Everyone loves scary stories and award-winning comedy writer/director Carl Reiner invites readers to huddle close as he tells a young boy's tale of the mysterious house next door. "Something with red beams of light shooting from its eyes was coming down the basement stairs. It came closer and closer...the hair on the back of my neck was sticking straight out. I finally saw it - and it was alive!". As the story becomes spookier Reiner pauses to ask, "Shall we turn the page - or is it too scary?" That's for you to decide! Parents and children can read along together as they listen to spooky sound effects and Carl Reiner's hilarious performance of "Tell Me a Scary Story" on the accompanying CD.

 

This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Colorado Book Award.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2003 by Little, Brown & Company .