Showing posts with label Scary stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scary stories. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

A Place called Perfect by Helena Duggan

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About halfway through this book I was sure I would give it five stars but then things became a little too tangled and complicated, so I have...
Friday, November 1, 2024

Beware Beware by Susan Hill illustrated by Angela Barrett

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Kitchen's warm. Smells of spice. Kettle sings. Fire bright. But what's out there? Beware, beware. The little girl keeps looking out ...
Thursday, October 31, 2024

Guess What? by Mem Fox illustrated by Vivienne Goodman

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Far away from here lives a crazy lady called Daisy O'Grady.  Is she tall and thin?  Guess! Yes!  Does she wear a long black dress? Guess...
Monday, February 14, 2022

How I Saved the World in a Week by Polly Ho-Yen

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Billy lives with his mum but right from the start is is very clear he is not living a normal life. Billy calls his mum by her name -  Sylvia...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

In a Dark Dark Room and other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz

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Easy Fiction Treasure The youngest readers visiting my Primary school library often ask for a "scary" story. I love this li...
Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Felix and Alexander by Terry Denton

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Children's Book Council past Winner   this one is truly a TREASURE! Image source: https://store.cbca.org.au/sheet-of-short-list-...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Magrit by Lee Battersby

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Sometimes books come along to test boundaries   Magpies Volume 31, issue 2, page 32. When I read a book from our school library my min...
Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Serafina and the black cloak by Robert Beatty

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Serafina must seek the answers that will unlock the puzzle of her past. Start with the trailer  for this book - it is fabulous. ...
Sunday, November 29, 2015

Ophelia and the marvelous boy by Karen Foxlee

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It took me a long time to read this book and then it  sat on my review pile for a long time too but last night I watched the movie Frozen ...
Sunday, December 14, 2014

The Imaginary by AF Harrold illustrated by Emily Gravett

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One of my all time favourite books is about an imaginary friend.  It is called O'Diddy and is long out of print.  This book, The Imag...