The Teeny Tiny Ghost (Paperback)

by Kay Winters (Author), Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator)

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Amazon.com Review
In case you weren't aware of it, being scary doesn't come naturally to every spirit and specter. Teeny tiny ghosts, especially, may find that they are haunting-impaired, due to their diminutive age and size. The Teeny Tiny Ghost is one such timid apparition, who attends Teeny Tiny School to learn about spooky stories, Halloween, and the basics of haunting. At his teeny tiny home, the Teeny Tiny Ghost tries to practice booing and whooing, howling and yeowling, but scares himself too much to continue. How will this fearful phantasm ever handle the unseen creatures with scary voices that come knocking at his door on Halloween night?

Kay Winters writes a story that is simple and sweet, and her use of repetition and rhyme will appeal to both readers and listeners. Illustrator Lynn Munsinger's drawings of the Teeny Tiny Ghost present an endearing spirit who falls somewhere between Casper (the friendly) and the angst-ridden woman in Edvard Munch's "The Scream." Younger children will love the Teeny Tiny Ghost's jaunty baseball cap and adorable teeny tiny cats, as well as his failed attempts at being frightful. Older, more spook-savvy kids will get a kick out of the irony of a scaredy-cat ghost. (Ages 3 to 8) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2. The teeny tiny ghost is so timid that even practicing "boos" makes him hide his little head. Indeed, only his teensie cats are more frightened than he is. Then, on Halloween night, strange lights and loud knocks on the door set the felines mewing, and the specter has to muster up his courage and howl and yowl whoever it is away. Despite his best efforts, the visitors cheer and clap. They're his friends from school?ready to party and go trick-or-treating. The mildest of stories for a scary holiday, this one contains a lesson about being brave for someone else, of making yourself do what you fear, and overcoming it in the process. The cartoonlike illustrations are colorful and add humor, and the typeface and text within the pictures are used to good effect.?Meg Stackpole, Rye Free Reading Room, NY
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (August 25, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064435903
• ISBN-13: 978-0064435901
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #862,674 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teny Tiny Ghost Is A Favorite, March 30, 2000

By	Ruth Ann Montaine (Toledo, OH USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this book for my 3 year old son last year during Halloween season based on the cover's artwork. It has proven to be very entertaining because of the Halloween excitement and the eye catching artwork. No matter what time of year, my son always comes back to this book as a true favorite when it comes to choosing a bedtime story. The "eye filling" illustrations along with the easy to read text never fails to entertain or keep his interest.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teeny Tiny Ghost, Big, Big Fun!, August 21, 2002

By	Terrie (Little Chute, WI USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Teeny Tiny Ghost (Hardcover)

The clever, very funny and fun-loving illustrations in this cute Halloween book make a creative and refreshingly original story come to life. Meet the teeny, tiny ghost and his two teeny tiny black cats and join him at his school where he is trying unsuccessfully to learn the ropes of haunting. He howls and he yeowls, boos and whoo-ooes but he consistently succeeds only in scaring himself silly. He hears some suspicious sounds and sees some spooky lights and shadows on Halloween and when the teeny tiny black cats get scared he rises to the challenge, faces his own fears and lets loose with his best, bone-chilling racket to scare away the spooks. A wonderful revelation results! Join in the fun and share these adorably comic illustrations with your children this Halloween. It's sure to become a favorite.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Unscary Halloween Story, May 25, 2001

By A Customer

From the title, kids will know right away that the main character isn't your typical ghost. Though it's filled with Halloween sounds and imagery, this isn't a typical Halloween book either. This tale will become a Halloween staple because kids will relate more to the timid Teeny Tiny Ghost than to overbearing monsters of the usual sort. The author and illustrator don't hold back, though. The writing and pictures are vigorous and funny.