Veronika Martenova Charles

Three young boys out walking at night tell each other spooky stories about children who went out after dark and encountered ghosts and monsters.

Baba Yaga, The Golden Arm, and Monster Gogo all come out to play with the imaginations of the boys this time. Children around the world all know that they mustn’t forget important things and these generously illustrated tellings from Russia, England, and West Africa drive the point home in a memorable way.

Presents three stories that are adaptations of the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood in which a young girl, thinking that she is visiting her grandmother, is eaten by a wolf and rescued by a hunter who kills the wolf by cutting open his stomach.

A trio of spooky tales in which three boys are reminded that they would be wise to avoid strangers.

Lelawala, a Seneca maiden, offers herself as a sacrifice to save her people from a great sickness.