Master storyteller Judith Gorog brings readers the story of a little girl and her not-so-ordinary doll, Frankenflopper--along with four other creepy tales--in her second collection of scary-funny stories. They're guaranteed to give chapter book readers goosebumps and giggles galore.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-6. Five fun-to-read stories that focus on a "creepy place": that rickety old porch, a grandparent's attic, the woods near home. Gorog utilizes readers' imaginations and memories of such places to provide the requisite chills and giggles. In one tale, Jessie creates a big, ugly doll that possesses the necessary trappings of a Frankenstein monster. When Frankenflopper comes to life, things start to get interesting. The doll survives, but not without a close call with a pair of scissors. In the eeriest selection, Gar wants a pet tarantula. His mother becomes convinced that a dangerous, 10-inch spider in the local pet store is actually a guardian angel and considers buying it for her son. Who does the convincing? THE SPIDER! At points readers can feel the spider's evil presence. Root's moody line drawings add just enough visual imagery. A welcome addition that offers children a scary alternative to the standard "horror" fare being dished up in series books.?Jean-Marie Kliphuis, Nesconset Elementary School, NY
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Gr. 2^-4. Some youngsters may find these five offbeat stories scary, but most will just find them unusual. The first one contains the most universally scary scenario--an old house with shadows that whisper and creaky stairs that threaten. From there, the stories become progressively milder: a girl creates a giant doll that gives everyone the creeps; three boys hear rustling coming from a mailbox they pass on the way to school; a boy talks his mother into letting him buy a tarantula. In the final story, a boy left in charge of his four-year-old sister must decide whether to take advice from a wicked angel or a good one. A realistic pen-and-ink drawing heads each story, but although the artwork is nicely rendered, it doesn't increase the goose bumps factor. A chapter book for the more fainthearted child who still wants to read something in the genre. Lauren Peterson
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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