Alvin Schwartz
Author · 25 April 1927 – 14 March 1992 · 84 works
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.
Books by Alvin Schwartz
Scary stories to tell in the dark
1981
Scary Stories 3
1991
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
1605
The Scary Stories Treasury
1981
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories
1984
Ghosts!
1990
Whoppers
1975
The Cat's elbow and other secret languages
1656
Cross your fingers, spit in your hat
1974
Tomfoolery
1973
And the green grass grew all around
1992
There Is a Carrot in My Ear and Other Noodle Tales
1982
Gold & silver, silver & gold
1988
Ten Copycats in a Boat and Other Riddles
1980
Old cities & new towns
1968
I Saw You in the Bathtub
1989
Going camping
1969
A twister of twists, a tangler of tongues
1972
Telling fortunes
1987
The people's choice
1968
Witcracks: jokes and jests from American folklore
1973
Twister of Twists
1972
Unriddling
1983
Busy buzzing bumblebees and other tongue twisters
1982
Flapdoodle, pure nonsense from American folklore
1980
Fat man in a fur coat, and other bear stories
1984
The rainy day book
1968
University
1969
All of our noses are here, and other noodle tales
1985
Chin music
1979
Kickle Snifters and Other Fearsome Critters
1911
Love Magic
1987
Scary Stories to Read When It's Dark
2000
Hobbies
1972
America's exciting cities
1966
A parent's guide to children's play and recreation
1963
To be a father
1967
Rainy day Book
1969
Tales of trickery from the Land of Spoof
1985
Stories to tell a cat
1992