Monster Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!

by Michael Dahl, Benjamin Harper, Laurie S. Sutton, Megan Atwood, Andi Espinosa (Illustrator)

Overview

A goosebump-inducing anthology of monster tales for young fans of scary stories! CAUTION: The stories in this book will SCARE YOUR SOCKS OFF! Can a young boy escape the tangled web of a ten-foot spider? Will mummified cats and dogs fulfill a legendary curse from the underworld? Is a vampire terrorizing a quiet neighbor? Discover the answers to these creepy questions and more in this spine-chilling collection of eight monster stories . . . if you dare! BWAHAHA! Featuring four scream-worthy horror writers—including bestselling author Michael Dahl—this anthology is an absolute must-have for your next campout, sleepover, or Halloween party. Perfect for fans of genre classics—such as Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series—and any seeker of nightmare-fuel. Other Stories to Scare Your Socks Off! Ghost Stories to Scare Your Socks Off! Sorcery Stories to Scare Your Socks Off! Zombie Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781669012436
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/08/2023
Series:	Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	7 - 11 Years

About the Author

Michael Dahl is the prolific author of the bestselling Goodnight, Baseball picture book and more than 200 other books for children and young adults. He has won the Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award three times for his nonfiction, a Teachers’ Choice Award from Learning Magazine, and a Seal of Excellence from the Creative Child Awards. Dahl currently lives in Minnesota.

Benjamin Harper lives in Los Angeles where he edits superhero books for a living. When he’s not at work, he writes; watches monster movies; and hangs out with his cats Marjorie and Jerry, a betta fish named Toby, and a tank full of four rough-skinned newts. He tends a bog garden full of carnivorous plants and also grows milkweed to help save Monarch butterflies. His other books include the Bug Girl series, Obsessed With Star Wars, Rolling with BB-8, Hansel & Gretel & Zombies, and many more.

Laurie Sutton is a comic book writer and editor. She is also the author of The Mystery of the Aztec Tomb and The Secret of the Sea Creature from the You Choose Stories: Scooby Doo series. She currently resides in Florida.

Megan Atwood is a writer and professor with over 45 books published. She lives in New Jersey where she wrangles cats, dreams up ridiculous stories, and thinks of ways to make kids laugh all day.

Andi Espinosa is a freelance illustrator from the heat-infested realm of Miami, Florida. Eternally inspired by quirky characters and pencil textures, they are often on a quest for merging some light, silliness, and wonder in dark, spindly, bug-eyed works.
Quite fond of pencils, cartoons, and ugly things.
Currently a Freelance Illustrator working on published children's books and book covers - and surviving off tacos on the side.

Interviews

Short stories allow reluctant readers to feel a sense of accomplishment upon completion;