Customer Reviews

The Tailypo: A Ghost Story (Clarion books)

5 star:		(28)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I first heard this story when I was in Kindergarden, during a Halloween reading session . Needless to say I was very impressionable at that age, and now still refuse to sleep with my arms and feet off the bed at age 25. I recently began looking for this book and am happy to have found it here. All mental scarring aside, I love the story... but just wish they would release it with a stuffed critter ( perferably with permanently attached tail) to boot.

I read this book back in elementary school, and I'd always remembered it. I didn't know whether it was in print any longer and am happy to see it is, because I search for every time I'm around the childrens books in a bookstore. I highly recommend this:) Just looking at the cover again makes me laugh....it's freaky, cute and morbid at the same time:)

We read this in kindergarden, and some of our friends are still having nightmares about it. We loved this book because it is sooo scary! Even in seventh grade SOME of us are still shrieking at the word TAILYPO. This IS a really good book, but beware of its impact on young people, especially those with, uh, overactive imaginations. The perfect book for reading around a campfire in the middle of the woods with lots of noises and glowing eyes all around...

Ok, I am in 11th grade, and I read this book in like 4th grade. I still have nighmares and flashbacks about it. It really scared me. I will not even touch the book if I ever see it. If you do buy this book for your child, I highly suggest that your child is not a fragile on or one who is even a little scared of "creatures" of the night. Ok, that's it.

I just checked this book out from the library after roughly 13 years (or longer)since I had last seen or heard it being told. Each Halloween of my grade school years, the music teacher would read this tale to us in a dimmed class room. It scared me horribly. I've got to admit,I was a very easily frightened child, but there it is. Seeing it today, through the eyes of a grown-up and horror-afficionado,I don't find it nearly so horrifying. However, I still think it's an excellent and eerily told tale. (The illustrations, which I had not forgotten,accentuate the spookiness of the story). I'd love to learn more about the history behind this folktale.

our evil harpie of an elementary school librarian scarred generations of children with this book. we've found some comfort in reading these customer reviews and to discover: we are not alone. the story, the art, it burns into your very soul. i will never ever ever EVER eat a Tailypo's tail!!!!!!!

p.s. how many of you traumatized adults are from BOONE, IOWA, PAGE SCHOOL ELEMENTARY '78-80?

I used to read this book to my 3 children over 20 years ago. They loved it! In fact, 2 years ago, my daughter found a copy of the book and gave it to me for Christmas so I could read it to my future grandchildren.

I honestly can't remember much about this book, but over 20 years later I still recall that it scared the dickens out of me! Even now, I'm not sure I have the nerve to try again. There are very few things that have left an impression of being truly scary on me, but this one I will always remember.

When I was in 3rd grade my teacher read us this book for Halloween--it was the scariest thing I ever heard! I had trouble sleeping and thought that the little creature was in my room at night...and I don't scare easy! To this day I couldn't remember what the book was called but I could still remember what the images looked like and it still creeped me out! So I set out to find this book again--I still haven't reread it yet, but just from reading everyone else's reviews I must say that it's apparent that I wasn't the only one scared by this when I was little. Be careful if you are going to read this to a child. It will stick with them for the rest of their lives!

I am torn between giving this book 1 star or 5. I remember checking this book out of the library when I was about 8-9. I did not sleep well for months and I can still recite some of the lines even though I have never read it since! I will not read this to my kids but as a work of literature it certainly makes an impression. Fabulous haunting text and scary pictures that will stay with you. Even though it is a simple story, it is a classic scare. Take this on your next campout and the kids will not worry about the bears!