Scary Things

by Rod Campbell

From a hissing snake to a hungry tiger, children will shiver with delight when they touch these "scary things" in this tactile board book. Just the right size for small children, these books feature a different dazzling element to touch on each page. Full color. Six leaves.

12 pages, Board book

First published July 29, 1997

About the author

He was brought up in Zimbabwe and returned to Britain where he completed a doctorate in organic chemistry. In 1980 he became involved in children's publishing where he began designing innovative books with interactive elements and repetitive phrases.

In 1987 he founded Campbell Blackie Books in partnership with his publisher Blackie. Campbell Books (as it became in 1989) was sold in 1995 to Macmillan Publishers.

Reviews

[Chrissy Muller · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book and was immediately drawn to touch the cover. The body of the spider, and the bodies of the characters of the book are all made of felt. I feel that this aspect would be intriguing to my first grade classroom. The children will be drawn to the sensory aspects of this book, and will want to read or look or feel the book on their own time at the classroom library. This book is very small, and is full of "scary" things such as spiders. The back page will catch my students off guard; I found it quite funny! Overall, I found this a nice book for very young children, and I plan on including it in my classroom library. It is very fitting for Halloween season!