{"product_id":"the-cabinet-of-curiosities-36-tales-brief-sinister-isbn-9780062313140","title":"The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief \u0026 Sinister","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of thirty-six forty eerie, mysterious, intriguing, and very short stories by the acclaimed authors Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull, Claire LeGrand, and Emma Trevayne. The Cabinet of Curiosities is perfect for fans of Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and anyone who relishes a good creepy tale. Great for reading alone or reading aloud at camp or school!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book features an introduction and commentary by the authors and black-and-white illustrations throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReady to unlock a cabinet of things that go bump in the night?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMiddle Grade Horror:\u003c\/b\u003e Thirty-six spine-chilling short stories perfect for readers aged 8-12 who are ready for a good scare.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eClassic Campfire Stories:\u003c\/b\u003e Designed to be read alone or shared aloud, these tales of cursed cakes, ghostly graveyards, and singing spiders are guaranteed to produce shivers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEerie Black-and-White Illustrations:\u003c\/b\u003e Haunting images accompany the text, bringing each spooky encounter to life and making this a book that’s as beautiful as it is terrifying.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Modern Classic:\u003c\/b\u003e If you love the timeless terror of Alvin Schwartz’s \u003ci\u003eScary Stories to Tell in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, you’ll find a new favorite collection to haunt your bookshelf.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWelcome to The Cabinet of Curiosities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease enter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo, really, come in. The Curators are delighted you are here. They invite you to turn a page, pull open a drawer, peek inside a room, slither into a nook. In fact, they insist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes visitors to the cabinet find it rewarding to dive right into the middle. You could try that. You could flip back and forth. Start your exploration at the very end. Or the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe important thing is that you are here. Oh, do come in! The Curators guarantee you will find something . . . curious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cabinet of Curiosities\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of eerie, mysterious, intriguing, and very short short stories presented by the cabinet's esteemed Curators, otherwise known as acclaimed authors Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull, Claire Legrand, and Emma Trevayne.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A hefty sheaf of chillers—all short enough to share aloud and expertly cast to entice unwary middle graders a step or two into the shadows.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With school dismissed, it’s time for pure pleasure reading. . . . The Cabinet of Curiosities . . .  lets readers dip in and out of 36 spine-tingling tales.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness for Readers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This collection of 36 short dark fantasies . . . aspires to sit on the same shelf as Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and succeeds admirably. . . . Readers who enjoy their Halloween chills all year round will find this anthology a delight.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The stories are remarkable both for their uniformly high quality and for their distinctness from one another; the abundant atmospherics, including occasional stark black-and-white illustrations, provide a unifying sense of dread.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For readers who have gloried in and graduated from Alvin Schwartz’s collections of scary stories, the tales collected here will provide a deliciously tingly next step.…All are engagingly unsettling in some way, with a select few crossing over into genuine nightmare territory.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888745246949,"sku":"NP9780062313140","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062313140.jpg?v=1730229748","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-cabinet-of-curiosities-36-tales-brief-sinister-isbn-9780062313140","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}