween. It could even possibly help a child who is scared of monsters in their room. It has a short story of a little girl who takes charge of messy monsters! The jokes are cute and the "Tomb of Gloom" game was a game I played as a child and was happy to see it in there!
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