Ghost in the house

Ammi-Joan Paquette

Book - 2013

Slip-sliding his way through a haunted house, a little ghost is joined by a shuffling mummy, a happy little monster, and other ghoulish friends before discovering the scariest creature in the house.

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Subjects
Genres
Stories in rhyme
Picture books
Published
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press 2013.
Language
English
Main Author
Ammi-Joan Paquette (-)
Edition
1st ed
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 26 cm
ISBN
9780763655297
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Writing in peppy, evocative verse, Paquette introduces the amiable residents of a haunted house, starting with a bloblike blue ghost, who is frightened when he hears a groan-until he learns that it belongs to a friendly, egg-headed mummy. Next, the two find an overgrown mustard-yellow monster, and "a skeleton makes four in the house,/ In the creepy haunted house,/ On this dark, spooky night, cold and bleak." Record's digital cartoons playfully suggest that fear is in the eye of the beholder as ghost, mummy, monster, and a witch flee in terror at the sight of a human boy in striped pajamas. Ages 3-7. Author's agent: Erin Murphy, Erin Murphy Literary Agency. Illustrator's agent: Shannon Associates. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Review by Horn Book Review

"There's a ghost in the house, / In the creepy haunted house, / On this dark, spooky night, all alone." The cute little ghost (a benign powder blue, with wide eyes and worried-looking eyebrows) is joined, one by one, by a mummy, monster, skeleton, and witch. Then a little boy arrives, scaring them all away. The bouncy rhyme in this cumulative story is engaging, and the scariness level is just right for the very young. Digitally created illustrations, though rather pale and bland, feature clean compositions and an inventive use of type that will keep viewers focused and anticipating each new arrival. martha v. parravano (c) Copyright 2013. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Counting to five and back provides the underlying structure of Paquette's innocuous ghost tale that challenges the preschool set to guess what spooky creature makes each sound. A friendly ghost in pale blue reveals himself after shouting "Boo!" At first he believes he is all alone until "he goes slip-slide / with a swoop and a glide / Until he hears / A GROAN!" On the far right side of the facing page is a glimpse of the eyes of a figure and his bandaged hand. Astute readers will not have too much of a challenge guessing the mummy, monster, skeleton and witch from the visual hints that follow. Once the five creepy buddies are together, they get a bit of a shock when "a sudden FLASH / Makes them topple and crash, / And suddenly they hear / WHO'S THERE?' " In an amusing though not original twist, the spooks are the ones frightened away and run from the innocuous little boy: "Five, four, three, two, one!" Record creates the benign characters digitally, and the spreads all appear to have the textured yet uncluttered look of collage. Although not particularly memorable, this slip of a story offers mild entertainment for the youngest readers. (Picture book. 2-6)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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