Lucy Branam’s Little Ghost House Hunts (9781534113138, $18.99) is illustrated by Natalie Hoopes and follows a little ghost who lives in a cozy, crowded attic with his big family. It’s too crowded, though, and so the ghost decides to find a new home with more room. His endeavor introduces loneliness and other issues as the ghost tries to leave his family behind, only to face a different, equally haunting problem. Read-aloud parents will find Little Ghost House Hunts to be whimsical and fun.

Little Ghost decides he needs more space and quiet than the eerie yet cozy attic he’s in with his big family, so he takes off in search of somewhere to work on his “boos” and to read spooky stories. But it’s Halloween night, and all he gets offered is a bunch of candy … until he knocks on the big, old, lonely looking house on the hilltop. Join Little Ghost as he learns that there’s nothing like the joy of one’s family. Entertaining Halloween story with delightful illustrations. (Ages 5-8)

PreS-Gr 1–A lovely, unique story about a ghost who just wants some peace and quiet. Little Ghost is tired of living with his very loud family where he has no quiet place to practice his boos and read scary stories. So, off he goes to find a quiet house to haunt—except it’s Halloween, and everyone thinks he’s just trick-or-treating. When he finally does find a quiet house, Little Ghost starts to realize that maybe it’s actually too quiet. Branam has created a lovely Halloween tale for readers who like the fall season or ghosts. Little Ghost is a fun character to follow, as he keeps making the same mistake without realizing it, and his quest is filled with Halloween cheer. The simple text is made up of commonly used words and always stands out against the page. Gorgeous illustrations help bring to life not just Little Ghost, with his distinct pink and white, but also the Halloween night and spookiness surrounding him. Little Ghost has a distinctive flowing, breezy style that helps place readers in the middle of fall.VERDICT A great fall and Halloween read aloud that is not scary but sure to be entertaining. This will put little readers into the spooky spirit.