Read Awhile is a series of graded stories and non-fiction texts that have been written specifically for young children in the Caribbean. Read Awhile books also contain questions, activities and other materials designed to improve children's reading skills and vocabulary.

This book contains two tales of terror - both exciting and mysterious. Green Lizards Don't Like Herring comes from the oral folktales of Jamaica. It tells how Grandpa Nicky finds something terrifying on the road as he walks home one night. In Alexander Coolfoot, the ugly carnival masks that hang on Sharon's bed start to come alive…