GRANDPA'S GHOST STORIES

Stormy night, cosy little house and a grandpa who tells the best ghost stories: a perfect combination!

In this book, Grandpa comforts his grandson during a fierce thunderstorm by telling him stories about far scarier things, including a hungry werewolf and an evil witch who turns boys into spiders. The illustrations bring the tall tales to life with Flora's incomparable humor and wit. GRANDPA'S GHOST STORIES is a spooky (and silly) delight for all ages. James Flora's fantastically illustrated books captivated kids throughout the 1960s and 70s, so much so that secondhand copies sell for exorbitant sums. GRANDPA'S GHOST STORIES has been the most sought-after of his children's books, this is the first reprint since its original publication in 1978.

James Flora was the author/illustrator of many popular children's books. He worked with renowned children's book editor Margaret McElderry at Harcourt Brace and at Atheneum.