Filled with folktales of eerie horror and dark revenge, this collection contains stories about skeletons that roam the Earth with torn and tangled flesh; a ghost who takes revenge on her murderer; and a haunted house where a bloody head falls down the chimney each night. Illustrated with drawings from a Caldecott-winning artist. Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.

Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.

A collection of tall tales involving animals, the weather, narrow escapes, and many other topics.

Incidents from the life of Pecos Bill, from his childhood among the coyotes to his unusual wedding day.

Clever Brer Rabbit finds a way to teach the greedy Brer Tiger a lesson.

Three trees that dream of greatness are surprised by the way their dreams come true.

With his mother's help, Wiley outwits the conjuring Hairy Man that lives in the swamp near their home.

A baker in colonial New York learns the importance of generosity from an old woman who visits his shop on St. Nicholas Day.

After Possum and Buzzard fail in their attempts to steal a piece of the sun, Grandmother Spider succeeds in bringing light to the animals on her side of the world.