When the Moon is Full: Supernatural Stories from the Pennsylvania Mountains

The Family That Reads Together

by Robin Moore

Interweaving elements of Allegheny folklore and history, a spine-tingling collection of six tales of the supernatural includes that of a young man whose skill with the fiddle bewitches a half-woman, half-wolf creature.

Genres: Childrens

133 pages, Hardcover

First published October 11, 1994

About the author

Robin Moore has made his living as an children's book author and traveling storyteller for more than thirty years. He grew up in the mountains of Central Pennsylvania, where his Scots-Irish ancestors have lived for more than 200 years. He served as a combat soldier in Vietnam, earned a Journalism Degree from Pennsylvania State University and worked as a newspaper reporter and magazine editor. He was written more than a dozen books, published by the world's largest publishers and was named Author of the Year by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association. He was presented more than 5,000 Storytelling programs and workshops and has told stories to more than one million people. He was named National Storyteller of the Year. Robin holds a Masters Degree in Oral Traditions and serves on the faculty of The Graduate Institute.

Reviews

[Cassandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this as a kid. Listened on tape.

[Carolyn Stearns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here is a collection of tales just as they were told on a cold winters eve somewhereon a Pennsylvania mountain.

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

A collection of supernatural stories from the wild woods of the Central Pennsylvania Mountains. Interesting - most of them I had never heard before.