In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories (I Can Read! Reading 2) [Paperback]

Alvin Schwartz (Author), Dirk Zimmer (Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: October 2, 1985 | Age Range: 4 - 8 years | Lexile Measure: 430L (What's this?)

Creak...
Crash...
BOO!

Shivering skeletons, ghostly pirates, chattering corpses, and haunted graveyards...all to chill your bones! Share these seven spine-tingling stories in a dark, dark room.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Alvin Schwartz is known for his more than two dozen books of folklore for young readers that explore everything from wordplay and humor to tales and legends of all kinds. Don't miss his other Scary Stories collections, including More Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3.

Gregory Maguire was born in Albany, New York. He received his doctorate at Tufts University and has lived in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, as well as Dublin and London.

He has been a fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and the Blue Mountain Center.

Product Details

• Age Range: 4 - 8 years
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; Reprint edition (October 2, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064440907
• ISBN-13: 978-0064440905
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.2 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > Children's Books > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths > Multicultural
  • #34 in Books > Children's Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Spine-Chilling Horror

More About the Author

Alvin Schwartz is known for a body of work of more than two dozen books of folklore for young readers that explore everything from wordplay and humor to tales and legends of all kinds. His collections of scary stories -- Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, Scary Stories 3, and two I Can Read Books, In A Dark, Dark Room and Ghosts! -- are just one part of his matchless folklore collection.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Still sticks with me, even now September 10, 2006

By kml

Format:Paperback

I'm nineteen years old, and I still remember the day I found this book in my school library when I was six. I was enamoured, and checked it out numerous times before another student lost it. I was a bookworm as a child, having read hundreds of books in a matter of years, and this book still stands as one of the truly unforgettable books I read in my youth. I believe it is the powerful imagery of the book that has stuck with me all these years, and made it impossible for me to forget.

Granted, it is not for everyone, and some children might benefit from reading it at an older age. I remember being slightly perturbed by some of the ideas and nuances presented in the book. However, I doubt highly that it would truly disturb any child that was mature enough to approach the book thoughtfully.

An initial parental reading might be something to consider.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book. October 15, 2000

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

I remember when I got this book. It was near Halloween and I had to go to Burlington coat factory with my grandma. I saw this book and asked her if I could get it. She said okay. I was eight years old. I took it back to her house and read it that night. My favorite story was 'The Green Ribbon'. I took it to school with me the following Monday so that my teacher would read it to us and she got excited when she saw 'The Green Ribbon' because it was a story she was looking for that was told to her when she was a child. I love this book and I recommend it to you, but I do think that if you're a parent, you might want to see if your child can handle some of these stories. Aside from that, this is a fine bit of literature and will be cherished by many people for years to come.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable September 13, 2005

By Kathy Reyes

Format:Paperback

This is one of the first books I remember reading as a kid and it freaked me out so much! Looking back, the stories aren't anything to get even remotely scared about, but there is something great about this book when you're a kid. I must have read this book 15 times in one year. I still remember the stories, and I've even reminisced about it with my friends. A must have in any childhood.