No Such Thing

One cool day in late October, Georgia noticed something weird. Objects would move around the house and sometimes they even disappeared. Now, some people may have wondered (especially at this time of year) if this was the work of something spooky? But not clever Georgia! She has all the explanations and none of the fear! Join her in debunking the spookiest of ghoulish and ghostly mischief in this Halloween adventure!

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 2—Georgia knows there are no such thing as ghosts, even during this spooky time of year (October). When she notices things that are out of place, missing, or broken, she cleverly works out who the culprit is—the cat, the dog, her little brother, a spider, etc. Unfortunately, the illustrations belie her certainty that there are no such thing as ghosts. Each image has a little guilty ghost hidden within, and finding them ranges from super easy to rather tricky. At the end, everyone (except Georgia) gets a good look when the living room is transformed into a ghost-filled Halloween party. The text has some Briticisms (pinched, torch light) and some challenging vocabulary (whilst, pilfered, deduced, sleuth) that can either enrich or distract from the story, depending on the audience. The rhyme scheme struggles at times but manages to pull through in the end. The retro-style illustrations, featuring muted pink, blue and golds, are spot-on. Kids will have a good time being in on the joke and looking for all the hidden (and not so hidden) ghosts.—Catherine Callegari, Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NH

School Library Journal No Such Thing is spooky without ever being scary

The retro-style illustrations, featuring muted pink, blue and golds, are spot-on. Kids will have a good time being in on the joke and looking for all the hidden (and not so hidden) ghosts.

From the Back Cover

One cool day in late October, Georgia noticed something weird. Objects would move around the house and sometimes they even disappeared. Now, some people may have wondered (especially at this time of year) if this was the work of something spooky? But not clever Georgia! She has all the explanations and none of the fear! Join her in debunking the spookiest of myths in this charmingly illustrated picture book by the talented Ella Bailey.

About the Author

Ella Bailey is an illustrator and writer who focuses on creating charming characters and character-based illustrations, particularly for stories and children’s books. Bailey’s style is playful and engaging, resulting in stories that are charged with imagination and will undoubtedly captivate any young reader. She lives in Nottingham.

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