DARE TO BE SCARED 4
Thirteen More Tales of Terror
By Robert D. San Souci
Illustrated By David Ouimet
Cricket Books / Carus Publishing
Ages: 8 - 14
Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-8126-2754-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-8126-2754-1
Price: $17.95
Page count: 229 pages
Illustrations: black & white
Fall 2009

In this new addition to the series, author Robert D. San Souci and illustrator David Ouimet join forces to present 13 deliciously frightening tales. Elements of urban legend and folklore are utilized to weave powerful and suspenseful (yet age-appropriate) stories that young readers are sure to revisit, finding new meaning — and shivers — with each reading. In Dare to Be Scared 4, the stories range from "Fairy Godmother" to "A Really Scary Story" that should bear a label warning: Books can be dangerous! In "Snow Day," Connor soon discovers that you can't make big magic without paying for it big time. It's best to have a flashlight for under-the-covers story-reading that reveals what's really behind the closed doors of the "Principal's Office," on the railroad tracks at dusk in "Heading Home," and the eerie fate of 13-year-old Peter in "Moonrise." David Ouimet's unique scratchboard illustrations and Robert D. San Souci's compelling prose make this a welcome jaunt through the world of ghosts and ghouls along with the children trying to escape their clutches!

Robert D. San Souci is the award-winning author of the Short & Shivery series of tales, as well as many picture books based on folktales from around the world. He is the author of Triple-Dare to Be Scared, Double-Dare to Be Scared and the original Dare to Be Scared, named a Children's Choice for 2004 by the Children's Book Council. He lives in San Francisco.

David Ouimet 's unique and eerie illustrations helped create the creepy mood of Dare to Be Scared, Double-Dare to Be Scared, and Triple-Dare to Be Scared. He lives in New York City.