Alvin Schwartz (1) (1927–1992)
Auteur de Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Alvin Schwartz, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
A propos de l'auteur
Alvin Schwartz was born April 25, 1927.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 afficher plus 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. Alvin Schwartz died in Princeton, New Jersey on March 14, 1992. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de Alvin Schwartz
The night workers 5 exemplaires
How to fly a kite, catch a fish, grow a flower, and other activities for you and your child (1965) 5 exemplaires
A parent's guide to children's play and recreation 1 exemplaire
Scary Stories book set: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark & More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 1, September 1976 — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, December 1978 — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Schwartz, Alvin
- Date de naissance
- 1927-04-25
- Date de décès
- 1992-03-14
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Princeton, New Jersey, USA
- Cause du décès
- lymphoma
- Études
- Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism (MS|1951)
Colby College (BA|1949)
City College of New York - Professions
- author
journalist
folklorist - Organisations
- American Folklore Society
The Binghamton Press
United States Navy (WWII)
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Critiques
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Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 46
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 14,555
- Popularité
- #1,579
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 220
- ISBN
- 321
- Langues
- 8
- Favoris
- 7
I checked out the original 1984 edition from the library, though there is also an updated edition with new artwork. My favorite stories are: “The Teeth” (mainly for the creepy artwork); “The Green Ribbon” (ominous and scary); and “The Night It Rained” (sad, unsettling, spooky). “The Pirate” was pretty good too. The other three stories were fine, but could have used a little something more. All of them had great pictures.… (plus d'informations)