Book Description

Monsters, snarks, Alice in Wonderland retellings, Jabberwocky-inspired poems, fairies, dancing elephants and talking mice... Thrilling, creepy, funny, and spooky! Stories and poems inspired by the greatest children's authors of our time. Perfect bedtime stories (to be read by torchlight from under your blanket) for young readers aged 8 to 12. Not suitable for scaredy-cat adults. All profits to Books in Homes (Australia and USA) Books in Homes is a charitable foundation that provides books-of-choice to children living in remote, disadvantaged and low socio-economic circumstances, ensuring crucial early literacy engagement and the development of reading skills needed for lifelong achievement. Stop to Smell the Roses by A.R. Johnston Here, There, and Everwhere by Adam Swain The Eyes in the Tree by Angela Zimmerman High Stakes by Crystal Rose Find the Boy by D.J. Elton The Endangered Hippapotagoo by Dawn Burdett Things That Go Bump in the Night by Dawn DeBraal Magic by Gabriella Balcom Malice in Wunderland by Gregg Cunningham Elephants Wearing Sarongs by J.B. Wocoski When Lightning Reigns by J.W. Garrett That's Not Fair! by Kaustubh Nadkarni Troubling Times in the Library by Kevin J. Kennedy On Snark Hunting by Laura Moverin Unhappy Endings by Liam Hogan Down the Trapdoor by Lynne Phillips Alice's Heir by Madeline L. Stout The Darker Side of Faeries by Maggie D. Brace Kalarna and the Tree by Mark Mackey Creatures of the Night by Nerisha Kemraj In Darkness Rides a Gryphon by Pamela Jeffs Jelly and Ice Cream by Paula R.C. Readman The Disappearing Cat by R.J. Hunt There's a Monster Under My Bed by Shannon Green Kylie's Show and Tell by Shawn M. Klimek Alice and the Ace of Spades by Stephen Herczeg Jimmy Meets Jubjubwockey by Sue Marie St. Lee Hold Tight the Blade by Susanne Thomas A Hero's Journey by Vonnie Winslow Crist Welcome to Underland by Zoey Xolton