The Skeleton in the Closet

by Alice Schertle

Book Overview

Bam! Bam! Bam! A skeleton's knocking at the door. Creak . . . creak . . . creak . . . Now he's going up the steps -- but this skeleton isn't looking for what you'd expect. There are both snickers and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688177387
• ISBN13: 9780688177386
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 6 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 1 and higher

Customer Reviews

A great book

My 3 year old son (4 now) loved this book! We borrowed it from the library and read it so many times, he memorized the words and begged for his own "bedroom slipper bears". I searched online to find a copy, it's just too bad the price for a good copy is so high. I guess we will just borrow from the library from time to time. It's refreshing to have a children's book that is fun for Mommy and Daddy too!

A fantastic book for the preschool age group

I have to agree with the previous 2 reviews of this book. There is nothing in this book that would be scary to preschoolers. I read this book to our class of 3-5 year olds, and they loved it. If your child is a fan of skeletons, then this book is for them.

LOVE this book

I also disagree with the review that said this book is not for the preschool set. I think I read this 10 times a day to my 3 and 5 year olds for about a month! They LOVED it and weren't scared at all. A great fun read for the adults as well as the children.

A perfectly scary preschool read-aloud

As a children's librarian and the mother of two preschoolers, I disagree with the School Library Journal review (above) which characterized this book as too scary for preschoolers. Both at work and at home, the preschoolers with whom I've shared this have found it delightly scary ... It generated joyous guffaws and not terrified shivers. I recommend to my fellow children's librarians that they include this book in their preschool story time rotations. You - and the kids - will be happy you did!