Three friends frighten each other with tales of haunted beach houses, sinister cats, and witches in this trio of cautionary stories from Japan and the United States.
David Parkins now lives in Lansdowne, Ontario, with his wife and daughter..
He spent several years at the beginning of his career producing illustrations for educational publishers, and has earned most of his keep drawing for the British children\'s comic, The Beano.
He then went to Lincoln College of Art for three years, and has been a freelance illustrator since his graduation in 1979.
He began his career at Dyfed College of Art in Wales, studying wildlife illustration.
David Parkins is the award-winning illustrator of over fifty children\'s books.
Veronika Martenova Charles lives in Toronto.
Veronika has studied at Ryerson University, the Ontario College of Art and Design, and recently completed her graduate studies in Folklore at York University.
Her first five books in the Easy-To-Read Spooky Tales series was published by Tundra Books in 2007.
Beginning readers come away with a satisfying experience and the benefit of good advice About the Author: Veronika Martenova Charles is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books include: Maiden of the Mist: A Legend of Niagara Falls
Stretch, Swallow, & Stare
The Crane Girl; and The Birdman, a finalist for the Governor General\'s Literary Award for Children\'s Illustration.
Three friends frighten each other with tales of haunted beach houses, sinister cats, and witches in this trio of cautionary stories from Japan and the United States
