Best Selling Books by Robert D. San Souci

From beloved storyteller Robert San Souci comes a raucous retelling of little Tom Thumb, straight out of the Louisiana bayou.

A retelling of a twelfth-century tale in which a young woman falls in love with a merman and determines to marry him despite their separate worlds.

Scare-master Robert San Souci serves up ten chilling tales about untraditional haunted houses: a mansion full of pirate treasure, a ghost trapped in a mysterious dollhouse, a boy whose vacation house comes complete with people-eating spiders, and many more. But beware because not all of the protagonists in these stories get out alive.

Thirty chilling stories from around the world provide plenty of shivers in this spooky collection. If you liked Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, you’ll devour these spin-tingling tales! Curl up with old friends like Washington Irving''s "Guests from Gibbet Island" or Charles Dickens'' "Chips." Or make the acquaintance of "The Skull That Spoke" and "The Monster of Baylock"--but beware of spectral visitors like "The Blood-Drawing Ghost." This exciting mixture of classic and contemporary tales from Mexico, China, Poland, Nigeria, and other lands near and far is perfect for hair-raising reading! Twenty deliciously eerie illustrations by Jacqueline Rogers highlight this companion to Robert D. San Souci''s earlier collections of scary stories, Short & Shivery and More Short & Shivery, which School Library Journal called "an absolute delight."

Presents the life of Merlin the magician from his miraculous birth through the age of seventeen, before he met King Arthur.

THIRTEEN ORIGINAL TALES TO CHLL AND THRILL.

A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.

A collection of 13 tales of terror.

The White Cat helps the youngest prince win his father''s throne.

Long, long ago, lived a handsome young tsar named Peter. When he decided to marry, he rejected the beautiful Molnya because of her cold, hungry eyes. But Molnya was really a witch, and she put a curse on Peter: "When you find your hoped-for bride, your ruin will be at hand." When Peter goes off to marry the Little Sister of the Sun, Molnya disguises herself as a baby and gets taken into the tsar''s castle. The "baby" soon grows to a monstrous size, destroying everything in sight, and Peter must hurry home to save his kingdom. With the help of three friendly giants and a little mouse, Peter escapes the giant witch-baby and lives to marry the Little Sister of the Sun and rule wisely and well.

More Short & Shivery

Edgar Rice Burroughs'' story of the boy raised by apes is now accessible to a new generation of young readers in this exciting picture book. Tarzan, whose name means white skin,Ó is adopted by a tribe of apes, but as he grows older, he begins to realize that he is not like the others. When he explores the abandoned cabin of his dead parents, he discovers that he is something called human,Ó a species that uses reason & intelligence. These special human qualities give him the power he needs to become ruler of the apes. But at the same time, he knows that he cannot always be among them; he must leave to follow his destiny as a man. Dramatically illustrated with vivid scratchboard paintings by Michael McCurdy.

A collection of thirteen diverse scary short stories for young readers, including fantasy, science fiction, and ghost tales.

As water pours over the wheel of a busy sawmill in Virginia, a stranger tells Old Sam, the owner, that he wants to learn the trade. Old Sam is happy to take on a hired hand, and Young Sam, his son, is glad to have someone to boss around. One day, as the New Hand stacks the sweet-smelling boards, an old farmer complains about a misery in his back. The New Hand offers to fix him up and in private mixes a handful of sawdust and a touch of magic, with unexpected results. The farmer is not only cured, he¿s young again! But when conniving Young Sam tries to do the same, he finds himself in big trouble. Can the New Hand set things right? A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year.

Alabama Moon

A collection of thirty short and spooky tales from the folklore of Russia, Virginia, Ireland, Canada, and other areas of the world.

A retelling of the original Chinese poem in which a brave young girl masquerades as a boy and fights the Tartars in the Khan''s army.

Tony Kovacs, seventeen, realizes that he is the only one who can stop a bloodthirsty succubus from increasing her powers

Award-winning storyteller Robert D. San Souci takes readers on a journey across America with his retellings of our country''s folklore. From Native American origin myths to tales of the wild, wild West, San Souci''s nine stories are sure to entertain and delight. Accompanied by colorful illustrations that bring the stories to life, kids will enjoy reading these tales as much as grown-ups will enjoy reading them aloud. All stories were originally published in the Parents'' Choice Award winning Faces magazine, the geography and world cultures magazine for kids ages 9-14.

A Creole variant of the familiar Cinderella tale set in the Caribbean anmd narrated by the godmother who helps Cendrillion find true love.

When a Japanese woodcutter breaks his promise and describes his encounter with a terrifying snow woman, he loses his wife and must make a dangerous journey to win her back.

A Christmas Eve journey with a nautical Santa on his gift-laden ark uplifts the heart of a lonely girl.

Correspondence, typescripts, research materials, notes, printed materials, and printed and hand-drawn illustrations created and accumulated by Robert D. San Souci from his published and unpublished works. The material is arranged in six series: books, movies, unpublished materials, published articles, college works, and miscellaneous.

Provides a collection of scary traditional tales from all over the world.

Long ago in New England, a powerful witch made a scarecrow from a collection of old scraps. The witch was so pleased with her creation that she decided to bring it to life. With a puff of magic smoke, the scarecrow was transformed into a handsome young man and christened Feathertop. The mischievous witch then sent Feathertop off to woo the beautiful Polly Gookin, and soon Feathertop and Polly were deeply in love. But Feathertop was, after all, merely a patchwork of sticks and witchcraft. Only the magic of love could make him truly human.