Charlie and Mouse, two young brothers, enjoy a day out together, attending an imaginary party and collecting rocks.

A boy steals a ticket to an amusement park and gets the roller-coaster ride of a lifetime literally. The first day of middle school turns into a free-for-all when the gym teacher offers the class a get-out-of gym-free card. Sick of his sister’s vampire wannabe friends, a kid decides to teach them a lesson at their next party. But the tables are turned when some surprise guests show up. Critically acclaimed author and master of the macabre David...

Thirty-three stories about stranded aliens, a horrifying cheesemaker, a boy with the power to make stars vanish, and other frightening things. Includes notes on how the author got his ideas for these stories.

An illustrated collection of fourteen timeless folktales invites children to ponder life lessons in such stories as "The Monkey Palace," "How the Turtle Got His Shell," and "The Impudent Little Bird."

Separate tales reveal the backgrounds of four terrifying witches, including Alice and the Spook's love, Meg.

A little girl tells very short stories about herself, but her full adventures are revealed in the artwork.

An anthology of very short, scary stories by an assortment of authors and illustrators including Chris Raschka, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Jack Gantos, and Lane Smith.

A collection of ten short mysteries starring Idaville's most famous ten-year-old sleuth, Encyclopedia Brown, allow readers to join in and solve the crimes themselves.