In this spine-tickling traditional tale, an old woman finds a hairy toe - and soon the owner comes looking for it!While out picking beans an old woman finds a hairy toe - and soon wishes she hadn't - especially when its owner comes looking for it... Humorously illustrated by Daniel Postgate this spine-tickling traditional tale is perfect for halloween and shouts to be read out loud!

An old man known for taking what isn't his picks up the wrong thing one Halloween night, and its owner wants it back.

One particularly stormy night, after one of Grandma''s wonderfully cooked meals, we gathered in the living room. There was a chill in the air, and Grandpa built a fire in the wood stove. I can remember how cozy it was to sit by the woodstove and the low light of the oil lamps. Grandpa said he had a story to tell me. Since my grandpa likes to tell scary stories, I scooted over by my grandma and prepared to listen as he began his story...

From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything—except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge.

Whoa! Did you see something in the snow? I think I heard it say, "Hello!" When Mo's Mom takes him for an adventure in the snow, the last thing he expects to find is a big, hairy toe! Discover an ingeniously rhyming story, filled with twists, turns, freezing snowballs, and warm hearts.

For use in schools and libraries only. Tells the fable of Fibblestax and how everyday words get their names in rhyming couplets.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE All of the Scary Stories books are now available in one hardcover! These stories are some of the most terrifying tales of horror, revenge, and supernatural events of all time, collected and retold by Alvin Schwartz and featuring the classic artwork by Stephen Gammell. This jacketed hardcover edition includes the complete original books in the series in one volume: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones