A good ghost story around a campfire is a summer camp
tradition, but can also be fun during
Halloween. On
Sunday, October 16, we are
celebrating the art of the storyteller here at Lake Forest Library by welcoming
Jacqueline Mitchard to regale us with suitably scary tales for families with
older children. This event is sponsored
by
Ragdale’s Rags to Witches program October 23, a day of spooky family fun at
Ragdale.
If you would like to try a seasonally appropriate read aloud
for your family, how about…
Starting with the classics, the stories of
Edgar Allan Poe, or perhaps his poem The Raven.
Master sci fi fantasy writer Ray Bradbury has written the
HalloweenTree, a story for all ages. Bradbury’s lyrical style evokes a time in the
Midwest gone by, as a group of children and a "spirit" go back
through time to discover the beginnings of Halloween.
For classic campfire legends,
try Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which includes stories of ghosts and witches, "jump"
stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.
The not-so-scary
A Newbery Halloween features a collection of
short stories with a Halloween theme, by such Newbery Award-winning authors as
E.L. Konigsburg, Beverly Cleary, Virginia Hamilton, and Paul Fleischman.
Bunnicula . Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester
the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be
a vampire.
Are you brave enough to read these spooky tales?
Jenny’s Moonlight Adventure, part of Jenny’s Cat Club, a classic children’s series . On Halloween night when Madame Butterfly slips down the drainpipe, hurts
her paw, and loses her nose flute, Jenny the black cat bravely volunteers to
return her friend's beloved flute even at the risk of being captured by dogs.
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