FICTION

Scary Stories

by Tony Johnston (text) & illus. by Tomie dePaola

S. & S./Paula Wiseman. Jul. 2022. 32p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781665904315.

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PreS-Gr 4–Four spine-tingling tales as told by an imp, a goblin, and a scalawag; they may be the scariest stories these three can think of, but combined with dePaola’s illustrations, are just the sort of bedtime fare that little monsters need.

VERDICT Reissue is just another word for “repeat” and that’s the hallmark of good scary stories everywhere, to retell them.

Reviewed by Kimberly Olson Fakih , Nov 25, 2022

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