The Phantom on the Phone: and Other Scary Tales

by Michael Dahl, Xavier Bonet (Illustrator)

Overview

Don't turn off the lights when reading this collection of spine-chilling tales. A strange, silent girl who only appears in phone pictures. A school prank with a Christmas elf that goes terribly wrong. A piece of chalk that draws frighteningly fast. A boy's bone-tingling encounter with the world's most awesome toothpaste!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496539113
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	12/21/2015
Series:	Michael Dahl's Really Scary Stories
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	72
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Michael Dahl is the prolific author of the bestselling Goodnight, Baseball picture book and more than 200 other books for children and young adults. He has won the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award three times for his nonfiction, a Teacher’s Choice award from Learning magazine, and a Seal of Excellence from the Creative Child Awards. Dahl currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Halloween head — Chalk — Night crawlers — The world's most awesome toothpaste — The back of the closet — The elf's last trick — The phantom on the phone.

Interviews

Discussion questions and writing prompts encourage students to engage and think critically. Nonfiction back matter shares author's inspiration for the stories and helps readers get thinking creatively. Short, fun, spooky stories will capture a broad audience of readers. Written by acclaimed author Michael Dahl.