The Doll that Waved Goodbye: and Other Scary Tales

by Michael Dahl, Xavier Bonet (Illustrator)

Overview

In this collection of spine-chilling tales, a doll comes to life and haunts a little girl, a young writer only has one hundred words to let others know about an approaching danger, and a boy is trapped in an underground bunker with spooky people who have been missing for years and years.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496505958
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Michael Dahl's Really Scary Stories
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	640L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 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 AEP Distinguished Achievement Award three times for his nonfiction, a Teacher’s Choice award from Learning magazine, and a Seal of Excellence from the Creative Child Awards. Dahl currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

One hundred words — Don't let the bedbug bite — Pickled — Dead end — Meet the parents — The doll that waved goodbye.

Interviews

Discussion questions and writing prompts encourage students to engage and think critically. Nonfiction back matter shares author's inspiration for the stories and helps readers get thinking creatively. Short, fun, spooky stories will capture a broad audience of readers. Written by acclaimed author Michael Dahl.