{"product_id":"9780062313140","title":"The Cabinet of Curiosities : 36 Tales Brief \u0026 Sinister","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cabinet of Curiosities\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull, Claire Legrand, Emma Trevayne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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. \u003cem\u003eThe Cabinet of Curiosities\u003c\/em\u003e is perfect for fans of Alvin Schwartz's \u003cem\u003eScary Stories to Tell in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\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.”\u003cbr\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.”\u003cbr\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.”\u003cbr\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.”\u003cbr\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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062313140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41102855274702,"sku":"9780062313140","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062313140_325a28a9-da18-4839-aa19-a23716892653.jpg?v=1652149325","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062313140","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}