The Legend of Sleepy Hollow original story by Washington Irving, adapted and illustrated by Gris Grimly.

     NY:  Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007.  ISBN 978-1-4169-0625-4

A modern rendtition of this classic ghost story, this is a love story that culminates with a meeting with a headless horseman.  Illustrations are entertaining, yet ghoulish.

Illustrations:  Pen, ink, watercolor

Themes:  Ghost Story

Literary Device:  Sophisticated Language-This classic story includes a lot of challenging language including: "listless repose", "visionary propensity", "psalmody", "pedagogue" and "pertinacious".

4Q/4P

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7/17/09