The Ghosts Go Haunting

All through the school, ghosts go marching, witches go flying, and goblins go groaning with a whole host of other creatures! The teachers and staff are terrified, but of course the students know it's just Halloween fun! Helen Ketteman’s verses―written to the counting tune of The Ants Go Marching―make this a rollicking read-aloud, while Adam Record’s artwork brings the ghoulish parade to life.

From School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2—Ghosts, witches, goblins, bats, and more pay a rollicking visit to M.T. Tomb's Elementary, where the creatures bring smiles to the faces of students while frightening the school staff. Catchy verses written to the tune of "The Ants Go Marching" will soon have listeners familiar with the song chiming in. The action begins with ghosts haunting one by one and scaring the principal. Witches flying two by two zap the lunch milk into witches' brew. Three by three, groaning goblins chase the librarian up a tree. Antics continue up through zombies stumbling, ten by ten. In the surprising and calming finish students, staffers, and creatures amicably join together for a Halloween party. Record's cartoon character images are not overly scary, and school environment details are kept to a minimum, focusing attention on the lively creatures. The illustrations are large enough for classroom sharing. The book jacket with five ghosts approaching the school entrance and pair of mysterious yellow eyes peeking out from within a tree should pique potential readers' curiosity. On the final page, the illustrator provides a mathematics connection with a graphic representation of just how many creatures are the product of each multiple grouping, such as skeletons rattling nine by nine, equaling 81 in all. Verses and artwork merge successfully into a clever, appealing read-aloud or sing along.—Lynn Vanca, Freelance Librarian, Akron, OH

The Horn Book Magazine

"The catchy rhyming verse and humorous cartoony illustrations are enough to warrant an encore or two."

Publishers Weekly

"Supplying crisply rendered illustrations, Record clearly had fun creating supernatural mayhem―one purple goblin has stamped itself with an 'overdue' stamp in the library."

School Library Journal

"Verses and artwork merge successfully into a clever, appealing read-aloud or sing along."

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The Ghosts Go HauntingBy Helen Ketteman, Adam RecordALBERT WHITMAN & CompanyCopyright © 2014 Helen KettemanAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-0-8075-2852-5CHAPTER 1The ghosts go haunting one by one.Boo!The ghosts go haunting one by one.Boo!The ghosts go haunting one by one. The principal leaps from his chair and runs, and they all go screeching all over the school for some Hal-lo-ween fun.Boo!Boo!Boo!Boo!Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo!The witches go flying two by two.Zoom!Zoom!The witches go flying two by two.Zoom! Zoom!The witches go flying two by two. They ZAP! their milk into witches' brew, and they all go flying all over the school for some Halloween fun.Zoom!Zoom!Zoom!Zoom!(Continues...)Excerpted from The Ghosts Go Haunting by Helen Ketteman, Adam Record. Copyright © 2014 Helen Ketteman. Excerpted by permission of ALBERT WHITMAN & Company. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.Excerpts are provided by Dial-A-Book Inc. solely for the personal use of visitors to this web site.

About the Author

Helen Ketteman is the author of more than nineteen picture books. She writes for children ranging from preschool through fourth or fifth grade, and especially enjoys telling fractured fairy tales. Helen earned her Associate of Arts degree from Young Harris College in Young Harris, GA, and her B.A. degree in English from Georgia State University in Atlanta.Adam Record has illustrated several picture books for children. He lives in Utah.

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