Featuring stories from a host of top children's authors and illustrators including Tony Ross, Dyan Sheldon and Nicholas Allan, this creepy compendium is packed with ghosts, witches, monsters and bogeymen - all the ingredients needed for a tremulous tale at bedtime, or any time! Additional illustrations from Nicholas Allan accompany a ghostly tale from Hilltop Hospital, the exuberant witch who got on at Paddington station brightens the lives of a host of commuters and a resourceful little boy catches the elusive Bogeyman. These creepy stories aim to thrill and delight the youngest of readers, without scaring them out of their wits! Stories featured include: "A Witch Got On at Paddington Station" by Dyan Sheldon and Wendy Smith; "Marmaduke and the Scary Story" by Michael Ratnett and June Goulding; "Captain Ding - The Double Decker Pirate" by David Cox and Graham Round; "Peter and the Bogeyman", Michael Ratnett and June Goulding; and "The Magic Lavatory", Nicholas Allan.
| ISBN | 0091893054 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9780091893057
(What's this?) | | Pages | 128 | | Publisher | Random House Children's Books | | Weight (grammes) | 437 | | Imprint | Hutchinson | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 255 | | Publication date | 02 Oct 2003 | | Width (mm) | 196 | | Illustrator | Various | | Academic level | Children, Primary/Secondary education | | DEWEY | 823.08733 | | Interest age | From 4 To 12 |
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A Witch Got On at Paddington Station, Dyan Sheldon and Wendy Smith; Marmaduke and the Scary Story, Michael Ratnett and June Goulding; The Little Scottish Ghost, Franz Hohler and Werner Maurer; The Dreambeast, John Richardson; The Ghost of Hilltop Hospital, Nicholas Allan; Titchywitch, Jean Baylis; Captain Ding - The Double Decker Pirate, David Cox and Graham Round; Peter and the Bogeyman, Michael Ratnett and June Goulding; The Magic Lavatory, Nicholas Allan; The Shop of Ghosts, Tony Ross.
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