Author · 1927–1992
Alvin Schwartz
Alvin Schwartz (1927–1992).
Our catalogue lists 6 books by Alvin Schwartz, mostly ghost story, horror and mythic fiction. They span 1605 to 1991. The most-read is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981).
Books by Alvin Schwartz
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories
Alvin Schwartz, Victor Rivas
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz
Scary Stories 3
Alvin Schwartz
The Scary Stories Treasury
Alvin Schwartz
Ghosts!
Alvin Schwartz, Victoria Chess
Biography
Alvin Schwartz began his career as a journalist, but, after the publication of his bestselling book ***A Twister of Twists, a Tangler of Tongues***, he devoted himself to becoming a collector and arranger of folk wisdom, rhyme, and silliness. Schwartz is known for a body of work of more than two dozen books of folklore for young readers that explore everything from wordplay and humor to tales and legends of all kinds. Schwatz is best known for the *Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark* series, which featured gruesome, nightmarish illustrations by Stephen Gammell. The series was America's most frequently challenged book (or book series) for library inclusion of 1990-1999.