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Spooky Books

Preschool/Kindergarten

• E/Brown - A Dark, Dark Tale
• E/Emberley - Go Away, Big Green Monster!
• E/Mayer - There's a Nightmare in My Closet!
• E/Viorst - My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins or Things
• E/Williams - The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

Short Story Collections for Elementary School Readers (Grades 1-5)

• J398.25/Diane - Diane Goode's Book of Scary Stories and Songs
• J398.25/San Souci - Short & Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales
• J398.2/Schwartz - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
• J398.25/Schwartz - More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
• J398.25/Schwartz - Scary Stories Three
• J813.0873/McKissack - The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
• E/Schwartz - Ghosts! Ghostly Tales From Folklore
• E/Schwartz - In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories

Terri Knight, Library Assistant
Sharon Landacre, Library Volunteer

 

Check out the L.A. Times Parent's Reading Guide

 

 

• Getting the most out of picture books
• Building strong partnerships with your child's school
• Why you should read with your child
• Parent Reading Tips
• Parent Guide K-3 Book List
• Healthy eating for kids

Library webpage: Archive

• Library Home
• September 2007

Books and Beyond Kick-off Assembly

Nov.2nd at 7:45 a.m.
    Get Ready to Read!

 

 

We have the nominated books for the 2007-2008 California Young Reader Medal.

Dex: The Heart of a Hero by Caralyn Buehner (Author), Mark Buehner (Illustrator)

The Giant Hug by Sandra Horning (Author), Valeri Gorbachev (Illustrator)

I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff (Author), David Catrow (Illustrator)

Traction Man Is Here! by Mini Grey (Author)

Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi (Author), John Manders (Illustrator)