Having been warned to stay away from the high waters of the local creek, the boys’ imaginations run as swiftly as the stream. Before they know it, they have scared themselves silly with stories like The Children with Green Teeth, from Britain; The Deadly Beach, from Hawaii; and The Waterman, from Central Europe.

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• Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books 2008

The Record (Kitchener)
“The age-old childhood admonishment "Don't go near the water!" takes on new meaning in this latest in an easy-to-read spooky tales series. … Folk tales from England, Hawaii and central Europe are the inspiration for all three boys' stories… Toronto author Veronika Martenova Charles spins some edge-of-your seat reading here.”

\Children’s Book News
"For centuries elders have been telling "caution tales" to keep their children safe. Veronika Martenova Charles has found the ideal way to share these same warnings in a delightful Easy-to-Read series."

CM Magazine
"These are noteworthy books … Recommended."

The Muskokan / Kid’s BookBag
“Canadian author/illustrator Veronika Charles and the English graphic artist David Parkins combine their considerable talents to create three child characters whose fictional encounters with real life dangers are juxtaposed in a fantasy of otherworldly creatures.”

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Excerpted from Don't Go Near The Water! by Veronika Martenova Charles. Copyright © 2007 by Veronika Martenova Charles. Excerpted by permission of Tundra Books. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.