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Summary: A Great Spooky Book That's Fun!
Review: I'm a teacher for preschoolers, and this is a favorite with my class. The language is poetic and you almost can't help speaking with a bit of a Texan drawl while reading it aloud. It is DEFINITELY spooky--how would you react to seeing "just the head of a man" across a misty lake, with a ghost whispering, "I'm the ghost of Sifty-Sifty Sam, I'm on the lake, near the man"? While it's spooky, it isn't generally so frightening most 4 year olds can't handle reading it, but engaging enough that 9 year old siblings like it too. And while it's spooky, it does not have violence, grossness, or gore, either. I really like the "surprise" ending with Dan's clever solution on how to deal with this frightening apparition. I won't give it away in case there's any young readers reading this ad, but Dan finds a solution to Sifty Sifty Sam's haunting of the old house that's rather kind, generous, and mutually beneficial--it's a true happy ending.
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Summary: A Great Spooky Book That's Fun!
Review: I'm a teacher for preschoolers, and this is a favorite with my class. The language is poetic and you almost can't help speaking with a bit of a Texan drawl while reading it aloud. It is DEFINITELY spooky--how would you react to seeing "just the head of a man" across a misty lake, with a ghost whispering, "I'm the ghost of Sifty-Sifty Sam, I'm on the lake, near the man"? While it's spooky, it isn't generally so frightening most 4 year olds can't handle reading it, but engaging enough that 9 year old siblings like it too. And while it's spooky, it does not have violence, grossness, or gore, either. I really like the "surprise" ending with Dan's clever solution on how to deal with this frightening apparition. I won't give it away in case there's any young readers reading this ad, but Dan finds a solution to Sifty Sifty Sam's haunting of the old house that's rather kind, generous, and mutually beneficial--it's a true happy ending.
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Summary: The Ghost of Sifty Sifty Sam
Review: My daughter age 9 loved this book, we both especially liked that the ghost wanted to be friends, was lonely and hungary. Since we both like to cook it was especially funny it turned out to be a restaurant in the end. I would definatley recommend this one for a nice moral ending to a book.
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Summary: Perfect for the young and ghoulish
Review: My six-year-old daughter loves this book! And as a ghost fancier myself, I have to say I loved Jacqueline Roger's eerie, atmospheric illustrations and Medearis's prose. We're looking for more books by this author and illustrator.
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