"Once upon a time..." Those magical words still have the power to charm me. This is a sweet, charming tale about a little ghost who lives in a castle in Scotland. One problem, however. She can't seem to scare anyone. No matter how hard she tries, people just smile and laugh. This is ruining her parents hopes of retirement, so they send her to be taught how to be scary by the reportedly scariest ghost around. Needless to say, things don't quite go as planned.
Children will be charmed by this hapless girl ghost. She wants to please her parents but, well, she isn't very good at this scary stuff. As it turns out, neither is her new teacher. If there's a message in the story, it's that people, okay, ghosts aren't always as they seem. And, more importantly, it seems ghosts get lonely, too, just as children do. Needless to say, it all works out for all involved and life at Whistlefield Castle will never be the same.
Thanks #NetGalley and #NorthSouthBooks for introducing me to the little girl ghost in Scotland. Who knew ghosts had so much to learn, especially the charmingly awkward ones? Fun story and illustrations and not too-scary ghosts make it a winner. Wait! Was that chains rattling? Grin.
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