Never Say Boo! [Library Binding]

Robin Pulver (Author), Deb Lucke (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

It isn't easy being the only ghost at Booniesville Elementary School. Poor Gordon looks a fright, and no one is brave enough to befriend him. Luckily, when his school has to be evacuated quickly, the young ghost rises to the occasion without worrying about what people will think; and teachers and students alike discover one should never judge a booo-k by its cover.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2—"Being the new kid is a bummer," even for ghosts. At Gordon's old school, everyone was a ghost, but he's the only one at Booniesville Elementary School. As he enters his new classroom, all of the students stare in wide-eyed fear at the skeletal white phantom, and his teacher faints when he says hello. Trying to make friends at lunch isn't any easier because of the surprise his mother slipped into his lunchbox. Finally, Gordon discovers his special talent: his "prize-winning, bloodcurdling, hair-raising BOO" sounds the alarm when fire breaks out in the school kitchen. In Lucke's creepy and comical gouache illustrations, Gordon's bulging eyes and pasty white skull stand out on the mostly black background and are in contrast to his orange-yellow striped shirt and human classmates. Add in Pulver's straightforward dialogue and you have an amusing read-aloud that will show readers that even ghosts have a hard time being accepted in new surroundings.—Kristine M. Casper, Huntington Public Library, NY
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About the Author

Robin Pulver is the author of Punctuation Takes a Vacation, Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day, and Silent Letters Loud and Clear. She lives in New York State.

Deb Lucke is an artist, writer, and former vice president of an international advertising agency. She is also author/illustrator of "The Book of Time Outs" (Simon & Schuster) and "The Boy Who Wouldn't Swim" (Clarion).  She lives in Beacon, New York. www.deblucke.com.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 30 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House (September 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823421104
• ISBN-13: 978-0823421107
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 9.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,438,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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