A collection of nine spooky stories, this book is sure to enthrall and entertain every young reader. There are thrills and chills aplenty, but also lots of laughs in this winning combination of contemporary original stories and retellings of traditional tales. A new series of themed short story collections, "Super Shorts" are sure to appeal to newly confident readers. These short, well-plotted, easy-to-read stories are written by popular authors. The generous layout, with fun, modern illustrations on every spread, encourages readers to make progress towards tackling longer fiction.

 

This book is part of a book series called Super Shorts .

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Pan Macmillan .

Chris Powling has been a teacher, a headmaster, an editor, a critic and a broadcaster. He is adult-books editor for Classic FM where he presents a monthly review on the programme Classic Newsnight. He's the author of more than sixty books, both fiction and non-fiction, mainly for the 3-12 age range. His best-known titles include The Mustang Machine and The Phantom Carwash (Barn Owl Books) and The Conker as Hard as a Diamond (Happy Cat Books). He lives in South London. Sue Mason received a design and illustration degree from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle in 1995. She moved to London and worked as a children's books designer at Walker Books. In 2001 she started illustrating, and has been published by Barrington Stoke, Orchard Books and Walker Books. She lives and works in London. Chris Powling is the author of more than 30 books for children, ranging from beginner readers to teenagers. A teacher and broadcaster, Chris was editor of the children's book magazine Books For Keeps for seven years.