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Scary Stories

From the September 30, 2007 Pigeon Post essay of the same name. We hope you enjoy the list below and welcome other suggestions of scary stories for children.

This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults

The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults


Picture Books

The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss (What Was I Scared Of? Is the scary story in this collection)
Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood and illustrated by Don Wood
The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Richard Egielski
A Dark, Dark Tale by Ruth Brown


Independent Reader

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Stephen Gammell
The Improbable Cat by Allan Ahlberg and illustrated by Peter Bailey
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper


Young Adult

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving and illustrated by Nenad Jakesevic
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Dracula by Bram Stoker

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