Since Brown's death in 2003, other children's book authors, including Sara Pennypacker and Josh Greenhut, have continued the series under a new name, Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures. Brown did not continue the series until more than two decades later, when he published five more books: Stanley and the Magic Lamp, Stanley in Space, Stanley’s Christmas Adventure, Invisible Stanley, and Stanley, Flat Again! īy 2003, the Flat Stanley series had sold almost a million copies in the United States, and the stories had been translated into French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Hebrew. The first book featured illustrations by Tomi Ungerer and was published in 1964. The idea for the book began as a bedtime story for Brown’s sons, which Brown turned into the first Flat Stanley book.

* Strong themes and characters to discussĪll Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children's reading.Flat Stanley is an American children's book series written by author Jeff Brown (Janu– December 3, 2003). * Bright, appealing pictures for added interest Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories. It's the first step towards a lasting love of reading. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. But when they see a bully upsetting their friend Martin, they decide to teach him a lesson - by being very scary indeed! They're rather disappointed by the haunted house, though - it's really not very scary.

They dress up in costumes and Stanley is particularly looking forward to the limbo competition. Stanley and his brother Arthur are going to their school's Halloween party. A spooky but funny story about Jeff Brown's Flat Stanley - everyone's favourite flat boy - perfect for children learning to read.

Flat stanley and the haunted house