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Each day the teeny tiny ghost goes to haunting school to try to become scarier. It's hard work, though -- especially since he's frightened by his own screams! Then, one bat-black October night, the teeny tiny ghost is floating in his teeny tiny home when he hears a RAP TAP TAP on the door. And then he knows it's up to him to keep himself and his teeny tiny cats safe. But what are the chances that a teeny tiny timid ghost will really be able to scare someone away
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School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2The teeny tiny ghost is so timid that even practicing "boos" makes him hide his little head. Indeed, only his teensie cats are more frightened than he is. Then, on Halloween night, strange lights and loud knocks on the door set the felines mewing, and the specter has to muster up his courage and howl and yowl whoever it is away. Despite his best efforts, the visitors cheer and clap. They're his friends from schoolready to party and go trick-or-treating. The mildest of stories for a scary holiday, this one contains a lesson about being brave for someone else, of making yourself do what you fear, and overcoming it in the process. The cartoonlike illustrations are colorful and add humor, and the typeface and text within the pictures are used to good effect.Meg Stackpole, Rye Free Reading Room, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
In a story more humorous than scary, a little ghost is too scared himself to successfully scare others. On Halloween night his friends play a trick on him, and the tiny ghost finds some courage. Young children wanting a cozy story that will make them just a teeny bit afraid will enjoy Munsinger's energetic illustrations and the tiny ghost's dilemma. From HORN BOOK 1997, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Ages 3^-6. The teeny tiny ghost goes to Teeny Tiny School, where he learns his ABooooCs, hears spooky stories, and hears about that scariest of nights, Halloween. He faithfully does his haunting homework, but the timid little ghost just winds up scaring himself. His moment of truth comes on Halloween night when he is frightened by a loud rapping at the door. But summoning up all his courage, he huffs and puffs, boos and howls until his ghostly school chums pour into his house, congratulate him for his bravery, and urge him to come trick-or-treating: "Bravo! for the teeny tiny ghost." The watercolor-and-ink illustrations set the tone nicely. In keeping with the Halloween mood, their colors are slightly grayed, and Munsinger's unusual use of perspective makes everything look intriguingly off balance. In addition to its seasonal appeal, the book's broader theme of overcoming one's fears extends its usefulness beyond the holiday. --Lauren Peterson
