#ALVIN SCHWARTZ SERIES#
However he is most known (and loved) for his Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series which continues to fly off the shelves and has been adapted into a film with director André Øvredal and producer Guillermo del Toro behind the helm. Throughout the span of Schwartz’s career, he wrote over fifty books within thirty years.
Books like Tomfoolery features wordplay collected from American folklore and Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat discusses superstitions, charms, and magic cures. Schwartz also dabbled in works revolving around wordplay as he believed rhymes were a good way for people to express their feelings without getting into trouble. Another book targeted at older audiences entitled When I Grew Up Long Ago contained glimpses of life in the United States during the late 19th century and early 20th century. One of the first books he published was A Parent’s Guide for Children’s Play and Recreation, a how-to guide on child development. While he did spend some time writing about social issues such as the Labor Movement and the decay of inner cities, Schwartz’s passion lay in folklore and the tall tales heard around the world.
He served as a reporter for the Binghamton Press from 1951 to 1955 and later in 1963, Schwartz quit his day job to become a full-time freelance writer. After serving in the navy, he obtained a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Despite backlash from overprotective parents, Schwartz’s books on folklore have made a lasting impact on children for the past three decades and continue to grow in popularity.īorn in Brooklyn, Schwartz always possessed an academic flair and love of folklore. Schwartz knew this to be both entertaining and healthy for the curious, developing minds of children. There’s a sense of excitement and comfort in telling spooky stories that allow people to experience fear within a safe setting despite how terrifying the subject matter may be. Since there isn’t any danger, we think it is fun.” Author Alvin Schwartz introduces his children’s book Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark with this simple explanation as to why humans have always been fascinated with the macabre tales of witches, zombies, and ghosts. “Telling scary stories is something people have done for thousands of years, for most of us like being scared in that way.
Schwartz was survived by his wife and four children.Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is almost here and we have a super cool magazine about it. Schwartz died of lymphoma in Princeton, New Jersey on March 14, 1992, six weeks before his 65th birthday. Some of his other books, such as When I Grew Up Long Ago, were aimed at an older audience, and presented glimpses of life in the United States during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. The series was America's most frequently challenged book (or book series) for library inclusion of 1990-1999.
He is best known for the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series, which featured gruesome, nightmarish illustrations by Stephen Gammell. Others in this series included Tomfoolery, which featured wordplay Witcracks which was about smart-aleck riddles and jokes and Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat, about superstitions. A series of his books on folklore for children were illustrated by Glen Rounds and each featured a type of folklore: the first, A Twister of Twists, a Tangler of Tongues, was published in 1972.
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