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Stan and Jan Berenstain's The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree is a shivery rhyming adventure for 5 year olds about three little bears who dare to go inside.
One has a light. One has a stick. One has a rope. And in front of them is a spooky old tree.
Do they dare go in? Yes. They dare!
Up a twisty stair. Past a giant key and a wall that moves. Every time, the question comes round again, and every time one more bear catches the shivers.
By the time they reach Great Sleeping Bear, there's not much bravery left (and not much of their kit either).
By the second "Do they dare?" your reader will be answering for them. It's one to read in your best whispery voice, with a big pause before each answer.
Too scary? Probably not. It's goosebumps rather than nightmares, and the way out is just as much fun as the way in.
If they love a spooky tree, The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat has another one. This time it's a twisted old tree house at the end of Crooked Lane, and the cubs are quite sure a witch lives there.
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