Books like Who's Afraid and Other Strange Stories by Philippa Pearce

A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’ allegorical novella about Ebenezer Scrooge, whose miserly ways are transformed through visits from Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Join Winnie‑the‑Pooh and friends in the Hundred‑Acres Wood, where simple adventures turn into timeless lessons about friendship, imagination, and the gentle wisdom that comes from a bear who thinks he has very little brain.

A 12‑year‑old girl who lives in a wandering house with chicken legs and is training to be a Yaga must break rules to find a real friend, setting her on a perilous journey to the afterlife.

In a secluded Welsh valley, three youths are compelled by ancient spirits to relive a mythic love triangle, revealing how legends are born and why they endure beyond mere stories.

A collection of eleven scary stories.

A collection of ten eerie child‑centered tales featuring restless ghosts, haunted objects, and supernatural mishaps that challenge young readers to confront the uncanny.

Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales is a skeleton‑packed collection of creepy, child‑friendly ghost stories featuring animals, a mysterious boy, and a haunted Redwall Abbey setting that will keep readers on edge.

A collection of five gothic horror short stories by Sheridan Le Fanu, presented through the posthumous notes of occult detective Dr Martin Hesselius.

Presents a collection of scary short stories.

A posthumous collection of Robert Westall’s ten ghostly short stories, including the new tale "Graveyard Shift" and earlier works such as "Rachel and the Angel" and "The Creatures in the House."

A fearsome iron giant battles a huge space monster and transforms into a hero in this science‑fiction adventure suitable for primary and intermediate readers.

A collection of short stories for children, featuring ghosts, fairies, witches, and monsters set amid the cities and countryside of India.

Winter, with its unsettling blend of the cosy and the sinister, has long been a popular time for gathering by the bright flame of a candle, or the warm crackling of a fire, and swapping stories of ghosts and strange happenings. Now eight bestselling, award-winning authors - master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre - bring this time-honoured tradition to vivid life in a spellbinding collection of new and original haunted tales. From a bustling Covent Garden Christmas market to the frosty moors of Yorkshire, from a country estate with a dreadful secret, to a London mansion where a beautiful girl lies frozen in death, these are stories to make your hair stand on end, send shivers down your spine and to serve as your indispensable companion to the long nights of winter. So curl up, light a candle, and fall under the spell of The Haunting Season...

A small‑gifted collection of five ghost stories aimed at children, featuring a baby in a bonfire, a sinister presence beneath icy water, and other chilling apparitions.

A ten‑page collection of eleven chilling tales for young readers, featuring stories like "Green Thumb," "Crying Wolf," "Nine Lives," "Wish Fulfillment," and "Nightmare." Perfect for spooky sleep‑overs.

A collection of spooky tales for children, featuring stories like "Dead in the Water", "Fear Between the Pages" and "Haight House."

A lively collection of English‑language ghost stories for young readers, featuring a variety of spectral characters in classic and contemporary settings.