Ghost in the Classroom, [Paperback]

U. Waas (Author), G. Wagener (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up

Tina really wants a cat, but her parents say they have no time for pets. Then, one day at school, Tina opens her lunch box and finds Otto, a very, very small, but very, very naughty ghost. Otto turns lessons into riots and leaves the classroom in a shambles. Now he's going home with Tina. Will he behave himself? And will Tina's parents change their minds about cats when they see how much trouble ghosts can be?

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 2^-4. Simply constructed, short sentences tell of Tina, an only child who wants a cat of her own. But Tina's parents declare that they have no time for a cat. And that's that until Otto appears atop Tina's sandwich at lunchtime. An invisible (except to children) ghost, Otto trails Tina to class, where he totally disrupts things--Miss Wheeler calls for a reading lesson, but Otto slams all the reading books shut, one by one. He wreaks so much havoc that Miss Wheeler unbelievably, but obligingly, acknowledges his presence and laughs along with his pranks. After Otto promises to behave (badly), Tina takes him home with her. There, his naughty antics drive Tina's father out of the house and to the library. Dad returns with a book of instructions for ridding the house of Otto. The solution, they read, is a cat. So Tina gets her longed-for pet, which was Otto's plan all along. This jovially illustrated, nonsensical story will heartily amuse and reward beginning and reluctant readers. Ellen Mandel --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

From Wagener (A Mouse in the House!, 1995, etc.), a comic and unusual easy-to-read from Switzerland, about a girl who longs for a cat, and the supernatural creature that helps her get her wish. Tina's parents are adamant about the cat: ``Subject closed.'' A rude, ``rodent-sized'' ghost, Otto, in her lunchbox, who disrupts the classroom with his pranks, gains acceptance with Tina's good-natured teacher, but at home, the girl is blamed for the spirit's bad behavior. When Tina's father discovers in a book that cats chase away ghosts, her dream of a pet is realized at the animal shelter. The surprise is that Otto had planned exactly that result when he first showed up. Clever and fast-paced, the story is a nice change from most pet stories. Waas's illustrations are agreeably cartoonish when portraying the ghost in its incarnations; the more realistic scenes are filled with warmth and humor. (Fiction. 7-11) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: North-South (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558588000
• ISBN-13: 978-1558588004
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,008,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)