Nora Kramer (1896–1984)

This is a book of ghost stories aimed at a very young audience. The ghosts are all a lot like Casper - pretty friendly, and there is not a one of them that would give a child nightmares. One of the stories has a lot of alliteration in it, and another is written in a southern dialect with a lot of repetition. These stories would be wonderful to read out loud to a child. I wouldn't recommend this book to kids older than about 8 or 9 as I think the stories would not be sophisticated enough for show more them. show less

Thank you very much, Jestress, for https://forgottenstoriesweb.wordpress.com/2020/01/20/princess-tales/

"Ricky-of-the-Tuft" from [b:Folk Tales of France|51096077|Folk Tales of France|Polly Curren|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561520154l/51096077._SX50_SY75_.jpg|71651488], adapted by [a:Polly Curren|555546|Polly Curren|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], copyright 1963 by the Bobbs-Merril Company, show more Inc.

"The Blackbird's Song" adapted from [b:The Faun and the Woodcutter's Daughter|239571|The Faun and the Woodcutter's Daughter|Barbara Leonie Picard|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1437764755l/239571._SX50_.jpg|232062] by [a:Barbara Leonie Picard|13885|Barbara Leonie Picard|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] copyright 1964 by Criterion Books.

[b:Melisande|242827|Melisande|E. Nesbit|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387735409l/242827._SX50_.jpg|489243] by E. Nesbit, John Farquarson, Ltd.

"The Handkerchief" adapted from THE SULTAN'S FOOL AND OTHER NORTH AFRICAN TALES by [a:Robert Gilstrap|148245|Robert Gilstrap|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] and Irene Estabrooke, copyright 1958, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.

"The Son of the Baker of Barre" from [b:Sea-Spell and Moor-Magic: Tales of the Western Isles|2659560|Sea-Spell and Moor-Magic Tales of the Western Isles|Sorche Nic Leodhas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1238603345l/2659560._SX50_.jpg|2684783] by [a:Sorche Nic Leodhas|88021|Sorche Nic Leodhas|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] copyright 1968 by Leclaire G. Algier.

[b:The Practical Princess|3920964|The Practical Princess|Jay Williams|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1244755128l/3920964._SX50_.jpg|49757505] by [a:Jay Williams|93565|Jay Williams|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1444904158p2/93565.jpg], copyright 1969 by Jay Williams.

"The Twelve Dancing Princesses" from [b:Favorite Fairy Tales Told in France|1000122|Favorite Fairy Tales Told in France|Virginia Haviland|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1460124936l/1000122._SX50_.jpg|985613] by [a:Virginia Haviland|121386|Virginia Haviland|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], text copyright 1959 by Virginia Haviland.

"The Princess and the Vagabone" from [b:The Way of the Storyteller|106487|The Way of the Storyteller|Ruth Sawyer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348178574l/106487._SY75_.jpg|102644] by [a:Ruth Sawyer|61657|Ruth Sawyer|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1386748091p2/61657.jpg], copyright 1942, copyright renewed 1970 by Ruth Sawyer. show less

I used to own this book. Loved reading ghost stories as a kid.

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