'What was it that could make me wake in the middle of the night when the light was a long way from coming .' Step into the unknown. These uneasy poems will prickle your skin. Don't read them in the dark! This book is an anthology of poems about the supernatural chosen by Helen Cook and Morag Styles. By the Pricking of my Thumbs is one of eleven books that make up Extended Reading Level B, for children in Year 6/Primary 7. This phase of Cambridge Reading aims to develop children's knowledge about language, its vocabulary, forms, structures and styles. By the Pricking of my Thumbs has colour illustrations, helping to make the book accessible and attractive to its target readership.