Alvin Schwartz Reading Order
1 series · 65 books
Alvin Schwartz was a prolific author known for his contributions to children's literature, particularly in the realms of folklore and wordplay. His impressive body of work includes 65 titles, spanning a single series as well as multiple standalone novels. Active from 1911 until 2001, he is especially recognized for his celebrated collection, "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark."
Standalone Novels Series
65 books
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Complete Guide for the Family Camper |
| 2 | Flapdoodle, pure nonsense from American folklore |
| 3 | Historias de Miedo para Contar en la Oscuridad |
| 4 | Historias de miedo para contar en la oscuridad |
| 5 | Horrible Histories |
| 6 | Karanlikta Anlatilacak Bambaska Korkunç Öyküler - Korkunç Öyküler 2 |
| 7 | Karanlikta Anlatilacak Korkunç Öyküler - Korkunç Öyküler 1 |
| 8 | More Tales to Chill Your Bones |
| 9 | Más Historias de Miedo para Contar en la Oscuridad |
| 10 | Rainy day Book |
| 11 | Scary Stories - Histoires effrayantes à raconter dans le noir |
| 12 | Scary Stories Fright Box |
| 13 | Scary Stories Fright Pack |
| 14 | Scary Stories to Read When It's Dark |
| 15 | Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark |
| 16 | Serie Historias de Miedo para Contar en la Oscuridad |
| 17 | Tales of Trickery |
| 18 | The Browns take the day off |
| 19 | Twister of Twists |
| 20 | Tüylerinizi Ürpertecek Yepyeni Öyküler - Korkunç Öyküler 3 |
| 21 | Kickle Snifters and Other Fearsome Critters 1911 |
| 22 | A parent's guide to children's play and recreation 1963 |
| 23 | How to fly a kite, catch a fish, grow a flower, and other activities for you and your child 1965 |
| 24 | America's exciting cities 1966 |
| 25 | The night workers 1966 |
| 26 | Museum 1967 |
| 27 | The city and its people 1967 |
| 28 | To be a father 1967 |
| 29 | Old cities & new towns 1968 |
| 30 | The people's choice 1968 |
| 31 | The rainy day book 1968 |
| 32 | Going camping 1969 |
| 33 | University 1969 |
| 34 | A twister of twists, a tangler of tongues 1972 |
| 35 | Hobbies 1972 |
| 36 | The unions: what they are, how they came to be, how they affect each of us 1972 |
| 37 | Central city/spread city 1973 |
| 38 | Witcracks: jokes and jests from American folklore 1973 |
| 39 | Cross your fingers, spit in your hat 1974 |
| 40 | Tomfoolery 1975 |
| 41 | Whoppers 1975 |
| 42 | Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters 1976 |
| 43 | Stores 1977 |
| 44 | When I grew up long ago 1978 |
| 45 | Chin music 1979 |
| 46 | Busy buzzing bumblebees and other tongue twisters 1982 |
| 47 | Unriddling 1983 |
| 48 | Fat man in a fur coat, and other bear stories 1984 |
| 49 | In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories 1984 |
| 50 | There Is a Carrot in My Ear and Other Noodle Tales 1984 |
| 51 | All of our noses are here, and other noodle tales 1985 |
| 52 | Tales of trickery from the Land of Spoof 1985 |
| 53 | Ten Copycats in a Boat and Other Riddles 1985 |
| 54 | Love Magic 1987 |
| 55 | More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 1987 |
| 56 | Telling fortunes 1987 |
| 57 | Gold & silver, silver & gold 1988 |
| 58 | The Cat's elbow and other secret languages 1989 |
| 59 | Scary stories to tell in the dark 1990 |
| 60 | Ghosts! 1991 |
| 61 | I Saw You in the Bathtub 1991 |
| 62 | And the green grass grew all around 1992 |
| 63 | Stories to tell a cat 1992 |
| 64 | Scary Stories 3 1993 |
| 65 | The Scary Stories Treasury 2001 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Alvin Schwartz written?
- Alvin Schwartz has written 65 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1911 to 2001.