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Ten Timid Ghosts (Read With Me Paperbacks)

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The illustrations are so great that I bought this without even reading the book! When I read it to my daughter I was very happy with the story.

A witch decides to move into the TEN TIMID GHOSTS' happy haunted house. She scares each ghost away, one-by-one, using a different disguise or prop each time--skeleton, bat, ghoul, cat, owl, vampire, monster, spider, rat, and mummy. The last clever ghost the witch frightens away figures out that it was her the whole time and tells the other ghost friends who are now homeless in the woods. Now we've got ten Angry ghosts...I'm not going to give away the ending but it is terrific!

I highly recommend this book; not only is it entertaining with wonderful illustrations but it is a countdown backwards from 10 so it is good for any age child to enjoy! My daughter is 2 and can count to five (well sometimes... so this will come in handy once she has learned to count to ten then she can have a fun way to count backwards! Actually she can count to ten: she'll say "one, two, four, ten!" LOL!)

Thanks Jennifer! You've got a winner here!

The ten timid ghosts are just minding their own business, haunting their house like always when a witch decides to move in on their turf. She tries all kinds of scary costumes (that are actually quite funny) and she almost succeeds in clearing the ghosts out of their own space, but her hoax unravels in the end. Find out how! The illustrations are colorful and fun-filled. The text is simple and easy for little ones to follow. Maybe not a Halloween classic but a fun story that little ones are sure to enjoy that you can read in the days leading up to Halloween to familiarize little ones with spooky costumes.

I chose this book to use in a math workshop for kindergarten and first grade teachers. Teachers enjoyed the book and were excited about using it in their classrooms. It is a great resource to use during the month of October to help students recognize numbers and work with number combinations. Not only did the teachers love the book, but my four year old son also loved the book. Desipte the fact that Halloween is long over, he still insists on reading it all the time. He loves the illustrations and the story line. It is a wonderful book with clever and predictable word patterns that also encourages young children to practice recognizing their numbers.

We just got this book and it is excellent. My 3 year old loves it. She is "reading" it to herself already. We love looking for the ghosts on every page and the story is really cute. As a children's book enthusiast with young children I look for books that rhymn, have great pictures and tell a good little story. This does all of that. You will not be dissapointed. This is a fun, fun, fun book, we were laughing out loud.

My grandaughter loves this book and has it memorized. She reads to me by just looking at the pictures. We have had this book for two years and it is still her favorite halloween book. She is four now. The pictures are wonderful and the consistant words on each page are easy for any child to remember. It also teaches children to recognize numbers. Ten timid ghosts in a haunted house. A witch moved in and wanted them out. The perfect halloween book.

"Ten Timid Ghosts" by Jennifer Barrett O'Connell has got to be one of the greatest books to read to kids around Halloween time. I recently read this to my daughter and some of her friends. They all laughed at the goofy disguises that the witch wears to scare the ghosts.

I think it is great that this book counts backwards from ten. It is always useful to teach something in books like this. Yet what I truly appreciate about "Ten Timid Ghosts" is the good story. Reading is so crucial for kids. It takes a truly gifted artist to absorb them in a story. I commend Mrs. O'Connell for doing just that here.

If you want a great book to read to younger kids this Halloween, you need look no further than "Ten Timid Ghosts." I recommend this book.

This is a fun, funny counting book perfect for the Halloween season. It's one of those books that both my six and two year old just loved from the very first read. The 10 ghosts and a old tricky witch battle for posession of a haunted house, with skeletons, ghouls, vampires, monsters, and other scary things taking part (sort of).

"Ten Timid Ghosts" by Jennifer Barrett O'Connell has got to be one of the greatest books to read to kids around Halloween time. I recently read this to my daughter and some of her friends. They all laughed at the goofy disguises that the witch wears to scare the ghosts.

I think it is great that this book counts backwards from ten. It is always useful to teach something in books like this. Yet what I truly appreciate about "Ten Timid Ghosts" is the good story. Reading is so crucial for kids. It takes a truly gifted artist to absorb them in a story. I commend Mrs. O'Connell for doing just that here.

If you want a great book to read to younger kids this Halloween, you need look no further than "Ten Timid Ghosts." I recommend this book. At this price, it is a steal.

My 3 year old daughter loves this book. We just got it a few days ago, and I have read it to her 2 to 3 times a day since then. She loves to go page by page and count all of the ghosts. She even tries to read it to me. This is highly recommended for any young child. I give it an A+

I bought this book last halloween for our son. He loves this book and at the age of 4 he has this book memorized.
Its a great book and can be so much fun. I promise your kids will love this book.