Storybook Favorites

OU's Haunted Halls: The first example I chose was titled OU's Haunted Halls. This story really grabbed my attention because I love ghost stories or anything scary really. I thought the introduction page was very well written. The author gives enough information about the ghost stories to make you want to read more, but not too much to where you feel like you already know how the entire story will play out. I enjoyed reading the story from a first person point-of-view and then reading more information about the haunting at the bottom of the page. The pictures of OU's buildings and rooms help the reader to picture what is happening in the story.

Ghost Stories: The next storybook favorite I picked was called Ghost Stories. The title is very general, but like I said above I cannot scroll past something with the word ghost in it. The introduction is what held my attention because it starts as a personal experience that occurred in this haunted house and explains that the rest of the story will come from the previous residents of the house. The images the author used for the story were very frightening and fit the layout really well. Some pictures were of the family members in the story. That gives a more realistic touch for the reader if they know what the people in the story look like.

Alice's Journey through Social Media: 
The final favorite puts a new age spin on Alice in Wonderland. I use to watch this movie religiously when I was younger. I think the author really hit the nail on the head with their story. The introduction shows how the original movie would have played out if cell phones had been invented at the time. The pictures included with the story reminded me of the film from my childhood. The section titles gave off a confused feeling when reading them. This was a good choice from the author because Alice is supposed to be surprised because all of these weird things keep happening to her.

              Image Information: Alice at the Tea Party, web source: Wikimedia Commons.