Spooky-Silly Stories for Read-Aloud

Ten brand-new, friendly-spooky short stories for reading aloud this fall: a ghost who glows too brightly to hide, a giggling jack-o'-lantern, a bat afraid of the dark, a cat whose sneezes cast spells, a scarecrow who is far too friendly, a cold skeleton, a messy-webbed spider, a monster who needs a nightlight, a mummy who keeps unraveling and the moon on her very first trick-or-treat night. All the characters are original, nothing is gory or truly frightening, and every story ends warmly.

Each story runs roughly 450 to 600 words (about four minutes aloud) and is followed by a tip for reading it with feeling and three open-ended discussion questions. Extra chapters offer general read-aloud tips and a four-part recipe with ten story starters to help children invent their own tales. Written for ages 4 to 9 as a parent, grandparent or teacher read-aloud; early readers can try the stories with a helper.

Great for: - Bedtime stories and October family reading nights - Classroom or library story hour with ready-made discussion questions - Starting creative writing: children can use the story recipe and starters to make up their own spooky-silly tales

What's included: - EPUB ebook: reflowable, with cover and linked contents (spooky-silly-stories-for-read-aloud.epub) - PDF edition: 38 pages, 6 x 9 in, with contents page (spooky-silly-stories-for-read-aloud.pdf) - TXT edition: plain text for any reader or notes app (spooky-silly-stories-for-read-aloud.txt) - About 7,000 words of original text - 10 original short stories, each with a read-aloud tip and 3 discussion questions - Chapters on reading aloud and on inventing your own story, with 10 story starters

Compatibility: EPUB readers such as Apple Books, Kobo, Calibre, Thorium and Google Play Books. The PDF opens on any phone, tablet or computer and prints cleanly (6 x 9 in pages; scale to fit US Letter or A4 if you want a larger page). The TXT file opens in any plain text reader. A Kindle can read it after you convert the EPUB with a tool of your choice; no Kindle-format file is included.

This is a digital download: nothing is shipped. You will receive the files instantly after purchase and can print as many copies as your license allows.

All characters and stories are original; there is no artwork inside the book beyond the cover design.

Works with Apple Books, Kobo, Calibre, Any PDF viewer.

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