Stephen Gammell

While playing outside on a rainy day, a little girl peers into a puddle and sees Mudkin, who invites her to become his queen.

More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs. Presents a selection of tales about haunted houses, ghastly deeds, wailing specters, and other terrifying phenomena.

Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.

Rhyming text and illustrations follow a mischievous old black fly through the alphabet as he has a very busy bad day landing where he should not be. A big bad fly wreaks alphabetical havoc on a household in lilting rhyme that brings readers to a resounding "Swat!" on the very last page. A solid refrain invites partial participation, but the whole sordid story, accompanied by Gammell's energetic vision of this watercolor pest, is easy to remember and...

The day gets off to a rough start, but soon the smell of pancakes fills the air and a family gathers for a breakfast feast.

The relatives come to visit from Virginia and everyone has a wonderful time.