Eek! Stories to Make You Shriek

Illustrated by Brian Karas
Who is in the monster costume? Is there something strange about Sara's new doll? Where did that shaggy dog come from? This Level 3 reader has three spooky stories that will make you laugh--and shriek!
Jane O'Connor is the award-wining author of over 100 children's books, including the New York Times best-selling Fancy Nancy series. She lives in New York City. View titles by Jane O'Connor
Brian Karas was born in Milford, Connecticut. After graduating from Paier School of Art with highest honors, he worked as a greeting card artist at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, Missouri. After three years, he moved to New York and began freelancing as a commercial illustrator. His first illustrated book was published in 1983 (Home On the Bayou which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor) and he has since illustrated more than 50 books for children. His first book as author-illustrator received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor in 1997. Saving Sweetness by Diane Stanley was a Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children in 1996, received a Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon in 1996, and was a School Library Journal Best Book of 1996. Like Butter On Pancakes by Jonathan London was a School Library Journal Best Book of 1995. On The Trail with Miss Pace by Sharon Phillips Denslow was a Smithsonian Magazine Notable Children’s Book of 1995. In 1995, I Know an Old Lady received a Parent’s Choice Honor and was a 1996 Booklist Editors’ Choice. View titles by Brian Karas

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Who is in the monster costume? Is there something strange about Sara's new doll? Where did that shaggy dog come from? This Level 3 reader has three spooky stories that will make you laugh--and shriek!

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Jane O'Connor is the award-wining author of over 100 children's books, including the New York Times best-selling Fancy Nancy series. She lives in New York City. View titles by Jane O'Connor
Brian Karas was born in Milford, Connecticut. After graduating from Paier School of Art with highest honors, he worked as a greeting card artist at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, Missouri. After three years, he moved to New York and began freelancing as a commercial illustrator. His first illustrated book was published in 1983 (Home On the Bayou which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor) and he has since illustrated more than 50 books for children. His first book as author-illustrator received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor in 1997. Saving Sweetness by Diane Stanley was a Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children in 1996, received a Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon in 1996, and was a School Library Journal Best Book of 1996. Like Butter On Pancakes by Jonathan London was a School Library Journal Best Book of 1995. On The Trail with Miss Pace by Sharon Phillips Denslow was a Smithsonian Magazine Notable Children’s Book of 1995. In 1995, I Know an Old Lady received a Parent’s Choice Honor and was a 1996 Booklist Editors’ Choice. View titles by Brian Karas

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