Ten Timid Ghosts -- Jennifer O'Connell, Paperback

It's Halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a problem: a mean witch is preparing to move in and scare them away, one by one Young trick-or-treaters learn to count backwards from ten to one as each ghost flies away to the woods after seeing a gleaming skeleton, a bat black as night, a frightening hoot owl, or an enormous rat, just a few of all the witch's tricks. But one clever ghost, before flying away, unravels the witch's plan Together, the ghosts rise up against the witch in a big, scary BOO Jennifer O'Connell's wacky yet mysterious illustrations lead the reader through the ghosts' dilapidated mansion. And her gently spooky and rhyming text encourages children to participate in the haunted countdown, making reading and learning eerie fun

Author: Jennifer O'Connell
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
Published: 09/01/2000
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 7.84h x 7.82w x 0.16d
ISBN: 9780439158046
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 44658 / Ten Timid Ghosts


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/25/2000 pg. 120

About the Author
Jennifer is the author and illustrator of many children's books. Her book, TEN TIMID GHOSTS, was a New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, and USA Today bestseller and has sold more than a half million copies. She lives with her family in Bethesda, Maryland. You can visit her at www.jenniferoconnellart.com