Scared Witless: Thirteen Eerie Tales to Tell - Hardcover

Hamilton Beauty & The Beast, Martha; Weiss Beauty & The Beast, Mitch

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874837960 ISBN 13: 9780874837964

Publisher: August House, 2006

Synopsis

Stories are powerful. If a story is well told, listeners feel as if they are in a bit of a trance. Storytellers have always loved to tell stories around a campfire. It's the perfect setting to tell a jump story where the whole point is to startle the listeners. These 13 tales come with tips for telling guaranteed to make the listener jump, scream, gasp, and giggle.

About this title

About the Author:

Martha Hamilton & Mitch Weiss Bio:

Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss are a husband-and-wife writing and storytelling team known as "Beauty and the Beast Storytellers." They have traveled the world sharing their passion for the oral tradition and the art of telling great stories. They have co-authored thirteen books and two audio recordings with August House. A number of their books have won prestigious awards including the Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature (awarded by Bank Street College of Education), Parents' Choice Award, National Parenting Publications Awards, and Storytelling World Award. Mitch and Martha's story collections include world tales that they tell in a conversational manner so that children can easily comprehend and then share the stories by telling them to other students. Parents and teachers can find a wealth of information on how to get children excited about reading, telling world tales, and making up their own stories at Mitch and Martha's website.

About this edition

• Publisher: August House
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0874837960
• ISBN 13: 9780874837964
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Pope Kevin