How to Scare a Ghost

by Jean Reagan, Lee Wildish

Overview

From Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish, bestselling creators of How to Catch Santa and How to Babysit a Grandpa, comes a silly (and not-too-spooky) send-up of Halloween for the little ghost in your life!

This Halloween, the kids are in charge! Playful, tongue-in-cheek advice shows kids how to set the stage for a spooktacular Halloween. There are jack-o'-lanterns to make, games to play, and LOTS of costumes to try on. And if a ghost should happen to be attracted to all the activity? Invite him to join in the fun, of course! Filled with charming role-reversal humor, creative ideas, and lots of holiday spirit, How to Scare a Ghost is sure to delight even the littlest trick-or-treaters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593301890
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	07/07/2020
Series:	How To Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,101,601
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	AD470L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

JEAN REAGAN was born in Alabama but spent most of her childhood in Japan. She now lives in Salt Lake City with her husband. In the summers, they serve as backcountry volunteers in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. To learn more about Jean and her work, please visit JeanReagan.com.

LEE WILDISH has illustrated a number of children's books, including Twosomes by Marilyn Singer, on the Knopf list. To learn more about Lee and his work, please visit WildishIllustration.com.

Editorial Reviews

07/02/2018
Reagan and Wildish (How to Babysit a Grandma) return with another how-to book, this time with a ghostly theme. With Halloween on the way, two brunette siblings set out to attract and “scare a ghost” by following a series of steps. Ghosts, Reagan explains, are drawn toward certain Halloween-y items and activities, such as “creepy pumpkins,” bobbing for apples, and scary noises. Items and tasks are clearly identified and labeled in Wildish’s light cartoons like steps in an instruction manual. When a ghost finally arrives, the children must determine if it’s real (does it walk or float?) and then begin their scaring. But the only thing that really scares their sweet-natured ghost is the vacuum cleaner. When it proves too frightening, the two take the ghost (dressed as a robot) trick-or-treating. This is a playful Halloween story for readers not ready for scarier fare. Ages 4–8. (Aug.)

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