An ancient ghost tries to frighten a new family away from his castle. A scientist’s potion reveals old secrets. And a street magician has one last trick up his sleeve.

Read these spooky (but not too scary!) illustrated stories–and then act them out yourself!

This beautifully illustrated Companion Reader is an exact transcript of Jim Weiss’s award-winning storytelling performance of three classic tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rudyard Kipling, and Oscar Wilde.The Reader can be enjoyed on its own, or used along with the recorded performance to build strong language skills.

Listen to the Jim Weiss stories, read along to improve fluency, vocabulary, and grammar, and then speak great words and sentences out loud by practicing and performing the short, accessible dramatic versions of Jim’s performances.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Jim Weiss’s storytelling recordings have received the highest awards from the Parents’ Choice Foundation, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, The Film Advisory Board, and The American Library Association, and have been widely praised in major publications across North America and internationally. He has captivated and delighted child and adult audiences with his original stories and his retellings of ancient and modern classics. For additional titles, see our Jim Weiss page.  For performance availability and distribution information, please visit www.jimweiss.com.

Chris Bauer is a writer and actor based in Chicago.  He received his BA in Drama from the University of Virginia in 2014, and since then has been acting and writing in Virginia, New York, and Chicago, doing film and theater for both children and adults.  He is currently studying acting and writing at the Second City.