The Cabinet of Curiosities by Stefan Bachmann

Features an introduction and commentary by the curators, and illustrations and decorations throughout. Perfect for fans of Alvin Schwartz and anyone who relishes a good creepy read-alone or read-aloud story. “For readers who have gloried in and graduated from Alvin Schwartz’s collections of scary stories, the tales collected here will provide a deliciously tingly next step.…All are engagingly unsettling in some way, with a select few crossing over into genuine nightmare territory.A collection of thirty-six eerie, mysterious, intriguing, and very short short stories presented by the cabinet’s esteemed curators, otherwise known as acclaimed authors Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull, Claire Legrand, and Emma Trevayne. “The stories are remarkable both for their uniformly high quality and for their distinctness from one another the abundant atmospherics, including occasional stark black-and-white illustrations, provide a unifying sense of dread.” - The Horn Book lets readers dip in and out of 36 spine-tingling tales.” - Shelf Awareness for Readers

“With school dismissed, it’s time for pure pleasure reading. Readers who enjoy their Halloween chills all year round will find this anthology a delight.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) aspires to sit on the same shelf as Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and succeeds admirably. “This collection of 36 short dark fantasies. “A hefty sheaf of chillers-all short enough to share aloud and expertly cast to entice unwary middle graders a step or two into the shadows.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Pays special attention to petrichor, things that glimmer, and mechanical body parts. Claire Legrand lives in New Jersey.Ĭollector of Auditory Oddities, Whimsical Words, and Cryptic Cyphers. She is one of the four authors behind The Cabinet of Curiosities. His other books include The Whatnot and A Drop of Night. Katherine CatmullĬataloger and Philosopher of Scientific Marvels with a particular focus on Jars of Moonlight, Frozen Flowers, Broken Fish Fins, Shiny Things Found on Pavements, and Bringing Cookies to Meetings.Ĭlaire Legrand is the author of Foxheart, The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, The Year of Shadows, and Some Kind of Happiness, as well as the New York Times-bestselling young adult fantasy Furyborn and its sequels. He is the author of The Peculiar, his debut, which was published to international acclaim when he was nineteen years old. Stefan Bachmann was born in Colorado and spent most of his childhood in Switzerland, where he graduated from Zurich University of the Arts with degrees in music composition and theory.

The Cabinet of Curiosities by Stefan Bachmann