The Walking Trees and Other Scary Stories (American Storytelling)
The author's stories take place in places kids know well. There are school hallways where locker doors slam like a noisy song between classes. There are county fairs with bright lights and whirling rides. There are cozy homes where parents send kids to bed with milk and cookies.
But in her stories, something else lives in that familiar world—mysterious things with their own ideas about snacks, and they’re definitely not thinking about cookies.
In these tales, trees decide to take a walk, statues seem to point fingers, and pale ticket takers with friendly names like “Dave” send people on rides that last a little too long. There are even fish you’d never want tugging on the other end of your fishing line. These stories are a little creepy, and perfect for sharing with a friend on a crisp fall evening, telling around a campfire under a sky full of stars, or reading on your own when the wind starts to howl and the shutters rattle downstairs.
