Books with author Amy Schwartz

**FEATURE FILM RELEASED 23rd AUGUST** "A wonderful collection of tales that range from creepy to silly to haunting. ...Gammell's drawings add just the right touch..." -- John Scieszka, Entertinment Weekly "Read these if you dare." -- The New York Times The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's soon to be a highly anticipated feature film! A classic collection of chillingly scary tales, collected and retold by Alvin Schwartz and featuring the original illustrations by lauded artist Steve Gammell. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark contains some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time. Walking corpses, dancing bones, and narrow escapes from death-they're all here in this chilling collection of ghost stories. Make sure you read these books with the light ON!

Do you like to be scared? Ellen had just fallen asleep when she heard a strange voice. "Ellen," it whispered, "I am coming up the stairs." Ellen was frightened and called her parents, but they didn't hear her, and they didn't come. . . . Welcome to the frightening world of Scary Stories, a collection of folklorist Alvin Schwartz's most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time, with spine-tingling illustrations by renowned artist Brett Helquist.

Don’t wait to read this picture book about three friends who are each waiting for something worthwhile—and practicing patience while they’re at it!William was waiting on his front porch. Annie was waiting in her backyard. And, in his house on the corner, Thomas was waiting, too. But what are they each waiting for? When will it arrive? These three stories of three eagerly waiting friends come together in the end, where everything—especially friends and family—is worth the wait.

“Gabe conjected his Falcon Familiar, and Sterling conjected his Viper Familiar sending the wraiths that had been attacking Remi hiding in the corners of the room, hissing, and grumbling in an unfamiliar tongue.”Roman and Stefan grew up together. They became the best of friends.Inseparable.This partnership makes them more than just right for each other. It stands them in good stead for the battle to come.For Roman and Stefan live in a world of magic and monsters, demons and danger, wizards, and wonder.Together, with their friends Lila, Stephen, Jamie and Daisy, they will find themselves at the Aesop’s Institute of Maxia, on the Nesoi Islands and in Texas!For they are Exponentia Conjectuses… Spell Casters… and they are about to take their first steps on an incredible adventure.

When you're in the second grade, you learn new things every day. Before Ms. Jones's class, Andrew didn't know how to spell “neighborhood,” how to subtract 348 from 411, how to write in cursive, how to read a chapter book, or how to play the xylophone. But now that he has graduated from second grade, he knows how to do all of these things -- and more! Every year in school is a significant building block for the next. In this book Amy Schwartz captures the magic of learning and growing during one of the most important years -- second grade.

A STAR IS BORN, HIPPO STYLE in this riotous tribute to life upon the stage. Determined to be a star, Darlene signs up for theater class. And she succeeds, though not in the way you might expect. In Noah's Ark she's cast as the Flood, with cataclysmic results. She mangles her lines in a science fiction epic. And as Sleeping Beauty, she, well, sleeps. The funniest book yet by an acclaimed author and artist, this picture book romp will have readers dancing in the aisles.