More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark retold by Alvin Schwartz

I read a couple of stories in this book:  Something Was Wrong is about a ghost who doesn't realize he's a ghost.  The Bride is about a woman who locks herself in a trunk and no one can find her.  Creepy stuff.

 

It Could Always Be Worse by Margot Zemach

Love this book.  I read it when I was younger too.  Anyway, a family man feels cramped in his one room hut that he shares with his wife, mother and children.  He consults the Rabbi who advises him to bring chickens, a goat, a cow and a goose into the home.  When he can bear it no longer, the Rabbi says to remove the animals and all of a sudden the family feels like they have tons of room :o)