Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #218609 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Library Binding
• 24 pages

From Amazon.com
"In a dark, dark wood, / there was a dark, dark house" begins this well-known ghost story with its dramatic build-up and Eek!-producing finale. Paper engineer David A. Carter (Bugs in Space, The Elements of Pop-up) enhances the traditional tale with his own spooky paintings of the dark, dark house and its dark, dark mysteries along with a green ghost that pops up at the end. This story takes less than a minute to read aloud from cover to cover, so don't get too cozy. A good Halloween gift for kids who like to be just a tiny, tiny bit scared. (Ages 4 to 8) --Karin Snelson

From Publishers Weekly
With a pop-up spooky surprise on the final spread, David A. Carter's In a Dark, Dark Wood puts a new spin on an old tale. The paper-over-board book features colors-emanating from beakers-that waft, snake-like, through the full-bleed illustrations; sturdy pages ensure durability. Ages 3-7.
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Ingram
The creator of How Many Bugs in a Box? and More Bugs in Boxes presents an ingenious new version of this spine-tingling favorite. As the book ends,ll love scaring their friends with this one. Full color throughout.

Customer Reviews

This book is not for kids who are in pre-school.
It is a really cute book, but do not read it to very young kids or kids who have a propensity toward nighmares. The publishers would have you believe that this book is targeted for kids from 3 to 6 years old, but it is best suited for late 4s +. I read this to my 3 year old, not knowing the end was a pop-up picture of a goulish green ghost. It's given her nightmares.

Super Book...Any Time of Year
I teach first grade and my students couldn't get enough of this book! It's very short, and just a tiny bit scary...especially in the dark! It's a cute story, one your kids will surely love!

The biggest hit in the Kindergarten class.
My 5 year old's entire Kindergarten class has wanted to hear this story over and over. The class was so enthralled by this wonderfully spooky little story with a big surprize at the end, that the teacher used the storyline as a Halloween craft project. The story is very quick to read, and so easy that a pre-schooler can have it memorized in no time. Your little ones will be thrilled when they can "read" it to you complete with the "scary" ending.
Perfect for 3 to 6 year olds.