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A Very Scary Book

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$11.99 $19.99 In stock

Category: Summer Pre-Orders

From NYT bestsellers Angela and Tony DiTerlizzi comes a humorous, social-emotional story about not judging a book by its cover—even if that cover is super scary!
Up in the attic where no one ever goes, there lives a very scary book. He might look scary, but all he wants is a friend. When, one day, he feels brave enough to venture downstairs, he ends up frightening the other books. Will Scary ever be able to find a friend who sees him for who he truly is?

Angela and Tony DiTerlizzi, the bestselling husband-and-wife team behind A Very Cranky Book, have crafted a tale that is both a friendship story and social-emotional fable. It’s the perfect reminder that sometimes good friends can come in unexpected packages.

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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Zoe ★★★★★

The attic setting and the twist on judging a book by its cover really landed with my kids—they giggled the whole way through and asked to read it again immediately. The social-emotional lesson sneaks in so smoothly you barely notice it's teaching.

Edward B. ★★★★★

My four-year-old was nervous at first, but the funny twist at the end had us both giggling. The social-emotional message about not judging a book by its cover really came through in a way she could understand.

Charlotte ★★★★★

The attic setting pulled my daughter in right away, and the authors nailed that spooky-but-silly tone she loves. We read it twice in one sitting and she kept giggling at the cover reveal moment.