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A very timid specter, the Teeny Tiny Ghost was afraid of almost everything, from learning to howl and yeowl, to the noises coming from outside his house, on Halloween night. Cowering with his two teeny tiny black cats, he resisted the booming knock at the door for as long as he could before, mustering his courage, he answered as loudly as possible. The result of his thunderous boo and whoo and howl were not what he expected however...

Obviously drawing inspiration from the traditional English folktale of The Teeny Tiny Woman, who steals a bone from the graveyard for her soup and is haunted by a ghost who wants it back, author Kay Winters spins a story from the perspective of a Teeny Tiny Ghost, one who is not fearsome, but rather, frightened. The story is sweet (if a bit predictable in its conclusion), and I think younger children will enjoy seeing the eponymous spook grow in courage, and find his reward in the good fellowship and fun with his teacher and fellow students, at the close of the book. The accompanying illustrations from Lynn Munsinger, whose work I know primarily from the Tacky the Penguin books, are appealing. I enjoyed the expressions of the Teeny Tiny Ghost and his cat companions, and I particularly liked the scene in which all the ghosts are flitting through the trees, on Halloween night. Recommended to picture book readers and audiences who enjoy stories about gentle ghosts (of which there are no shortage). For my part, I do plan to track down the two sequels. ( )

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Genre
Halloween stories
Picture books for children
Tone
Sweet
Illustration
Cartoony
Theme
Overcoming fear
Subject
Child ghosts
Fear
Fear in children
Halloween
Schools

37 months - Only slightly better than the Teeny Tiny Woman which is super annoying for it's repetitive "teeny tiny" everything! This one is similar but less obnoxious. ( )

This book is about little ghosts that go to school everyday to learn lots of things. Halloween night comes and someone haunts their house where all the cats get scared. The little ghosts help keep them safe and get their fear out of the way so they can all go trick or treating. Cute book to read during Halloween! ( )