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A World Full of Spooky Stories: 50 Tales to Make Your Spine Tingle

A World Full of Spooky Stories: 50 Tales to Make Your Spine Tingle

Published in
2019
4.02
on Goodreads (272)

Description

Get ready for Halloween with this child-friendly collection of spooky stories from all over the world. Feel your pulse race and your skin tingle as you read about the fearsome witch Baba Yaga, the serpent woman from Spain, the rescue of Tam Lin from the bewitching Queen of the Fairies, how Father Death gets caught in the Enchanted Apple Tree, and the waterdwelling Bunyip from Australia. Make sure you have your candle ready as it’s sure to be a long night… This gorgeous gift book is the perfect anthology for Halloween, or any time you want to be spooked! Features stories from Germany, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Africa, Brazil, Japan, Australia, India, UK, Canada, France, China, Ireland, Syria, Korea, Sweden, Egypt, Iceland, New Zealand, Arabia, Spain, Tibet, Iran, Greece.
Age
5-8
Text complexity
intermediate
Length
128 pages

Why to read

  • Engaging stories
  • Cultural diversity
  • Supernatural elements
  • Folktales and mythology