Customer Reviews

Ghosts! Ghostly Tales from Folklore

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When my son read this book it was the first time ever that he read past his required 20 minutes and actually finished the book! He loved the scary tone, but not too scary for a child.

Ghosts

Alvin Schwartz

Reading level: 1-3

Your review: This is a good book! I would recommend it. It has really funny illustrations and really good ones too! It isn't a chapter book but it does have 7 funny but not scary stories about ghosts!

My daughter is 7yrs old and in second grade. She is supposed to read for 20 min each night which sometimes can be a struggle. After this book arrived she has not fought us on reading one single night. In fact is seems that she even reads better with this book since she is very interested in it. The level of reading is perfect for second grade and the little stories are 'spooky' and cute. My daughter loves this book. We also got 'In a Dark, Dark room and other scary stories' and both books are great, she loves both of them.

My six and 1/2 year old, first grade daughter read part of this book last night and was freaked out by it! She was so scared she started crying after reading "Susie" (the one about the cat). It is not a book for young kids. I read the book later and found the mean bully girl who comes back to haunt and bully her classmate even more as a ghost completely inappropriate and scary for this age group. At this age kids are more and more curious about death, dying and if ghosts are real or not and this book takes death, ghosts and even bullying too lightly for 6-8 year old learning comprehension of these subjects. I can see where older kids would may get a kick out of the stories and know how to discern better, real from not real. The book made me mad because we both didn't see it coming as she read on. Don't let kids under 9 or 10 read this book!

My 7-year old 2nd-grade daughter has been up for the last two hours because she was frightened by this book that her class read today in school. Out of all of the Halloween stories there are out there this one was chosen? I haven't read it, but my kid did and it scared her. There are hundreds of books out there for "leveled" readers that would be more appropriate. You know your child the best. If he or she gets scared easily - think twice before buying this. If your child handles fear better - he or she may love it.

I remember when my Dad read this to me when I was 5 I guess, and I got soooo scared by that "Suzie the Cat" story, I had constant nightmares EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!! I still remember it to this day! I was sooo scared I tell u! I didn't like the book after my Dad read it, I couldn't even walk past it! Don't buy this for ANYONE no matter what! I'm serious! Don't buy this! If you want to have a child that cries and screams from nightmares all night, then buy it.