An Old Man's Winter Night: Ghostly Tales

by Tom Dawe, Veselina Tomova (Illustrator)

An Old Man's Winter Ghostly Tales is the newest collection of ghost stories by Tom Dawe, one of Newfoundland and Labrador's most distinguished writers. The stories, all based on ones Dawe himself has collected across the province over the years, include tales of visitations both malevolent and benign.

There are stories of ghostly galleons, of unsettling graves, of strange omens and fetches; an eerie tale of a notoriously haunted house―haunted, or built on a fairy path; and another of a ghostly sled dog that returns to save its master lost in a blizzard.

Targeted to middle readers, the book includes original, deeply atmospheric illustrations by acclaimed artist Veselina Tomova. The images, as powerful as the stories themselves, fuse word and image, hauntingly.

Genres: Fiction, Audiobook

60 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

Tom Dawe, CM ONL (born October 24, 1940) is a Canadian writer from Newfoundland and Labrador. Born in Long Pond, Conception Bay, Newfoundland (present-day Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada), Dawe has written poetry and children's literature for many years. He is also a visual artist. His work often draws on folklore, mythology, autobiography, and Newfoundland culture, particularly the experience of growing up in a Newfoundland outport community.

Reviews

[Thea · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listening to this as an audiobook. It was read by Tom Dawe, the author, which brought a special quality to the stories. Unfortunately, I missed out on the illustrations though.

[Laura Patterson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book of spooky old stories.

[Noelle Walsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great book! Definitely worth reading on a stormy night and perhaps read along with the audiobook version to add creepiness/more fun to the stories.

[Wren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short little book with some good spooky tales

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

very interesting stories