children's stories, american

A selection of twelve stories about a boy who goes out look for treats but only gets tricks, a girl discovers where candy corn really comes form and other peculiar things with comic-book style illustrations.

Hugh does not like walking home alone through the woods which the other children say is inhabited by a monster, but today he has no choice, and it is not only his shadow that follows him--and that is only one of five scary stories included in this collection.

The Clark children are Mia's first babysitting job, and everything is going fine until she sees a life-sized doll sitting in the hallway; a doll that was not there before, a doll that Mr. Clark knows nothing about, and whose eyes follow Mia--and that is only one of the five scary stories with unexpected twists that are included in this collection.

". . . a group of interactive short stories that invite the reader to solve the mystery themselves"--Provided by publisher.

Curious George gets into trouble when he boards a dump truck and spills a load of sand in the road but redeems himself when the sand blocks the getaway of jewelry thieves.

Twenty stories by American authors from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, including Duane Big Eagle, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Joseph Geha.

When she receives a valentine signed "your secret admirer," Claire tries a variety of schemes to discover his identity.

A fourth-grader, whose father is unemployed, sets out to earn the price of a ticket to the circus which she needs to complete the research for an essay about circus elephants.

Dog detective Sebastian goes on an enforced vacation to a seemingly haunted dude ranch.

A collection of stories featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and all the favorite Disney characters.