SCARY by Joaquin Ramon Herrera

September 28, 2005 by wfzimmerman | No comments


This does look terrific. And check out the blurb from Lloyd Alexander, author of one of the most popular children’s series ever.


Hylas Publishing: Scary: “Meet Horris, the horrifying narrator of SCARY, a nonfiction book for kids on the scarier facts of life. Horris knows all about the gross and gory, and he delivers the gruesome goods, adding his own mix of dark humor and dangerous antics. In SCARY, kids learn fascinating facts about the world’s most poisonous snakes and spiders, read frightening (and true) ghost stories, discover unsolved mysteries, and are privy to Horris’ musings on all things spooky and horrible. Horris’ playful narration is brought to life with dark, detailed, and wonderfully original illustrations. Horris has endless kid appeal and is sure to become a hero to generations of children.

“Warning! Readers will experience shivers of delight, followed by uncontrollable bursts of laughter. Before they realize it, they’ll be captivated by strange and startling facts about the world around them. This is a case where scary means marvelous.”
—Lloyd Alexander, Newbery Award-winning author of The High King and The Black Cauldron

“SCARY is simply wonderful. I would have loved it when I was eight, and I love it now. I work with kids all the time and I guarantee that any child given this book-whether that child has ever read a book or not-will gobble it up. Why didn’t I think of writing it?”
—William Sleator, author of Interstellar Pig and The Boy Who Couldn’t Die

“SCARY is a wonderful book — beautifully illustrated, handsomely designed, and sure to both delight, fascinate, and titillate middle grade readers (as well as their parents and teachers!). A really impressive debut!”
—Peter Glassman, owner of Books of Wonder, Manhattan’s largest independent bookstore.”

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