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From: heather mcneil <heatherm>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:55:34 -0700
I particularly enjoy stories that are scary because of the mood, or because of what's left open to interpretation. For instance, The Changing Maze, by Xilpha Keatley Snyder, and The Man Who Could Call Down Owls by Eve Bunting. Both are captivating stories, hauntingly illustrated by Charles Mikolaycak. Another is The Magic Wood, a poem by Henry Treece. The illlustrations by Barry Moser are truly creepy!
One of the scariest of all stories is "Mary Culhane," of which there are many versions. It's in The Goblins Giggle and Other Stories, selected by Molly Bang.
A couple of suggestions for young children are Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman (great for audience participation), and The Witch Has an Itch by Donna Guthrie. And for the very young, I tell The Bed Just So by jeanne Hardendorf.
Last of all, I recommend three Japanese folktales. The Snow Wife, by Robert D. San Souci, has great monsters, and On Cat Mountain, adapted by Arthur Levine, is spooky. I also enjoy Tasty Baby Belly Buttons by Judy Sierra for the young grade school age child. Lots of fun!
Heather McNeil Youth Services Coordinator/Bend Library Co-Manager Deschutes Public Library 601 N. W. Wall St. Bend, OR 97701 541-617-7099 heatherm at dpls.lib.or.us
Received on Mon 24 Oct 2005 03:55:34 PM CDT
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:55:34 -0700
I particularly enjoy stories that are scary because of the mood, or because of what's left open to interpretation. For instance, The Changing Maze, by Xilpha Keatley Snyder, and The Man Who Could Call Down Owls by Eve Bunting. Both are captivating stories, hauntingly illustrated by Charles Mikolaycak. Another is The Magic Wood, a poem by Henry Treece. The illlustrations by Barry Moser are truly creepy!
One of the scariest of all stories is "Mary Culhane," of which there are many versions. It's in The Goblins Giggle and Other Stories, selected by Molly Bang.
A couple of suggestions for young children are Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman (great for audience participation), and The Witch Has an Itch by Donna Guthrie. And for the very young, I tell The Bed Just So by jeanne Hardendorf.
Last of all, I recommend three Japanese folktales. The Snow Wife, by Robert D. San Souci, has great monsters, and On Cat Mountain, adapted by Arthur Levine, is spooky. I also enjoy Tasty Baby Belly Buttons by Judy Sierra for the young grade school age child. Lots of fun!
Heather McNeil Youth Services Coordinator/Bend Library Co-Manager Deschutes Public Library 601 N. W. Wall St. Bend, OR 97701 541-617-7099 heatherm at dpls.lib.or.us
Received on Mon 24 Oct 2005 03:55:34 PM CDT
