In a dark, dark room, and other scary stories

Schwartz, Alvin 1927-1992 (Author). Zimmer, Dirk, (ill.).

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780064440905 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0064440907 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781559942331 (set)
ISBN: 1559942339 (set)
ISBN: 9780060252748 (lib. bdg.)
ISBN: 006025274X (lib. bdg.)
ISBN: 9780060252717
ISBN: 0060252715
Physical Description: 63 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
print
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Harper & Row, c1984.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

The teeth (Surinam or Dutch Guiana) -- In the graveyard (short version of the traditional song Old woman all skin and bone) -- The green ribbon (Europe) -- In a dark, dark room (England and America) -- The night it rained (loosely based on the folktale of the ghostly hitchhiker) -- The pirate (British) -- The ghost of John (Stockton, Calif.).