A Very Scary Ghost Story by Joanne Barkan


A Very Scary Ghost Story
Title : A Very Scary Ghost Story
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ISBN : 0590459376
ISBN-10 : 9780590459372
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 24
Publication : First published September 1, 1992

Here's a spine-tingling story just right for reading with the lights down low! And with the lights out -- children will scare themselves silly watching the pictures glow in the dark!

Tricks and treats abound in four books that are full of spooky glow-in-the-dark surprises. Turn off the lights and ghosts, skeletons, bats, spiders, mummies, and other creepy creatures glow brightly in the dark! Just right for young children, these spine-tingling, rib-tickling tales will also make perfect Halloween party favors.

A Very Scary Ghost Story Reviews

  • Abigail

    Guthrie and Annie, two sight-seeing ghosts on Halloween night, attempt to find some truly spooky sites and experiences in this glow-in-the-dark picture-book. From horror movies at the cinema to a haunted house on the outskirts of town, a bat-infested cave in the nearby woods to a scaly lizard-monster under the bridge, the spectral pair sees quite a lot. But it isn't until they encounter two trick-or-treaters and follow them to a Halloween party, that they find what they are truly seeking...

    Published in 1992, A Very Scary Ghost Story is one of four Halloween-themed glow-in-the-dark picture-books from author/illustrator team Joanne Barkan and Jody Wheeler—the other titles include
    A Very Scary Witch Story    ,
    A Very Scary Jack-O'-Lantern     and
    A Very Scary Haunted House    —and pairs an engaging story with fun, colorful artwork. I liked the conceit of two ghosts abroad, looking to be scared themselves, rather than to scare other, while the conclusion of the story, in which human children end up being the scariest thing of all, was amusing. An entertaining little tale for Halloween, one I would recommend to picture-books readers looking for moderately spooky fare.

  • Cindy

    Copyright 1992. This is a Scholastic book. So, the big attraction to JB's books are the glow in the dark parts that add to the illustrations. My kids used to love snuggling in a dark room with just a flashlight. At the end of the page you press the light to the pages & turn off the flashlight to see the glow in the dark parts. That being said, this is a fun story for elementary school age & below. Not the best in the series though.

  • Smurf

    This was cute and enjoyable. The pictures have glow in the dark outlines, which is pretty cool. Just let them charge up in the light before you read the book.

  • Victoria Olivo

    I remember loving this book when my mom would read it to me around Halloween time!

  • Kendra Hurst

    This book was particularly interesting because of the types of illustrations that are in the story-- they were glow in the dark! The story itself is as interesting as any other children's picture book. However, I think that this story will change up the normal bedtime story time. You'll have to make sure that it receives a lot of light before reading it, but it is something different for your children to experience. Good book! I like how they switched things up.

  • Brittany

    A cute story with great pictures... that glow! Unfortunately, the book my son has was the one I enjoyed at his age, so it doesn't glow as it used to.