Picture Book of the Month: Ghosts in the House!

June 2009
GHOSTS IN THE HOUSE!
Written and illustrated by Kazuna Kohara
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, 32 pages

A little girl and a cat explore an old house and find it full of ghosts. But they aren't just any little girl and cat, but a witch girl and her witch cat - and out come the pointy hat and the black cat suit! Marvellous!! They round the ghosts up, give them a wash, hang them out to dry and turn them into happy curtains, table cloth, bed clothes and other household linen. I'm not sure if ghosts really want to be functional, but these ones look happy enough. I Love the striking orange-and-black illustrations - that somehow gives the impression of a bright night! And the white tissue ghosts are wispily delightful and look like they could blow off the page!