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Short and Scary Picture Books
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Brown, Ruth
A Dark, Dark Tale

A black cat prowls an abandoned mansion, venturing farther into its darkest chambers until it discovers…?
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Bunting, Eve
Ghost’s Hour, Spook’s Hour

Midnight noises and spooky sights won’t stop a boy and his dog from seeking his missing parents.
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
Galdone, Paul
The Teeny-Tiny Woman: A Ghost Story

Is the bone haunted that the teeny tiny woman found in the churchyard?
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
Hicks, Barbara Jean
Jitterbug Jam

With a slice of bread and jitterbug jam, Bobo the monster won’t be afraid of the boy under his bed.
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
Johnston, Tony
The Ghost of Nicholas Grebe

This ghost cannot rest until his stolen thigh bone is returned.
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
Kelly, John
The Mystery of Eatum Hall

Horace and Glenda are invited to Eatum Hall, but what’s on the menu?
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
Kohara, Kazuno
Ghosts in the House!

A clever girl knows the best way to take care of a house full of ghosts.
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
Levine, Arthur A
The Boy Who Drew Cats

In an old Japanese legend, a boy’s lovingly painted cats destroy the evil Goblin Rat.
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
McBratney, Sam
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

The young mice want to visit the dark stairs where the monster lives. What will they find?
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
Mckissack, Patricia
Precious and Boo Hag

Prunella is tricky and she’s scary. Will Precious let her in?
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Merriam, Eve
Halloween ABC

D is for Demon, F is for Fiend—a playful and shivery alphabet book.
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
O’Malley, Kevin
Velcome

These spooky jokes might make you scream with laughter!
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
Oram, Hiawyn
Baba Yaga and the Wise Doll

Sent to the wicked Baba Yaga by her horrid stepsisters, Too Nice receives help from a doll.
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Ross, Tony
I’m Coming to Get You!

A terrible monster is coming to get little Tommy Brown…He’s here!
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San Souci, Robert D
The Boy and the Ghost

A poor boy hopes to win a fortune by spending the night in a haunted house.
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
Seeger, Pete
Abiyoyo

A boy and his father trick a giant before he eats them alive!
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
Sierra, Judy
Monster Goose

“Sing a song of sea slime”? “Monster Bo-Creep”? Nursery rhymes like never before!
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
Turkle, Brinton
Do Not Open

Miss Moody finds a mysterious purple bottle half-buried in the sand. Scratched on the glass are the words “Do Not Open.”
Louella Mae, She's Run Away
Yorinks, Arthur
The Witch’s Child

A cold-hearted witch makes a child of straw. What does she need to bring her to life?

 

 

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