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# In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories (I Can Read! Reading 2)

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desertcart.com: In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories (I Can Read! Reading 2): 9780064440905: Schwartz, Alvin, Zimmer, Dirk: Books

Review: A cute and creepy little book you will never forget! - I first read this book when I was seven years old, and for the proceeding fourteen years, it has remained my absolute favourite book of my childhood. First off, credit must be given where it's due, and Alvin Schwartz had an amazing knack for finding the best folk stories and compiling them into an anthology. However, the real star of this book is Dirk Zimmer's illustrations. Mr. Zimmer's style is, simply put, a mixture of both a certain kind of nostalgic feeling and absolute creepiness. Each character looks cartoon-y and is given exaggerated features (Not even counting The Teeth; where each character sans the protagonist have huge grins) and freckles, which is what saves the book from becoming almost too scary, like the Scary Stories books. (Talk about nightmare fuel when it comes to those illustrations!) When it comes to the stories, they're all great in their own way. The aforementioned 'Teeth' (my favourite as a child) is a great beginning tale, as it's much more funny and creepy than it is scary. It's about a boy who is walking home in the dark, and, after asking a man who looks like he'd belong on one of those Neighborhood Watch signs what time it is, is frightened when the man smiles and reveals his huge set of teeth. The boy then encounters two more men, whose smiles get progressively bigger. 'The Graveyard' is another one that is somewhat humourous, but a lot more creepy, due to showing a trio of green-skinned corpses. It is somewhat song-like in how it's written, and it deals with a woman who ponders death whilst eating a picnic inside of a graveyard. Everyone knows 'The Green Ribbon'. Decapitations galore, basically. 'In A Dark, Dark Room' is another song-like little story that culminates into a giant ghost popping out of a treasure chest. 'The Night It Rained' is possibly the most unnerving story in the whole book; I remember it being the most bothersome to me as a child. It deals with the spectre of a small boy, and a man driving home on a rainy night who seems him and believes him to be lost. 'The Pirate' is about a girl named Ruth who is staying at the haunted house of her cousin, where a pirate had supposedly died centuries before. 'The Ghost of John' is a nice closing poem about a skeleton, written by an eight-year-old girl. Like many reviewers have stated, it's up to you, the parent/guardian, to know your child well enough to know if this book will freak them out or not. And, you know what? Sometimes you just don't know how they'll react, either! I, myself, loved it as a seven-year-old, though it was also very unnerving. In a fun way, mind you! But, seven is probably a good age to 'test the waters' with this book. In the end, it all just matters on the disposition of your child, and what they can handle. This is a popular book for a reason, many end up loving it, even if it was initially scary! All in all, this is a fantastic book that you'd be hard pressed to ever forget. I really recommend it. (And, also, how I view the stories in order of scariness/creepiness: The Teeth, The Ghost of John, In A Dark, Dark Room, The Pirate, In The Graveyard, The Night It Rained, The Green Ribbon. Perhaps you could read the stories in this order, so you can stop before getting to the 'big guns', as it were, to not freak out your child.)
Review: Keep the spooky tradition alive! - Childhood fave. Bought for my kids. They loved it. We can all agree when her head fell off and the only thing holding it in place was a choker, changed our lives 🤣

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0064440907 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #210,839 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #46 in Children's Halloween Books (Books) #138 in Children's Spine-Chilling Horror #512 in Children's Beginner Readers |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,528) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 0.19 x 9 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| Grade level  | Kindergarten - 3 |
| ISBN-10  | 9780064440905 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0064440905 |
| Item Weight  | 3.21 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | I Can Read Level 2 |
| Print length  | 64 pages |
| Publication date  | October 1, 1985 |
| Publisher  | HarperCollins |
| Reading age  | 5 - 8 years, from customers |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A cute and creepy little book you will never forget!
*by R***D on April 24, 2012*

I first read this book when I was seven years old, and for the proceeding fourteen years, it has remained my absolute favourite book of my childhood. First off, credit must be given where it's due, and Alvin Schwartz had an amazing knack for finding the best folk stories and compiling them into an anthology. However, the real star of this book is Dirk Zimmer's illustrations. Mr. Zimmer's style is, simply put, a mixture of both a certain kind of nostalgic feeling and absolute creepiness. Each character looks cartoon-y and is given exaggerated features (Not even counting The Teeth; where each character sans the protagonist have huge grins) and freckles, which is what saves the book from becoming almost too scary, like the Scary Stories books. (Talk about nightmare fuel when it comes to those illustrations!) When it comes to the stories, they're all great in their own way. The aforementioned 'Teeth' (my favourite as a child) is a great beginning tale, as it's much more funny and creepy than it is scary. It's about a boy who is walking home in the dark, and, after asking a man who looks like he'd belong on one of those Neighborhood Watch signs what time it is, is frightened when the man smiles and reveals his huge set of teeth. The boy then encounters two more men, whose smiles get progressively bigger. 'The Graveyard' is another one that is somewhat humourous, but a lot more creepy, due to showing a trio of green-skinned corpses. It is somewhat song-like in how it's written, and it deals with a woman who ponders death whilst eating a picnic inside of a graveyard. Everyone knows 'The Green Ribbon'. Decapitations galore, basically. 'In A Dark, Dark Room' is another song-like little story that culminates into a giant ghost popping out of a treasure chest. 'The Night It Rained' is possibly the most unnerving story in the whole book; I remember it being the most bothersome to me as a child. It deals with the spectre of a small boy, and a man driving home on a rainy night who seems him and believes him to be lost. 'The Pirate' is about a girl named Ruth who is staying at the haunted house of her cousin, where a pirate had supposedly died centuries before. 'The Ghost of John' is a nice closing poem about a skeleton, written by an eight-year-old girl. Like many reviewers have stated, it's up to you, the parent/guardian, to know your child well enough to know if this book will freak them out or not. And, you know what? Sometimes you just don't know how they'll react, either! I, myself, loved it as a seven-year-old, though it was also very unnerving. In a fun way, mind you! But, seven is probably a good age to 'test the waters' with this book. In the end, it all just matters on the disposition of your child, and what they can handle. This is a popular book for a reason, many end up loving it, even if it was initially scary! All in all, this is a fantastic book that you'd be hard pressed to ever forget. I really recommend it. (And, also, how I view the stories in order of scariness/creepiness: The Teeth, The Ghost of John, In A Dark, Dark Room, The Pirate, In The Graveyard, The Night It Rained, The Green Ribbon. Perhaps you could read the stories in this order, so you can stop before getting to the 'big guns', as it were, to not freak out your child.)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Keep the spooky tradition alive!
*by R***N on October 13, 2025*

Childhood fave. Bought for my kids. They loved it. We can all agree when her head fell off and the only thing holding it in place was a choker, changed our lives 🤣

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great spooky book for kids!
*by M***E on November 26, 2025*

The best book! Exactly as I remember as a kid.

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