Customer Reviews

In A Dark, Dark Room, And Other Scary Stories (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

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This book is a collection of short scary stories for children, perfect for Halloween season. I remember reading these stories when I was younger and think that they where they scariest things. If you read the stories to the children, you could then have them come up with their own scary stories. Plus it is a great way to introduce the genre of mystery and suspense and teach the children what qualities a book must have to actually be a mystery. Most of all these short stories are fun to read and they are not so scary that a child would be left with nightmares, and they are short enough that they keep the child's attention long enough

One of the stories in this book, The Green Ribbon, had such an impact on my daughter (when it was read to her in preschool) that she had it recited at her wedding.

My daughter wore a green ribbon around her neck which the groom untied to symbolize that they weren't hiding anything from each other.

The Green Ribbon is such a romantic story--until the very last line.

I loved this book when i was little. I used to check it out the library all the time. I bought it so one day my kids will be able to read it.

I have read this book to my kindergarten class and it brought much delight to my little listeners. The story of the green ribbon around Jenny's neck is always a favorite and I've had to order a new copy of the book because my original is so tattered.

The stories are just scary enough to elicit ooh's and aah's and "cool!" But considering what kids see on TV and in the movies these days, their tolerance level for scary things is a lot higher than when their teacher was a kid!

This is a fun book for families and classes to read together.

These stories may not be frightening to the average reader, but they are enjoyable to younger readers who want to know what a scary story is all about. Five stars all the way.