Catalog - The City Library

Format:

Book

Author:

Pearson, Maggie, 1941- author.

Title:

Ghosts and goblins : scary stories from around the world / Maggie Pearson ; illustrations by Francesca Greenwood.

Publisher, Date:

Minneapolis : Darby Creek, [2016]

Description:

152 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Summary:

"A lone traveler battles a ghost in a haunted house. A werewolf's bride is on the hunt to feed her husband dinner. A vampire waits outside a girl's window for the perfect moment to pounce...This collection of traditional tales and myths from cultures around the world looks at all things spooky. From magical to ridiculous, mysterious to terrifying, watch out for things that go boo in the night!"--Page 4 of cover.

Target Audience Note:

Age: 7-12.

Grade 4 to 6.

Series:

World of stories

World of stories.

Subjects:

Ghost stories.

Genre:

Ghost stories.

Folk tales.

Other Author:

Greenwood, Francesca, illustrator.

Contents:

The Moddey-dhoo The bride who waited The vampire of Croglin Grange Hold hi, Tubbs! The grateful dead The man of her dreams Little Olle and the troll Wungala The dauntless girl The ghost's peso Jean-Loup The forest people The goblin pony The haunting Jacob and the Duppy The selkie's revenge As cold as clay The ghost in the library Goldenhair The werewolf's bride The hidden hand River of Death The cold lady The gnome under the bridge A room full of spirits

LCCN:

2015046657

ISBN:

9781512413182 (lb : alk. paper)

1512413186 (lb : alk. paper)

9781512413397 (pb : alk. paper)

1512413399 (pb : alk. paper)

Other Number:

937366156

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

610070

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

j 398.2 Pearson