Night of the Gargoyles

By: Eve Bunting

Fantasy

(free choice)

When night falls, the gargoyles on the outside of the museum building come to life.  They creep around and peer inside of the museum at the mummies.  The ones who have wings fly up to the stars, and some go down to the fountain.  At night while the gargoyles are moving around the museum they mock the watchman, but people don't believe the him when he tells them what he saw.  As morning approaches the gargoyles return to their spot until night falls again.

I would read this book to my class around Halloween, because it is a spooky story.  After reading the book we would discuss gargoyles and why the students thought that older castles, museums and other buildings have them.  Then I would have each student research and find one reason why some buildings had gargoyles on them.