Goblins and ghosties
Subtitle: stories of darkness from around the world
By: Maggie Pearson ; illustrated by Francesca Greenwood
Contributors: Greenwood, Francesca, illustrator
Publisher: A & C Black
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781472913715; 9781472913708; 9781472913685
Subjects: English Ghost stories; Children's stories, English; Folklore, myths & legends; Short stories (Children's; Teenage); Traditional stories (Children's; JUVENILE FICTION; General
Description: A stunning selection of folk tales and legends about things that go bump in the night. A wide variety of traditional stories from all over the world, ranging from magical to farcical, unnerving to terrifying. Delightfully illustrated in paper-cut style by Francesca Greenwood.
Table of contents: title: ""Cover""; ""Half-title""; ""Copyright""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""The Moddey-dhoo: Isle of Man""; ""The Bride Who Waited: Native American""; ""The Vampire of Croglin Grange: England""; ""Hold Him, Tubbs!: Southern United States""; ""The Grateful Dead: Gypsy""; ""The Man of Her Dreams: Nigeria""; ""Little Olle and the Troll: Sweden""; ""Wungala: Australia""; ""The Dauntless Girl: Ireland""; ""The Ghost?s Peso: Colombia""; ""Jean-Loup: Canada""; ""The Forest People: New Zealand""; ""The Goblin Pony: Britanny""; ""The Haunting: British Isles""; ""Jacob and the Duppy: Jamaica""; title: ""The Selkie?s Revenge: Scotland""""As Cold As Clay: USA""; ""The Ghost in the Library: China""; ""Goldenhair: Corsica""; ""The Werewolf?s Bride: Spain""; ""The Hidden Hand: United States""; ""The River of Death: Morocco""; ""The Cold Lady: Japan""; ""The Brownie under the Bridge: Scotland""; ""A Room full of Spirits: Korea""