Scare Yourself to Sleep (Creepies) [Hardcover]

Rose Impey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2003 | Series: Creepies

Two cousins spending the night in a tent in the dark back yard succeed in scaring each other, with a little help from brother Simon.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Children of a certain age love to scare themselves, and these two titles from the new Creepies series attempt to exploit that passion. Each first-person narrative enumerates scary things that the child imagines in the darkvarious monsters which are engagingly (and frighteningly) illustrated. The well-designed pictures are, in fact, more intriguing than the repetitive, overstated texts. In fact, these books read more like a catalogue of creepies than satisfyingly scary stories. Readers may prefer such solid collections as Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark or Jack Prelutsky's haunting poems in Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep. Ages 6-8.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

ea. vol: illus. by Moira Kemp. unpaged. CIP. (Creepies Series). Barrons. 1988. Tr $8.95. Grade 1-3-- Both of these beginning readers evoke the perverse delight that children in bed take in imagining the scary things just waiting to pop out of the dark. The boy in The Flat Man knows that the tapping on the window is just a branch, but he likes "to pretend it's The Flat Man trying to get in. . . . 'You can't keep me out,' he whispers." In Scare Yourself to Sleep , two cousins challenge each other's nerve with stories of the Garbage Goblins, the Flying Cat, and the Tree Creeper. Both books are brief, somewhat choppy, and use repetition to create a spooky effect. Kemp's full-color illustrations are rich and add immeasurably to the stories' impact. Her creatures and monsters are decidedly creepy yet reassuringly humorous. Children will enjoy these vicarious thrills (although some may find them too scary). They can also be used as good short read-alouds for the Halloween season. --Anne Connor, Los Angeles Public Library
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Mathew Price Childrens Books (September 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 184248057X
• ISBN-13: 978-1842480571
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,618,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Spooky Sleepover, January 7, 2012

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Tracy Christenson "dictionary enchantress" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scare Yourself to Sleep (Creepies) (Hardcover)

A girl and her cousin are camping out in the backyard when they decide to play a game they made up themselves called Scare Yourself to Sleep. They take turns inventing and telling stories about monsters lurking out in the darkness. The winner of the game is the one who successfully scares the other. However, their stories are interrupted by the girl's brother, Simon, who is trying to scare them . . . at least, they think it's probably Simon. The monsters are made up, aren't they?

I first read this when I was about seven years old, and I've loved it ever since! The pictures show not only what's happening in the girls' imaginations but hint at what's happening in real life, just outside their tent as Simon acts out the things in their stories. It might be a little too scary for very young children, but kids about seven and up will like it. The illustrations are vivid and detailed, and readers may be wondering up until the very end how much is really imagined. All the books in the Creepies series are about the power of imagination and how it can be fun to be a little bit scared.

4.0 out of 5 stars A creepy story, July 5, 2005

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Marsha A. Alexander (Vacaville, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scare Yourself To Sleep (Creepies) (Hardcover)

My seven year old loved this book. She liked the story line about a cousin and a sleep over. It was also not too scary. I liked it because it was short and kept her interest for the duration. She read the whole book in about twenty minutes. I would recommend this book for any independent reader in grades two or three.